Help, looking at 09 Venture GT

[Skiduty]

Hi guys, hoping to get schooled here about the Yamaha Venture. I’ve been casually looking for a 2 up machine for my wife and I to enjoy riding together. I had posted my 2011 Yamaha Nytro fo sale or trade fo ski doo grand touring. I just re entry had a fellow message me offering to trade his 09 Yamaha Venture GT for my Nytro with 8500km. He says his Venture has 18,000km.
I would appreciate any knowledge that you guys could share on Yamaha 2 up machines, what’s good, what’s not and why. Thank you

 

[maim]

that is same motor as your nitro but tuned less agressively. that is a pre eps sled. brother had same sled with eps. set up they handle the trail well but are not agressively clutched as it is a comfort touring sled. not a top speed sled at all but will hit 90mph 2 up in right conditions. all around it was a good sled once we modded it lightly.

mods we did where

swap bar riser for 2011 apex riser for +2" height
swapped stock skis as not agressive enough for local conditions
put agressive clutching on to wake it up corner to corner
a arm and belly pan protectors
rear rack for carrying small gas can.

 

[Skiduty]

thanks for the reply, why is eps? Power steering?

 

[RobX-1]

Electronic Power Steering

 

[Skiduty]

I can research myself but easier to ask. What year did the venture go EPS,? I’ve never rode a snowmobile with power steeering, I’m assuming it’s a big difference.

 

[maim]

the vector/venture sleds went eps in 2013. makes a big difference when using agressive skis.

 

[Skiduty]

2006 Yamaha RS venture

Yamaha RS venture 2006 avec 6100 km seulement ( strarter et batterie neuf , roulette du pont neuf ) rien à faire dessus

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I’m just browsing around, not in a rush at all but casually looking for a 2 up ma home so my wife can go out with me. Took here on th Nytro but she said it was a lot of work for her to stay on the seat.
Seen this, kilometers seem low, I thought the price was pretty fair for the kilometers but I’m not familiar with the 973 . What are your thoughts on the 973 and of this machine for us?

 

[Skiduty]

Yamaha Ski Doo 2006

Four stroke three cylinder with reverse only 5600 km  runs excellent new battery $3600 or best offer 

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I went to look at this tonight, I think I might have made a mistake not buying it. It was the sellers son in law showing it to me, was very slow to turn over and wouldn’t start but it has been extremely cold here all weekend, -27 . Once it was running when I would try and feather the throttle it would bog out and died once. After it was running a little longer, maybe 10 minutes or so, I could blip the throttle and it reacted accordingly. The son in law explained how his father in law would never put stabil in the fuel and that it was most likely fairly old fuel, said they only took it around the house a few laps so far this year. I believe everything he said, they seemed like very nice people, the son in law, and the seller over the phone.
Anyways I took it for a drive and really like the way it handled on the trail but noticed while driving that the one mirror was broken off, and there was 2 holes around the instrument panel, also the heated grips and thumb didn’t seem to heat up, which reminds me the control for the heated grips was glitchy, like it wasn’t making good contact and had to be pressed hard for it to show on the display.
Anyways, I got stupid and offered 1800.00 die to the damages over the phone with Rob the owner, he said no, if he couldn’t get 2500.00 he would keep it to have for kids and grandkids, I went up to 2000.00 which I thought was my max due to everything l, he still said no. Then as I was driving away, about 3 kms down the road I tried one last stab at for 2200.00 but while I was typing the message it sold. Gave him a quick call, and he said that while I was driving there his neighbour offered full asking price of 2500.00 which is why I guess I couldn’t negotiate at all. He was a nice stand up guy though and kept his word to me allowing me first crack even though he got the full offer while I was driving there.
Anyways, one good thing that came out of it, is that I got to drive an 06 venture and I liked it, so now I’m not stuck only looking at SKI Doo grand tourings.