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Prescott, Az | I'm not a new rider but I am new to Victory. Tomorrow I pick up my new 2008 Vision Tour.
I was in the market for a Yamaha Voyager to replace my Honda 1300 VTX, which I outgrew. I've been riding for 30 years and have had many bikes, including three Goldwings. Today I test drove the Vision and was extremely impressed.
I feel like a kid again, only greyer and fatter, and much uglier.
I look forward to reading your posts and sharing Vision experiences.
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Memphis | Necktie, You'll fit right in with the rest of us that found our "second wind". Welcome aboard!
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Brighton, Colorado | Welcome. If there is a "throttle boss" in your family, she'll LOVE it! |
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Prescott, Az | I do have a throttle boss at home but I call her that for a different reason. She's 5'3" compared tp my 6'1" and she throttled me good after I told her I bought a new bike. I talked faster than any salesman, then I begged and she settled down. I may even get her to ride with me on this bike. I think the heated seats will make her smile. |
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Tourer
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Centennial, CO | Hey Necktie,
Enjoy the new ride and welcome to the club! You will NOT be unhappy in the least!
Keep in mind a couple of things:
1. The bike will be the best bike you have EVER ridden!
2. The more you ride it the quieter it will get. Give it the first 1k miles until it smooths out and quiets down. A lot of people ask about this and I thought I would quelch the noise before you get out of the gate. As it gets quieter you will love the bike more and more!
Enjoy and have fun! If you are evern in Denver, look me up or drop me a PM.
Take care!
Jimmy
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Cottage Grove, Mn | Necktie;
I have always felt it is easier to beg for forgivness then it is to beg for permission.
It's always worked for me. Hope you love the Vision as much as i do mine.
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Sugar Land, TX (Outside of Houston) | I was looking at the Royal Star Venture to replace my Valkyrie Interstate and as I sat on it, I happened to look across the shworoom floor and there she sat, my Midnight Cherry baby. One test ride was all it took and I have not looked back since. |
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Iron Butt
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Linwood, MI | I just love it when new people come on board. I absolutely love my Vision, but I have to admit that initial overwhelming excitement I had when I first bought it has worn off a bit. I still love it, I'm just not walking around like a school girl with her first love any more  . It always brings a big ol' smile to my face when I see new owners come here bubbling over with enthusiasm.
Welcome, Necktie! I hope you continue to enjoy your ride as much as the rest of us here do. |
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Buford, GA United States | You will hear from VaParadox on this site and he will tell you about all the cool stuff that Victory sends him. I have never seen any of it and I think he is in the Bahamas this week with all the expenses paid by Victory... |
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Aurora Colorado | Necktie,
You are going to love your new ride. My wife was the same way when I forst wanted to purchase my Vision. Now my wife says that we would sell the house and live in a box, before we would get rid of the Vision. Give it time, your wife will come over too. Good luck bro. |
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Iron Butt
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Tri Cities, WA | Enjoy your new scoot. I have enjoyed mine since getting my black beauty in sept of last year. The bike does rider better and better the more your ride it. I like so many others only needed to test ride one and got hooked and never looked back. Victory has taken very good care of me so far from the factory to the dealer so no complaints at all. Enjoy and have fun. |
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| I have made several posts and asked a LOT of questions here.......BUT I don't believe I have ever introduced myself as a NEW 2008 Vision Premium Tour Rider! I am NOT a new rider either NOR am I new to Victory but I am a new Vision owner. I have been riding for about 20 years now and I live in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas Metroplex Area. I have owned Harley's, Honda's, Yamaha's, and my most recent was a 2003 Victory Touring Cruiser. I was absolutey blown away with the '03 TC model and it served me extremely well for years. I sold her to a fellow rider in Oregon just before Christmas. I knew 2 years ago the my ultimate goal was the Vision Premium Tour and I had created my "Vision" Fund to accomplish this objective. I FINALLY signed the papers last week and my Vision ships out next Tuesday from an out-of-state dealer. I can't tell you how excited I am to finally be a "Vision Owner" and I hope to see yall on the highways & biways going forward. If yall are ever in the DFW, TX area.......PLEASE LOOK ME UP!! It would be an honor to meet ya & ride with ya!
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northwest florida | Don't forget to get the secret handshake before you leave. |
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Prescott, Az | Rebel - 2009-01-18 7:56 AM
It always brings a big ol' smile to my face when I see new owners come here bubbling over with enthusiasm.
Welcome, Necktie! I hope you continue to enjoy your ride as much as the rest of us here do.
That "bubbling" you attributed to me was just gas as it turns out. That's the only kind of bubbling I do at my advanced age. I do love the bike and can't wait to add goodies. I picked it up yesterday and I was with a riding buddy, the salesman, the lady finance person and the lead mechanic who was wiping her down...the bike, not the finance lady. Anyway, I got all leathered up sat on her... the bike, not the finance lady, and turned the key. The battery was dead. The air got sucked out of festivies while I stood around watching them put in a new battery.
Today I hooked my heated gloves that I may not need anymore, and my Ipod. I did have to pay $50 for an Ipod connection that looks like a $10 item. |
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Iron Butt
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North Orange County CA | You're right, the ipod connector is ridiculously priced.
On a machine of this nature, Victory should give you the choice of the audio connector that you want.
