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Tourer
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Columbia, SC | Figured I'd test it out at the Food Lion parking lot with the wife on board. Even though it was a test, I tried to make it look as real as possible, feigning shock and nervous laughter. Fooled everyone there including my wife!!!
But it does work as advertised. And standing it back up was easier than any other bike I've had (and I drop them ALL!!!!)
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Cruiser
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Prairie Dog Heaven, CO | Have not tested mine yet (insert knock-on-wood sound here)...
My previous bike (K12LT) had a similar feature and I enjoyed testing it several times fully loaded with passenger and camping gear in front of large audiences ;-)
I really think all large touring bikes should have a tip-over feature like that.
Edited by picard 2010-12-20 6:39 PM
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Visionary
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San Antonio, TX | Tonight I was taking home a pizza in a very uneven parking spot. I backed in a sharp valley and needed to tippy toe to keep it up. From that spot I was able to pull forward but I had to make a very sharp turn from a stop. I turned my head and started to go but.....I let the Vision lean too into the turn. I was thinking "Save the Pizza!" So, I added power and made the turn with out dropping the Pizza or the Vision. Tonight I had my Survival Reactions in check.
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Tourer
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Columbia, SC | radioteacher - 2010-12-20 10:18 PM
I turned my head and started to go but.....I let the Vision lean too into the turn. I was thinking "Save the Pizza!" So, I added power and made the turn with out dropping the Pizza or the Vision. Tonight I had my Survival Reactions in check.
Ride SafeWhen in doubt, gun it, right? 
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Cruiser
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Tifton, GA | Tested mine Sat with some friends. Got off talking to one of them and forgot/missed kickstand and she laid down with no damage. Thankfully Eddie's bike was far enough away that Liandra did not hit it on the way down. Sure was easy to pick up compaired to every other bike I have owned. |
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Tourer
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Cleveland, GA | Tested mine in the parking lot at Deal's Gap a couple of years ago with my wife. In front of about 100 people who had never seen a Vision before. They were impressed with the tipover protection. |
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Tourer
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Woodland Hills, CA | I have had the "opportunity" to test mine on 3 occasions; twice during a Ride Like a Pro class, and once (The first time) with my SO on the back in a parking lot. She just sat there with the bike tipped over and asked "what do you want me to do now?" So the tip overs not only protected the bike, but also her sense of humor! |
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Cruiser
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Bullhead City, AZ | Ayear ago at the southwest Victory Ralley I was following a truck out of the parking ramp when he stopped and started backing up. I had one wheel on the flat and the other on the ramp and couldnt touch tha ground wife just road it down and in her best tone said "what did you do that for?" I tried to tell her it was a test but she wasnt buying it. |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, Va | I tested mine when I was nearly T-boned about a year ago. |
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Cruiser
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| I initially tested mine a day or so after I brought it home as I was making the sharp U-turnin preparation of backing it into my garage. Of course, every once in awhile I re-test them just to make sure they still work. They last time was in around Seattle at the beginning of our trip to Vegas last summer.... And to my good fortune they still worked!! My ankle did not make out so well as the rear tip overs bit me a little... LOL |
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Cruiser
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Memphis,Tn. | I tipped mine over to the right on purpose in my garage when it was still brand new. Stepped off the bike and sat down on a stool and started checking out how slick of a engineering feat the tip over protection is. About 2 minutes into admiring my new bike, and congratulating myself for being a genius to buy such a marvel, I noticed a stream of fuel dribbling out from under the bike and onto my carpet. The fuel cap was leaking. I've been tipping it to the left ever since when presenting my "This is just one of the many features not found on a Harley." demonstrations. |
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Yup. Tip-over protection works...