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Visionary
Posts: 1484 LaPorte,Tx. | When Victory created the Vision, one of the items that most people interviewed said was important was the styling of the motorcycle. So Victory created the Vision with what has been said has a love it or leave it styling. So I'm thinking will the styling of the Vision become classic......not traditional like the Harley Davidson styling. I say this because I believe there is a difference and that is I believe traditional styling just lives on.......but classic styling is desired. Classic styling is what you slow down or stop and look at.......traditional, you don't. There is nothing wrong with traditional, it is safe, reliable, cozy, fuzzy, something that does not raise a stir, but gets the job done.
In the early sixties most cars had traditional styling, there were very few WOWs, they were nice, lots of chrome, kinda boxy, but worked very well and people loved them. Then Ford put out the Mustang. WOW, we had never seen anything like this, it was really stylish, it too was a love it or leave it styling.......at first, but there were a bunch of people who bought that styling. They bought it because of the styling, because the car underneath that styling was basically a Falcon! The Falcon styling was traditional, the Mustang styling was classic. People really wanted to be seen in a Mustang, the Falcon with traditional styling went by the wayside.
Victory creates stylish motorcycles, I think the styling of the Vision will be classic, if it's not already. What do you think, will it become a classic? | |
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Tourer
Posts: 377 O'Neill, Nebraska | I'm with you Vision Tex. The Vision is slowly becoming a classic bike. When I ride with my HD buddies, there are few comments or questions about their bikes. Don't get me wrong....they have some sweet bikes, but the Vision is what attracts people of all ages. | |
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Visionary
Posts: 8144 New Bohemia, VA | VT these are the kind of topics that create debate, which from a prespective is good, but never provides a real answer. When I first saw the Vision I had to get the poster and I hung it on the wall at my office. I said it was my wish list and I hoped to have one before the first of the year, though at the time I did not see it as reality. The poster I'm referring to is the dude looking out across the valley next to the big bridge on a Street Vision. Knowing what I knew of the Vision then, it was already a classic to me. Yet I tolerated all of the hokie comments about the Spaceship oversized Vespa. I found myself looking at that poster every morning I came in and anytime I got up from my desk and returned. I relished in the retromod look because I was reminded of the concept cars that had that kind of look in the 60's. I wondered if Victory was staying to this original styling and couldn't wait until one showed up at the dealer. I missed one weekend, by an oversight, but another came by for a demo a few weeks later and I was there. Man, when I saw that black street I knew without a doubt that I had to have one. Personally, I don't really care what other people think but I am thankful that I can share my thoughts and someone actually understands me here on the forum. My HD or Wing friends all claim their bike is better and will do more than the Vision will ever do when I start sharing with them my experience. So there is no one personally to share with beyond just motorcycle talk in general except here on the forum or the occassional get together with other local Vision riders. I laugh when I hear the Winger and HD friends complain about their bikes unknowingly that the Vision does with ease, like long ride comfort. Their excuse is that there is an unwritten rule of thumb that no one should sit on a motorcycle over two hours max without a stop. Shucks, 3 hours I'm still into the ride and hate the fact I have to stop. Of course their bag really about the Vision is the looks, naturally. I laugh again because their real issues is that it is indeed different to the point that it doesn't look traditional. The Vision runs the risk as well of becoming a clone bike if the model never changes over the years and popularity increases as expected. But that would be okay too, because in spite of the major risk that Victory took in the Vision style, they got it right the first time. Arlen has done a great job with his personal bike and the Ness Vision is cool but it is another Vision, but it open the doors of even more possibilities to make the Vision very personal without loosing the dynamics and styling of the Vision. I think it is cool that the Vision stands out and have passed a couple going in the oppisite direction and it was very easy recogonized from a great distance. From the rear, it is absolutely awesome looking and very distinctive, and distiguished. So yes, out of all my babble, the Vision without a doubt was a classic on the drawing board, and will remain so to me to when they pry my cold dead hands from off the handlebars.
Edited by varyder 2009-01-22 10:45 PM
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Visionary
Posts: 3204 Memphis | They'll be warm dead hands. | |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 1158 Richmond, Virginia | Using the term "classic" to describe the Vision would be an inaccurate term based on its definition. One cannot have a contemporary design and refer to it as classic. The term classic denotes "a repetitive use of style throughout history or a time period". There is nothing in the motorcycle history that reflects the look of the Vision. Perhaps you might want to use the term transitional styling instead. sorry to sound like a school teacher but accuracy counts. | |
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Visionary
Posts: 8144 New Bohemia, VA | SongFan - 2009-01-22 10:49 PM They'll be warm dead hands. Nah, the battery will run dead too and it will be a long time before they find me, the way I figure. VaP, I think classic beginnings is dependant upon the audience, thus the Vision has a classic design for me, if I may say so. Not trying to redefine anything here, but traditional is the long standing term that the Vision has not accomplished until several years down the road. Then if the style changes it would be a matter statement when asked "You own a vision, which one, new or traditional." One look at the Vision, and it is easy to say, "Now that's a classic" in which it has already set a standard. As I forewarned here, this one of those topics that will drive folk to prove a pointless point. But chalk one up for me on the classic column. | |
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Cruiser
Posts: 97 Brighton, Colorado | "Classic" - used as an adjective - first rate, first class, excellent, brilliant, finest, outstanding, exemplary, masterly, consumate. | |
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Visionary
Posts: 2118 Pitt Meadows, BC Canada | Right-on Squeak! No one who has seen a new Rolls would consider it anything BUT classic - even tho it is completely modern in its appearance.
I agree with Chris - the Vision is classic in the same way. I just pray that all you custom fanatics keep painting, chroming, and re-tooling your Visions. Until mine is the only completely STOCK one - and continues to appear to most viewers as 'some kind of wild custom machine'!!! Where I live - chances of anyone seeing another Vision is about maybe once every 4 years - so mine is always fresh and exciting to viewers. No need to be a HD guy - always trying to make it look different than the other 30 in the parking lot. | |
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