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Simi Valley, CA | I have come to the conclusion that the Victory confuses die-hard HD riders. There is nothing at all in the HOG handbook to cover how to react to this bike. I am sure there are chapters written on Metric bike comments -but nothing on the Victory. I will have HD riders walk right past me and the bike, looking past me, but their passengers always stop to check it out and the huge passenger seat. I love it when I am asked how it rides, and I say that I did a 4000 mile ride in 12 days in June and I could have kept going for another 4000- not one Advil the entire trip (they know what I mean by that too).
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Goldsboro, NC | SongFan, I have to disagree with you in one respect: I think the whole damn post is funny. 
I am familiar with EVERY ONE of those reactions in radioteach's post. That makes it so funny.
Oh, by the way. I had the same reaction as you did, except I'M AT WORK right now. Family, I can handle. My coworkers think I'm nuts, now.... not that they didn't before, but you get my point.
trailbarge
SongFan - 2009-09-03 6:36 PM
radioteacher - 2009-09-03 3:50 PM Yesterday, my friend and I were riding to lunch he on his two tone blue and gray 2009 Ultra Classic HD and me on the black 2008 Victory Vision. We were side by side waiting at the light in the left lane with me on the left. A van pulled up on the right and asked my friend, "What kind of bike is that one?" My friend answered "It a Victory Vision!" then he faced me and gave me a dirty look. I just shrugged my shoulders. Seriously Paul, that is one of the funniest things I have read in awhile. I literally just busted out laughing and my entire family just turned and looked at me like I was on something. It is the ultimate indignity for another rider. It's bad enough that the Vision steals all the attention but to ask another rider what kind of bike that is (implying his is invisible) is a total slap in the face. People with other bikes think they get attention but until they spend a day around a Vision they just can't fathom how different it is. You shrug. I have a certain smile reserved for those moments. Priceless.
Edited by trailbarge 2009-09-04 11:26 AM
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Visionary
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Memphis | Anyone who buys a Vision is nuts. And when they ask me how it rides I say; "Like a Lexus with a 427 under the hood."
Edited by SongFan 2009-09-04 12:26 PM
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Cruiser
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| I wonder if this thread has actually helped the guy make up his mind- or does he think we're all whack jobs?? |
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Visionary
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Memphis | He screen name is shadybiz11. I'm guessing he's a whack job like the rest of us. |
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Lindale, TX | Just get the Vision and stand out from the crowd. |
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| Yes I am nuts. I crashed and totalled my bike 4 weeks ag o and can't wait to get back on a bike as soon as possible. |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | shadybiz11, glad to hear you are ok after your dump. sorry to hear of you trashin' your bike, but that is cool that you want to get back in the saddle so soon. pull the trigger on a Vision and you won't regret it. |
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Allen Park, MI | varyder - 2009-09-08 5:35 AM
shadybiz11, glad to hear you are ok after your dump. sorry to hear of you trashin' your bike, but that is cool that you want to get back in the saddle so soon. pull the trigger on a Vision and you won't regret it.
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| Shady, welcome to the wacko world. I firmly believe that Victory owners sell more bikes than any showroom salesman, and we do it without the "hey, I've even got the tattoos" mentality. |
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New York State | Dimonback - 2009-09-08 8:19 AM
Shady, welcome to the wacko world. I firmly believe that Victory owners sell more bikes than any showroom salesman, and we do it without the "hey, I've even got the tattoos" mentality.
What is wrong with Tatoos ?
Edited by Trekwolf164 2009-09-08 10:07 AM
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Cruiser
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| I'm talking about the guys who have so much invested in HD they can't be seen looking at other bikes. |
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West Knoxville TN | I picked up mine the first of April and have never had any doubts that I made the right choice. The popping or burbling in the exhaust does not bother me at all. My VTX popped like corn in an iron kettle so this is tame by comparison. Good luck with your search. |
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Iron Butt
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Perry Hall, MD | Not sure what kind of riding you do, but let's just consider comfort. The 18" floorboards provide endless positions for the feet and legs to move on a long haul their great even before you add highway pegs. Meet up with some rain or cooler temps and zip up the windshield to stay dry or warmer, or put it down and let some cool air in on a hot day. Gets a little cold and you can still burn the skin off of your palms and the butt with the heated grips and seat. The seat is nearly cloud like without shelling out the cash for an aftermarket unit. Lights that take the darkest back road at 4:00 am and makes it look like the noontime sun is out (just have to deal with the other motorist that consider it to be too bright). Then there is nearly vibration free handlebars that provide the ability to take your hands off of the grips after your ride and not have to wait 10 minutes to get the feeling back in them. How about a dash design that allows for a quick look that provides any information you could want clearly with just a quick glance, not to mention it's down right good looking as well.
It may not carry the nostalgia of a HD, and you're not going to find a 500 page catalog to browse for extra bling to spend your bucks on.
There is a lot to be said for the other choices that you have available, but these are a few of the things, beyond the performance that others have noted, that make me a very happy Vision Rider. Not perfect, but still rated as GREAT.
Bottom line - get back in the saddle and enjoy whatever you buy.
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Memphis,Tn. | From this month's Cycle World advertisement for Buell:
"But a Buell is not a social networking tool."
Sounds good to me. No. Wait a minute...
Is it me or did Eric Buell just bite the hand that feeds him??? |
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Visionary
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San Antonio, TX | TopFuel - 2009-09-09 6:57 PM
From this month's Cycle World advertisement for Buell:
"But a Buell is not a social networking tool."
Sounds good to me. No. Wait a minute...
Is it me or did Eric Buell just bite the hand that feeds him???
I saw that too and was not sure I was reading an ad for Buell. I guess that any ad that makes you look twice is a good ad. |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | isn't buell something you do when you had too much to drink.... |
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looking to purchase a vision
