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Visionary
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Pitt Meadows, BC Canada | The bike has SOUL !!! Unlike the electric BMW Tourer or the WING. |
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Visionary
Posts: 2118
Pitt Meadows, BC Canada | The bike has SOUL !!! Unlike the electric BMW Tourer or the WING. |
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Visionary
Posts: 1436
| VaParadox, no my friend wasn't to fit in with the crowd. I was actually giving the Xcountry an eye but with the lack of trunk & hitch at the time I ended up going with a Classic. The Classic is a new style bike for me as I normally stick to fixed fairing. Since I normally swap bikes evey 2-3 years, I figured they'll have all the stuff I need for the Xbike next round. I also would have looked at a new Vision but all the dealer had stocked on the floor was 09's. The "real" reason for the trade was the fork issue, but I had many issues over the course of my VV ownership. Loved the bike, just got sick of taking it in for some stupid crap that should have been corrected the first time or shouldn't have been an issue to begin with. I "believe" my bike was built on a Friday at quiting time with parts that failed all the QC inspections just as a joke... because nobody here has had as many minor issues as I did.
I wouldn't want anyone to get the impression I didn't like the Vision or didn't like Victory bikes. In fact I'm late getting out of here for the Victory Chapter meeting..... ride safe....... T |
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Tourer
Posts: 444
Bay of Gigs, WA | Just got back from a 467 mile ride in two days around the Olympic Peninsula with my wife on the back and not a hitch. Heated seats and handlebars are a big plus in the rainforest, as is the dry ride for my feet. The spousal unit was tired of riding by the time we got back, but I was fresh enough to get the roof of my shed sheeted and some tarpaper on it before dark and the rains came today.
I track with the '08 riders that the belt is noisy, mine squeeks for awhile 'till it warms up, then it seems to go away. But at freeway speeds the relaxed feel of this scoot, and the way it bends into sweepers is just great. It's no Norton, but then, my Norton doesn't sleep 6 either!
It was still fast enough to outrun all the vampires and werewolves in Forks! (The wife thought we should stop there for a little bite.) All in all, the more I ride it, the better I like it. |
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Puddle Jumper
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| I've watched this for a few days with interest, I ride an 09 vv that was the owner of the dealerships bike and had 4k whenI got it. The sound is different,but I honestly had not thought of the gearbox as being noisy-perhaps na few miles make a difference. I had an 09 HD ultra-classic before it which was a great advance from the previous HD's I had had. The only problem was ,I've had back problems for years and I was just too cramped[95% 2upriding], seemed that it got to where at 31 miles I had an uncomfortable back; before that I had a new Wing,08, another great bike, especially if you like riding a station wagon! Powerful and very smooth but I have never had a bike as comfortable[for me] as the Vision, a couple of hundred miles and you feel like you just started your journey; then there is the smile factor, the VV is just plain fun ,handles better than the others[for me] great power, and on and on.. don't be scared, life's too short to ride a boring bike, just my opinion -o34d |
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Tourer
Posts: 444
Bay of Gigs, WA | Just got back last night from a trip to the ol' fambly reunion. Towed the midnight cherry '08 Vision on a 5X10' tilt bed trailer behind the motorhome 'cause we saw too many "Where was the remote last night, and just how many critters live in this motel anyway?" TV shows. And the wife wants her bathroom stuff. Me too.
Stopped in Canyonville at the 7 Feathers resort on I-5 and rode from there up to Crater Lake. It was an awsome 215 mile round trip, 85 or so degree weather, until we got to the gate of the park, and then the last 7 miles were rain, M&M sized hail, thunder and lightning. It was so bad I had to put the windshield up! The wife turned on her seat, too, and, wuss that I've become, I admit I turned on the grips-but only on low!
It was just like going up Mount Doom with Sauron making weapons on the other side with all his Orcs and stuff. Lightning bolts all around. We don't have that stuff in the Puget Sound region. It was fascinating. We got to the top, left our helmets on because, well, it was raining, had some people take our pictures, took a few of our own, turned and looked at the lake, nodded our heads like Chevy Chase in "Family Vacation," and headed back down the hill.
Ten miles later it was 85 again and within 25 we were all dry and happy. Scenic mountain roads and a great handling sled make for contented travelers.
But interestingly, with the sharper curves of these remote mountain pass roads, I spent a lot of time in 4th, and while it was loud, it actually did get quieter by the end, like the gears were bedding in. In fact, a couple days later, in the mountains west of Medford, OR, 4th actually began to sound like it was getting used to itself.
Also, I took somebody elses idea and got down and tightened the 13MM nut on the right axle behind the shaft nut. It seemed to move without any trouble, and it centered up the belt a bit and stopped the squeak I thought was just normal 'till the bike warmed up. It also reduced some of the lash which is something that has bugged me since I had a Metzler spooned on last spring. The dealer that installed it had the belt singing pretty loud, but I took it to Hinshaws in Auburn, WA and they adjusted it, but the lash was pretty much for what I would expect for a bike this new.
Since I was on the road and just got back yesterday, I haven't had an opportunity to look more deeply into this such as:
I'm going to see if I can remove this nut altogether and apply some threadlocker to keep it from getting out of adjustment so frequently.
Anyone done this? Seems awful easy to me, so it probably can't be done.
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I am so scared
