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East Haven, CT | SuperDuper! |
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Pittsburgh, PA | holy $hit! Impressive to say the least.... |
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New Bohemia, VA | I know, it took me a while to get a 6-digit palindrome.
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Cruiser
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flagstaff, AZ | varyder - 2011-12-15 6:42 PM
I know, it took me a while to get a 6-digit palindrome.s
well thats great, now i need to get the dictionary out. that there is a lot of miles. |
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Princeton, MN | Congrats!! Mine is barely broke in I guess....39K  "Ride hard or stay home" |
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Simi Valley, CA | Dude.... |
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Carrollton, TX | Congrats Varyder!! The real prize is the life time of memories you have gained riding those miles. The awe-inspiring nature you have seen and the relationships you have developed in your travels. Here's to your next 100,000 miles and may we ride together soon. |
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seattle, wa | That is some serious mileage. |
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Pitt Meadows, BC Canada | Let's see: 106601 mi. = 171557.679 km
I'm at about 35,000 km on my '08 VV. My 2010 Zoom-Zoom has almost 19,000 km since summer of '09.
Chris - you need to stop and smell a Pussy .... or pet one .... or what the hell - just drive up here to B.C. and I'll point you the way to Alaska ....
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Oregon. | I think it's great, good job varyder. Keep it going and I hope you have many more miles on your bike. |
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Iron Butt
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New York State | Dam the bar must be far from your house.
Ride safe |
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New Bohemia, VA | Don, I hope you and I live long enough to meet because if I ever get to ride to Alaska, I would need directions. Riding is such a part of my life I have plenty of time to pet furry creatures and we are still newlyweds after 23 years. And one thing I don't have time for is sitting in a bar, but a greasy spoon works for me TW, maybe that can happen also.
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Sand Rock, AL United States | you are the "Vision Man"! |
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Salt Lake City | Guess I missed all the excitement; what I immediately noticed was the 67 deg. 
O.K. dude, the mileage is impressive too! 67!?!? |
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Iron Butt
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, FL United States | Congrats Chris. I guess wilsondude would NOT want me to post a pic of my display. 63236 miles after Wednesday's ride but is was 74 degrees! |
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Salt Lake City | 74? Dude.....I thought the only place on the planet it was that warm this time of year was Cancun.....
And to think, when Brigham Young first came here he proclaimed, "This is the place!" Huh? Wonder if he was under the influence; peyote, maybe? Currently it is 34 deg. here. |
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Bay of Gigs, WA | Well, at least the thermometer still works. That's encouraging. Just think, if'n you'da gone darkside, you'd still be on your second set of tires...
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| That's awesome varyder! Like I told you before I hope to someday grow up to be like you. All kiddin aside, with a mere 40K on my 08 I was already starting to panic because I love the ride of my Vision so much, I hated the thought of expensive repairs etc. so I started looking at a newer Vision, but your post gives me hope in the already most awesome bike ever! Can you in nutshell and as memory serves you share your experience with reliability of the Vision, how well did the parts last i.e. belt, front fork oil etc. May your next 100k be even more memoriable.
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | All I can say PCNova that I've done all the wrong things, missed service intervals for fork oil changes, over ran my belt specification, running on worn out spark plugs, used all the wrong oil and filters, etc, etc, and this motor is purring like a kitten and she seems solid as a rock. I replaced the steering bearing because of the lack of lube, despite it supposedly being done at the dealer at the 15,000 mile service. I replaced it at 45,000 miles, lubed it and at 90,000 it was still fine without doing anything to it. The fuel pump went out at 56,000 and the regulator at 98,000 miles, both replaced under warranty. My ignition switch broke about 3,000 miles ago and I have a replacement, just haven't installed it yet. (don't ask how I'm starting it). That wasn't covered under warranty but got a good buy at a dealer and it's not hard to replace, just need the time. I would say you will do well with your '08, or with a newer model that may be more refined. Me, I ride until the wheel fall off, but I got the feeling I'll see 200,000 miles on this motor, but suspect some electrogizmothingy will die on me sometime between now and then. But I won't worry about it until it happens. I keep the oil changed about every 5,000 miles, using usually Rotella, or Amsoil, and have run a ST7317 filter right on most of the oil changes. Oh, one more note, my airshock seems to be leaking a little oil and air, so I have to check that about every week or so.
Thanks, hope you have many happy miles, and thanks to all the rest.
