I came off of an '03 Concours with Progressive Suspension front end and shock.  I thought I was going to give up a lot in the handling department but I have not changed a thing with the Vision when riding my old familiar twisties.  The main difference is cornering with my feet in front of me rather than tucked under.  I'm 50+ years old so the legroom trade-off was a no brainer for me.  The '10 and later Visions have holes tapped into the brake/clutch reservoirs so you can add mirrors there if you want.  Some guys do that and replace the stock mirrors with additional speakers. 

Get Lloyd's cams and a fuel controller and you will forget all about the Connie.

Being in York, Pennsylvania, I was able to ride everything that Harley has to offer, as well as a healthy dose of offerings from Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, and a few others I've never heard of before checking out Victory.  After a quck ride on what is now my Vision, I returned to the other saddles to compare them to my Vision experience, and found that nothing else measured up to my new set of standards.  My requirements list while shopping was drawn from my 140K+ miles of riding, (mostly on Honda cruisers) and made only one sacrafice to this list when I purchased my new 2011 Vogue Silver Vision.  I went with a belt drive instead of shaft.  Every thing else on my list was found in the Vision:  Dual disk brakes up front, minimal maintenance, ability to ride in nearly any weather (primary transport), suit and tie compatible, long-haul comfort, non-whimpy horn, and at my age, a number of creature comforts were in order.  I also initially had issues with the mirrors, and installed a pair of small rectangle convex mirrors in the upper corners to help widen the field behind me, and give me something better to look at besides my knuckles.  20K miles later, I am ready to remove the rectangles as I don't use them anymore - the stock mirrors do actually grow very usefully on you.  In my opinion, Victory has done a disservice poorly marketing this fantastic machine.  They started at ground level, designed and built what a motorcycle should have always been!  It handles better than many sport bikes, feels stronger and much more stable and nimble than any tour or bagger I've been on, and really drives itself.  When things get wierd, I've found that I was white-knuckle fighting the machine.  Let this beast ride it's own ride, with just a relaxed guidance from my input, and she will pull herself out of any situation (that I've gotten into.)  I've heard (happily not experienced) that if you let go, she will pull herself out of a tank-slapper and straighten up.  One feature that I'm not proud of testing is the tip-over protection.  Glad it was there, sorry to have tested it.  The appearance took me back at first, and grew on me quickly.  With this much bodywork, cleaning it is a breeze!  This machine may not be right for everyone, but I don't see anything else closer to my definition of "The perfect bike for me."