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| It is pretty damn ignorant to tell someone to go by another bike just because they have a desire to make the Vision better. Or are you saying the other bikes are better?
Personally I can stuff a mac truck up a gnats a$$ when I'm doing a long distance run, but when it comes to the fast access of daily use the Vision storage has issues. It's not so much the size, but the shape that kicks my butt.
I use the Vision as my daily driver to work, and the saddlebags opening and shape make it difficult for me. Being able to fit a laptop and/or a full face helmet would be nice, because the trunk can't hold both of those items. That means I can't lock them both up at the same time. I do not have control over the size of laptop since it is issued to me by work, and to be frank it is a fairly small laptop.
For a large touring bike I don't think that is to much to ask for since what I'm doing is not that uncommon, and I think it is very doable in the Vision package.
So let's go back to the original question without all the minutiae....
Has anyone modified the bags to enlarge them??? |
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Pittsburgh, PA | Personally I feel that anyone that comments on how bad the visions storage should of done their home work before buying this bike. It's not like you buy a vision and 6 months later the saddle bags shunk .. they are the same size they were when you visited the bike at the dealership. If people find out later that the storage doesn't work for them then who's fault is that ? Just saying... |
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New Mexico | I was looking the other day and thought I might be able to extend the mounting bolts for the license plate about 4", mount the plate on springy hinges, and put a small windsheild or handlebar bag there. Could mount to the plate, then would flip plate down and unbuckle for access.
Good for spare sunglasses, tire gauge, cigars, etc.
Also have the wife working on a cheaper Vision Dash Organizer made from weather reistant material rather than leather. Have high hopes for that, but will have to wait and see.
Edited by Boots 2011-07-29 8:01 PM
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| Arkainzeye - 2011-07-29 5:39 AM
Personally I feel that anyone that comments on how bad the visions storage should of done their home work before buying this bike. It's not like you buy a vision and 6 months later the saddle bags shunk .. they are the same size they were when you visited the bike at the dealership. If people find out later that the storage doesn't work for them then who's fault is that ? Just saying...
What a great idea!!! I'm so glad for your wonderful insight. Next time I get a bike I will ignore the specifications that tell me if my stuff fits, and carry all my crap to all the dealships and see if it fits.
Get off the who's fault it is wagon, because the OP wasn't about who's fault it was, but really if anyone did any modifications.
Besides, even if I had known about some of the "minor" storage issues I'm having, I still would have gotten a Vision. |
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| Wow again. Like I said touchy subject I guess. I love my Vision and for long trips or even day trips the packing isn't an issue. Like I believe I said earlier it's my daily commute to work trying to stuff my boots, uniform, bag, computer, etc in there and the unpack in the parking lot everyday. Being military the boots thing is what is really a little awkward considering bag shape. But to be honest I've been thinking about trading it in for the Cross Country with the trunk. Much easier to open and stuff and retrieve everything. This'll be my last post on this subject since everyone has something to say except about the topic. Cheers all. |
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Pittsburgh, PA | jmjonz - 2011-08-02 8:24 PM
Wow again. Like I said touchy subject I guess. I love my Vision and for long trips or even day trips the packing isn't an issue. Like I believe I said earlier it's my daily commute to work trying to stuff my boots, uniform, bag, computer, etc in there and the unpack in the parking lot everyday. Being military the boots thing is what is really a little awkward considering bag shape. But to be honest I've been thinking about trading it in for the Cross Country with the trunk. Much easier to open and stuff and retrieve everything. This'll be my last post on this subject since everyone has something to say except about the topic. Cheers all.