On the other hand, having access to hours of music of your choice, without having to listen to the mindless babbling of idiot Disk Jockeys or seemingly endless commercials, combined with the advantage of not having to carry a collection of CDs makes $50 a relatively small price to pay.
Enjoy your new ride.
BTW - My wife loves the Vision passenger appointments, as a result I have no need for the GPS option or the speedometer.
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Iron Butt
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Richmond, Virginia | IM BACK !!!!!!!!!!!!! After 8 days at sea of which the first three were spent in the ships hospital suffering from some abdominal bacterial infection to which a 1500.00 cure was applied.......... so much for souveneers.... The cruise after that was awesome. The biggest shock came when apparently Victory found out that I was sick onboard, and shipped via helicopter a gift package. I immediately
began to feel better. As I opened the box the first Victory gift was a replacement colon as I had just pretty much depleted the OEM model that had been with me for 42 years. and before you all ask.... YES it was Chrome. The second Victory gift was a month supply of boxer briefs. They must have heard from the airlines that I had to jettison.......... well nevermind.... the Vic logo on the waist band was a nice touch. It didnt light up like my Vision logo, but none the less comfortable indeed. Since I was forbidden to drink alcohol for the remainder of the cruise, Victory set me up with an open bar tab for any coke, redbull,mountaindew, and alcohol free beer i wanted....
along with a case of 50 weight synthetic AmsOil for when I got home and needed to re lube the system........ The remainder of the gift package was filled with decoder rings, cleaning cloths, coupons for free fuel for life, and a new book entitled CHROME, and how to abuse it, followed by volume two CHROME FOR DUMMIES. God I love Victory and the gifts they consinuously send me for my
patronage of their bikes... THERE !!!! HAPPY NOW ????? ha ha ha ha ha |
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New Bohemia, VA | Necktie - 2009-01-17 7:37 PM Today I hooked my heated gloves that I may not need anymore, and my Ipod. I did have to pay $50 for an Ipod connection that looks like a $10 item. You could have got the $10.00 model but it doesn't let the sound come through  Welcome to the Vision World and the forum. Watch out for the guy that posted above me. |
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Tourer
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Woodland Hills, CA | Ditto to all comments above, and WELCOME!!! To say you are going to love the Vision is an understatement. Ride safe! |
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Cruiser
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Prescott, Az | Now that I've had a chance to ride the Vision on a day trip with the Ipod blaring, I'll stop whining about the price of the connector. The dealer did show me the cheaper adapter but feeding the Ipod thru the radio controls was appealing. Today I bought the rubber pads that go infront of the running boards and a 12v connector for the glove box. I have a small air compressor that will need the hookup.
I know this is nothing new to all of you but after years of riding the interstates I almost cried when I passed the big rigs at 80mph and didn't feel like I was going to get sucked into their wheels. This bike is as smooth at 80 as it is at 30.
Tomorrow I'm going to a local tint shop that has a guy who installs a clear protective film. I figure I will need it for the tank cover nearest my..unmentionables and the side of the tank. Does the fairing chip easily? I live in the place where all of the worlds rocks were invented and I'd hate to see paint flying off the bike.
I priced out the CB because I thought I'd like to get all of the music and "Breaker-Breaker" talk right into the helmet. It was over $1300. Therefore the speakers will blare as long as I have the Vision.
Thanks for all the replies and support. I'm gonna like it here. |
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Memphis | The only rock chips I have after over 20,000 miles are on my front fender. There are several. I totally agree about passing 18 wheelers. Big crosswinds (30kts +) will also bring a tear to your eye, compared to what you are used to. Relax your grip and let the bike slice through the wind. The wind will blow hard against your body (the reason for a light grip) but the bike will track straight. You are ruined. There is no going back. |
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Iron Butt
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Richmond, Virginia | Buddy welcome to a unique class of rider. We think outside the box, desire more than average, and experiences levels that others
only dream about. They dont call it a Vision for nothing. Go, ride, enjoy, then come back and share.. It only gets better with age. (the bike).... not much else oh ,, except for some wine. |
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San Antonio, TX | SongFan is right!! When passing a big rig do not tense up.
I forgot yesterday and almost over-corrected myself off the road on the first one I passed!!
The next 18 wheeler I passed I just let the Vision do the work and we were just fine. The crosswind was about 20 MPH.
Ride Safe
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Cruiser
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Buford, GA United States | VaParadox, glad to see that you lived through your "Victory Vacation" and that they were able to send in supplies when you were down. Please keep us informed about all the free stuff that you get this year and if you can post some pictures that would be all the better for those that can only dream about it... |
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Iron Butt
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Richmond, Virginia | i must be camera challenged, every time i attempt to post pictures when i upload them i get some automated smart ass telling me that
the memory is too large what does that mean i have to make the photo smaller or less clear with lower pixels whats the deal.
all of my Vic gifts look great in photos tell me how to correct this message and i'll post a few oh, gotta run, my Victory
Lean Mean grilling Machine ready light just went off. lemme go cook one of those juicy new Victory Steaks i got a case of.
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Tourer
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, FL United States | You will love you new ride... Welcome aboard. I don't post much but I read almost every thread and have learned a lot from these guys and gals. They are of true biker spirts here. |
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, FL United States | so I got a little mushy.
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