rmclarty - 2009-01-27 11:56 AM You see - You can get your post count up by replying to someone with nothing really important to say (oops - I went up another post count)

Based on my post count it would be hard to imagine that I could rack up 33,700 miles in 14 months time, as when would I find time to ride? The key is the rapid fire ability to respond to posts either as a passing interjector or a true response to the topic, sometimes indistiguishable. Having crossed the 1K mark a few months ago, I was duly awarded a bib award for useless dripple on a forum, which I would wear proudly if I had actually recieved it. What has to be cautioned against is making a forum, a chatroom, which Vision-Riders has but not used much, at least not that I know of. The number two poster, Polittle, was warned over a year ago that this was not a chatroom which to no avail and he continued to converse with Buckeye and CJ in chatroom like fashion here on the forum.

Now, I'm proned to long posts verses breaking them out as other do, and by that factor, should I do that I would have a much higher post count than I do, but hey, once you reach Visionary the only thing left to achieve is being banned from the forum, or getting more stars, or actually less, just different colors.

By far, this is the best forum out there for motorcycles, but it is also the only one that I know of that demands staying true to the intent, which is a good thing. The thevmc.com website is by far the most diverse motorcycle forum that remains popular among Victory riders and it is obvious that there is a strong comradery among a lot of posters.  I believe JAM and miles had a hand in creating that forum as well, but it is a club unlike Vision-Riders. TheVMC will show your moniker, but not your count, but that don't really matter, does it?

Then you have (unpaid plug) the Victory-Riders.com that allows you to customize your experience but folks are slow to moving over there, though there is a fair following. There are actually several other Vision specific forums and I actually joined one of them before this one, but it seemed like there was only two Vision owners at the time and all they were talking about was what color you bike is and did you ride today. When I stumbled upon Vision-Riders I began to read post by Pollolittle and Buckeye and would die laughing over Vespa accusations and running around ungarbed.

So there I go again with useless babble, but compelled to share a little history for some new comers.

For rmclarty: With that I change topic for a quick interjection. rmclarty, which Vic dealer do you deal with in Sugarland? When I went through Houston in November, I stopped at one just south of Houston, I wasn't too impressed. I saw the Polaris dealer first and stopped to asked where the nearest Victory dealer was and all he tried to do is get me to buy a GoldWing. I laughed at him when he told me that the Vision looked like a hammerhead shark and told him, that's quite all right, it brought me 1,200 miles in 19 hours with no problem. That shut his mouth but he gave me lame directions to the Victory dealership, which when I did finally find it, it was more of a Yamaha-Suzuki-go cart, ATV outfit and didn't impress me much of being a Vic dealer. Just curious for the next time I zip through later this year.

ed, funny you should call me that, when I was in highschool, when cb's were popular my handle was Ramblin' Rebel, because I couldn't sit in one place long. I guess I could be a poster child for ADHD, or whatever that hyperlink thing is called when you can't sit still.

They also called me Cap'n Nemo, after my Jules Verne hero that was some what of a mystery. Though I was freshman, I hung out with the junior and seniors, which was cool cause no one messed with me. It did make things rough in my senior year as all my friends were already graduated doing other things. That left to be somewhat of a lone wolf, and much like Nemo. You know I'm there, but you never see me, and I wreak havoc wherever I go.

Here is THE award we all strive for - as given to Chris and Chickenman - the prestigious Golden Bib Award for the best drool as exhibited by VARYDER's recent slobber. Take a bow, Chris!!!!

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Monika in threads.

rmclarty - 2009-01-28 4:48 PM 4 Score and Seven Years Ago ... OK - I Hesitate to Articulate my True Course of Rectitude. Anyway - I bought my Vic at Team Mancuso Power Sports on the SW Freeway (US 59) down near Sugar Land. You may have gone to the one on I-45 South. You are right - The new Mega Dealerships in Houston seem to be a conglomarate of many different makes of bikes. Team Mancuso sells Yamaha, Victory, Choppers and such. But I have been pretty happy with their service so far (If you discount the greasy handprints two services ago). Richard

I was on 59 so it had to be Mancuso one, is in an old merchandise store next to an Advance Auto, close to a medical center????

I don't know much about them other than they didn't greet me though two dudes that looked like they worked there was chatting at the door, and the parts department said they don't stock much accessories for the Vision when I asked about the trunk rack flag mount. They didn't have much good to say about the Corpus dealer when I asked if there was one there. So when I left, I wondered why I wasted my time to stop. They didn't even have cool Victory T-shirts, at least one I would like, long-sleeve black. In fact I asked if they had any valve stem caps and all they had was a $12.00 or close to it, set. So I went to Advance Auto and got 4 chrome ones for a buck.

Next time I come to Texas I hope to plan better as I wanted to ride with some of the lone star riders and even the ones in the hills of tennesee, but I found myself on a mission that didn't even allow for a cup of coffee. My son lives down my McAllen and I tried to maximize my time, even though I was riding, 3 days with him and the family, 5 days on the road, whew!