2018 YAMAHA STAR VENTURE TOURER

BY THE NUMBERS

15 Minutes it took to get into our first fight on the ride

one Smart husband for acquiescing to his wife’s choice of 2000s pop music over the Dual Zone audio control with the Star Venture Transcontinental Option Package

Motorcycles are purposely marketed to get someone on the back of them, and yet small, hard, and high seats are the norm until you get to the touring category. But even then, seat straps, hot seats, and lack of amenities reign supreme. Yamaha seeks to change that with its latest fully dressed tourer, the Star Venture.

To prove it, big blue invited journalists and the toughest critics of all—their significant others—to come ride the new bike through Idaho