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Georgia, west of Atlanta | Any news on this ?? |
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Danbury, Connecticut | It was being funded by the government. Will have to wait for congress to get their act together. (Just kidding)Wonder what would happen first, congress getting their act together or Victory stepping up to the plate? Maybe the board of Victory/Polaris is comprised of congressmen, that would explain a lot! |
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Central Illinois | I am going to bet on WD. He has something to lose if things do not go well. I will never bet on a politician to keep a promise, they just don't. |
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Georgia, west of Atlanta | Maybe John will have to show down at Daytona during Biketoberfest............ |
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Hudson, Ohio | Sorry for not posting earlier folks BUT, I was riding the twisties in SE Ohio this weekend with a bunch of other great people (most Victory or former Victory owners).
Anyway, my week last week was very unpredictable due to all the issues Jon had with this fender project. He spent a long time developing the mold, only to find out last Wednesday that the mold was flawed and the fender project was set back. I thought - oh well, I have my conquest bike (V3NIM) and I will just take that on the trip. This was Wednesday...so, I started to plan the trip (packing, etc) with V3NIM in mind. Friday evening, Jon calls me and says - "hey your Vision and the new fender will be ready at 9PM and if you like I will BRING IT TO YOU"! I was shocked - utterly shocked at this development. Jon lives and works iN Warren, OH - about 45 minutes to an hour from my house. I said thanks, but I will hop on V3NIM and drop it off and pick up the Vision. He said fine. I get there, the fender is done and drying under a heat lamp...it's warm to the touch and Jon starts installing it on the Vision.
No offense Jon but he looked like hell and I said - how long have you been here - he said "I have been working on this since Wednesday - non stop". I said when was the last time you slept - Jon said - Wednesday.
The bottom line, Jon said my Vision was going to be ready on Friday and come hell or high water he was going to get it ready. And, he did. By the way, he also installed, new 2" back bars, new Avon heated grips, painted the trunk top black, installed new shift linkage too!
OK - my review on the fender. It is top notch...excellent quality and will be even better when Jon adds the special made bushings where the fender bolts to the forks (overkill but does not add much in cost and adds additional piece of mind). The one piece design looks exactly like the OEM fender BUT it is one complete piece. The back part of the fender is slightly more narrow than the orginal OEM so it will slide easily through the forks. It took Jon all of 15 minutes to install it. I had zero issues with it on my approximate 500 miles that I put on it through the twisties this weekend. The only thing I noticed is the road debris makes a slightly different sound when hitting the fiberglas vs. the OEM plastic. This is exactly what I wanted and I highly recommend it to anyone that wants to put this fender issue to rest - once and for all.
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| Hey Spider-Man...
I know this post is mostly about the fender but I have to ask ... How do you like your new handle bar setup? Including the heated grips? Lots of clearance? I want to do the same to my 09 ViVi but was hoping someone would come up with a bar with the diameter as the original.
BTW ? the fender looks great!! |
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W'ford Tx | Jon's frickin awesome. Good dude right there. |
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Dallas, Texas | Looks great, fantastic job! Now, so I can save my pennies...when are orders starting? How much? '08 in Super Steel Gray..TRULY appreciate your craftsmanship, Sir. |
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Conneaut, OH | looks good |
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Hudson, Ohio | Gerica - 2013-10-15 9:39 AM
Hey Spider-Man...
I know this post is mostly about the fender but I have to ask ... How do you like your new handle bar setup? Including the heated grips? Lots of clearance? I want to do the same to my 09 ViVi but was hoping someone would come up with a bar with the diameter as the original.
BTW ? the fender looks great!!
Gerica....I believe Jon's bar are the same as the original - as far as diameter is concerned. The 2" back bars that I bought from Jon are dead on perfect for me - no problem with clearance at all. And, the heated avon grips are fantastic. Jon shows how to replace both the bars and the grips on one of his how to videos.
If you want anymore specific info...just PM me and happy to help. |
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Georgia, west of Atlanta | Looks good, real good !!!!!!! |
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