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| Thanks varyder, appreciate you taking the time to post some comments. Merry Christmas to you and all my Vision Brothers, and Peace in the New Year!
PCNova |
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Kansas City, MO | Well done - Merry Christmas to everyone |
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Calgary, AB, | Vary, that is WAY IMPRESSIVE. I bought a 08 Midnight Cherry this July, with real low miles. Managed to just more than double what it had on it when I got her, BUT I now sit at 12634 KM, or 7850.6 miles. Guess I've got a bit of a way to go to catch up LOL. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and a Safe Holiday Season to to all. |
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Iron Butt
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Tri Cities, WA | Congrats on the 100K mark. I hope my vision last as long. ;-) |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | Thanks again for all the well wishes. I initially had concerns with a new model making it to 100,000 without a lot of problems, but this bike has been a dream. I feel lonely sometimes when I'm around other riders on other brands because a lot of talk is about the time their bike is down and in the shop. I have nothing to say other than "get a Victory", but that doesn't go over well. I'll just continue to be a lonely happy rider... |
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Lansing, MI |
WOW! Cool...
For those who were wondering, including myself:
A palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of units that can be read the same way in either direction, with general allowances for adjustments to punctuation and word dividers.
I didn't even notice that little factoid of the number 106601 until I read the definition and went back up and looked at the picture... COOL! |
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New Bohemia, VA | It's time to start an educational forum.  |
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Lansing, MI |
I'm just a dumb old red neck... |
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New Bohemia, VA | that's my line... |
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Iron Butt
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Southeast Iowa | Great job varyder!!! That has got to be the 1st Vision over a 100K. I think Victory should trade you even up for a brand new Vision and put that one on display in a motorcycle museum. Victory having your bike would be cheap advertising that shows just how good Victory's are made. |
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Lansing, MI | varyder - 2011-12-28 12:45 PM
that's my line...
Well, you musn't be thing if ya know what there fancy word dun ment... |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | cook06vegas - 2011-12-28 8:58 PM
varyder - 2011-12-28 12:45 PM
that's my line...
Well, you musn't be thing if ya know what there fancy word dun ment...
computerized rednecks know how to google to sound smart. |
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Lansing, MI |
That's what I dun did.... SHHH, don't let the secret get out.... |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | on the way home today...
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Mt. Vernon, WASH. | Palindromes are what are used in ads for new model cars, that way if the same car model is sold in Britian and Germany, the ad agency only needs to shoot 1 photo or film clip of 11HH11 as the 'plate' on the subject car to cover left and right hand drive. |
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Carrollton, TX | Chris that is awesome! I am so jealous. I need to do a couple of really long trips this summer. You just keep setting the bar higher. Way to go... I hope to ride with you someday! |
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New Bohemia, VA | I'm riding to Fort Knox in about two weeks. It is a 600 mile ride one way. That's enough to blow out the dust in my brain cavity...other than that it's been pumping I-95 62 mile daily round trip... I need another good Texas run....
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Pitt Meadows, BC Canada | 1 Mile I-95 = .0005 km AnyroadBC
So, at a mere 42,000km, I figure I'm about 10 to 100 times better mileage than you, Chris ! And when I factor in my age ( 68 on Sunday ) - I think I gotcha by 8 zillion feet ... or 4 1/3 meters - whichever works out better for someone who cares !!!
Luv ya! Ride safe - we're off to get NEW E3's tomorrow at our nearest U.S. of A. dealer - then riding the Olympic Penninsula for a few days ....
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New Bohemia, VA | Keep on riding, Don! I got a late start, only about 10 years now under the belt, 3 years of it was in another life. I'm trying to keep myself fit so I'll be riding when I get to your young age. Enjoy your ride, I've got to put on a rear soon, maybe next Saturday before I leave for Fort Knox. |
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San Antonio, TX | He keeps going and going and ..........
Ride Safe |
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Pitt Meadows, BC Canada | .
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Sand Rock, AL United States | I predict you will be the first 200,000 mile Vision  |
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New Bohemia, VA | Hopin' and a prayin'. No plans to get another vehicle anytime soon, so 3 more years on this Vision is just fine for me. Then it would be time to space dock and shake down. |
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Carrollton, TX | Way to Varyder, that is awesome! I'm slipping at only 83,000 miles. I'm waiting for Victory to come out with a major update on the Vision so I can get a new one. Looks like 2014 now. |
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