Blame it on the soaring Loonie. My plan was always to trade in the Venture at the end of next riding season. As this season was winding down I started looking at what was out there and the kind of value to be found. Geez I tell ya prices really haven't been better in Canada, for used bikes, if you spend a little time looking and are willing to consider US bikes. Long story short, although we still have a couple of subjects to work out, the deal is done and soon there will be a new (to me) 2004 HD Road King squeezed into my bike shed: [URL]http://www.actualriders.ca/roadking.htm[/URL] Yes it is a US bike, brought into the country by International Motorsports in Delta BC. They will jump through all the hoops to make it legal in Canada and I get a very purty bike at a price well below what they can be had up here. The downside is it's an 04 without the six speed tranny and the 96" engine, but I couldn't resist the price. Besides with a little work you can breath some life into those HD 88's. Whoo Hooo, can't wait until it gets here and for the first Chinook.