Just took delivery of my new Venom X22R...
 

It looks to be in perfect condition. So far I’m absolutely thrilled with Venom’s customer service and product. I had to rush back to work, but here are a few pics of the bike and my new helmet.

:tup:You know you're not going to get any work done now. :hehe: Nice looking helmet too.

Hah, I’m rushing out as quickly as possible. I work all weekend too so I won’t get to play with the bike until Monday evening.

I’ll get it off of the pallet and into my sunroom before I head out of town tonight. It’s a really gorgeous bike and looks even better in person than I expected.

Thanks for all of your help along the way, JerryHawk250. I’ll definitely want to pick your brain some more in the future too.

Yes it looks better and sounds better in person. :tup:I see your kick stand hangs low too. Easy fix with a grinder or rotary tool. Have fun and enjoy.

Yep, I saw your fix for that on YouTube and I’m definitely planning on doing it Monday.

Great choice on the Helmet. The EXO R420 is one of the best budget helmets on the market.

Thanks. Either you or JerryHawk250 suggested it.

It feels like a higher quality helmet than the Shoei I had back in 2005 or so, possibly just due to more modern technologies and materials.

Now I’m looking into an Aerostich R3 1 piece suit for my frequent ~1 hour commutes. It seems like an excellent quality suit that’s easy on/off.

I also have an Alpine Star textile jacket with armored chest, back, elbows, and forearms and some leather gloves on the way.

That Aerostich suit is 1200 bucks. One heck of an investment.

Please get some baseline numbers, stock, before mods, unless you really need the bike to be up to commuting duties right away and mods are warranted for such duty.

Was only last year I took delivery of my x22https://www.chinariders.net/images/icons/cry23.gif Only had it for a few days before it was stolen! Be sure you do something to lock it. I parked outside a store to do some shopping. Someone kicked it out of gear and walked off with it. You should see it now, started a thread on my rebuild attempts. Good luck with yours, they're great little bikes! Tell Jeff at Venom I said, "Hi!"

Say What???
 

You have to wait until Monday?!?

There should be some rule about that! New Bike Day should be a national holiday! How are you supposed to work or let alone sleep when you have a new bike?

After watching JerryHawk250’s videos, eating might be optional!

Enjoy the Ride!

I will do that. Are you mainly talking gps top speed and mpg? I don’t plan on any performance mods until I have the basics like security, phone mount, helmet lock, speedometer correction, etc. I should have plenty of opportunity to get whatever numbers you like after break-in.

And yes, I plan to get an alarm. I’ll have to look into other types of anti theft devices as well. I sold my 2003 naked Suzuki SV1000 to a guy who had it stolen within the first week. It was a great bike in fantastic shape. He emailed me after he got it home thanking me for taking such good care of it and then emailed a week later about how it was just stolen from his house.

Hah, thinking about the bike sitting back home in the garage is tough! At least it gives me something to look forward to.

The Aerostich is pricey, but I’m not pulling the trigger on that just yet. I’m going to watch eBay to see if I can find the right size come up for sale on the used market for more like $600.

I just purchased this caliper lock with alarm. Hopefully this will be a decent deterrent when I have to leave the bike outside at work, the gym, etc.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G9XDSRC/

I swear, modding and customizing are half the fun. So far I’ve purchased the helmet lock, the caliper lock, the SpeedoDRD-U1, the charging phone mount, tank protector, and halogen bulbs so far along with maintenance items like Yamalube engine oil, chain lube, NGK spark plug, threadlocker 243, feeler gauges, and marine grease.

Anything else you all can think of I should buy?

One more regular maintenance item.

Cable lubricant.

There are a bunch of options out there. This is my personal favorite/preference for many reasons. This one can will last you a very very long time too unless you go overboard.

https://www.amazon.com/PJ1-1-12-Cabl.../dp/B00HRXOGVW

Combine that with a cable lubing tool.

This style works ok, but can tend to be messy. https://www.amazon.com/Motion-Pro-08...dp/B0012TYX9W/

This style works well, is a lot less messy, but costs more. https://www.amazon.com/Motion-Pro-08...dp/B06XHLWLYB/

Advice about bike secuirty. Disc locks, etc can be somewhat effective deterrent, but a decent security chain or cable to secure it to something would be more ideal. My last hawk was simply picked up and tossed in a truck, which is one downside to these smaller lighter bikes.