as much as i defend the visions storage i thought about the XC with trunk as well! i actually went to look at one today.. those bags on the XC are amazing! i swear one of those bags are larger than both visions bags....? but here is what made me worry about getting the XC.. one of the strong points of the vision is the FRAME mounted fairing... im not sure after having a frame mounted fairing if i would like a handlebar/suspension mount fairing with NO lower protection at all. when i ride my vision in the rain my feet stay dry. then the smaller windshield that is NOT adjustable made me worry alittle as well... there doesnt seem to be One winner in ALL catagories..... |
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Kansas City, MO | stay with the Vision |
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| I doesn't rain here very often but I am kind of spoiled on the adjustable windshield. I love my bike maybe I'll hit the lottery and keep 'em both in the garage. ;-) |
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Pittsburgh, PA | Mr Sug - 2011-08-02 10:34 PM
stay with the Vision
What's interesting is... you go to the cross country forum , you can find a handful of posts from previous vision owners that now own cross country ... I noticed a pattern in posts, they all seem to say the same thing .. better wind protection on the vision , along with a smoother ride , and handeling ..as much as I would like bigger bags , to lose the others would be more but downfall ... |
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san antonio, tx | Trekwolf164 - 2011-07-23 10:16 PM
hdog - 2011-07-22 12:06 PM
With the wife..
When the wife stays at home so does the trailer.
How do you get her in the trailer ?
That might be nice on a long trip. 
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Spring Hill, Tennessee | eagle - 2011-07-21 8:04 PM
I never have used all the space in my saddlebags. On the other hand I use all of the cams , fuel controller and intake plate quite routinely
I guess I'd have to see you in action to prove this claim cause I just don't believe it. Of course, if you spend your days riding up and down the interstate.....I am unfamiliar with this kind of riding. |
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Spring Hill, Tennessee | sgiacci - 2011-07-28 11:26 PM
It is pretty damn ignorant to tell someone to go by another bike just because they have a desire to make the Vision better. Or are you saying the other bikes are better?
Personally I can stuff a mac truck up a gnats a$$ when I'm doing a long distance run, but when it comes to the fast access of daily use the Vision storage has issues. It's not so much the size, but the shape that kicks my butt.
I use the Vision as my daily driver to work, and the saddlebags opening and shape make it difficult for me. Being able to fit a laptop and/or a full face helmet would be nice, because the trunk can't hold both of those items. That means I can't lock them both up at the same time. I do not have control over the size of laptop since it is issued to me by work, and to be frank it is a fairly small laptop.
For a large touring bike I don't think that is to much to ask for since what I'm doing is not that uncommon, and I think it is very doable in the Vision package.
So let's go back to the original question without all the minutiae....
Has anyone modified the bags to enlarge them???
Thank you my "brotha from anotha motha"!
The Vision is PERFECT! I have not changed one thing on the bike since I purchased 2 years ago, yet the desire to make motorcycles better is what created the Vision to begin with! Do any of you need more space? NO! Do any of you need more power? NO! Do any of you need anything more than the Vision has to offer right out of the box? HELL NO! Yet the creative minds of American engineering is what drives motorcycles like the Vision forward and makes everyone stop and say WOW!!
The Vision is an excellent motorcycle, but every single inch of the bike could, and will, be improved on as technology and engineering abilities advance. Nobody cares how much stuff you carried on your 68 day trip across America. Congratulations on your superb packing skills! LOL This topic should have been focused on making the bags better.....because somebody....somewhere will eventually make them better.
I hear people talk about Victory factory folks often read these threads to see what customers are saying. Did you ever think that maybe they want to hear from the user about creative ideas for future designs. The Vision will change folks! It will definitely change in the future.
All of you who like to discuss Fuel Management Systems and Exhaust Upgrades and Cams and.........whatever, please continue and I promise I will not but into your threads and talk about how I road 468,000 miles across the world on a stock motor and never need anything else. Feel free to reciprocate the respect. |
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| WELL SAID !! Sure I've thought about adding a trailer,putting on the trunk rack,adding some hp products,but if I did all that I'd be broke and couldn't ride at all, so to enjoy my time left I prefer to ride and ride and ride till I can't do it anymore. It will be difficult to to improve the Vision for the market it was designed for,and if they do what will be the cost of such? So its time to go ride for now--enjoy ! |
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Alberta | Inside the the right hand saddle bag lid is a small square hollow section. I have the 8 Ball and this area is empty. I designed a small metal door with tabs on the bottom side to fit into the tab slots in the recess and I fabricated a quarter turn fastener to engage in the tab hole in the top of the recess. Now I have a small closable storage box inside the saddle bag area.  |
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Central New York | Boots - 2011-07-29 9:00 PM I was looking the other day and thought I might be able to extend the mounting bolts for the license plate about 4", mount the plate on springy hinges, and put a small windsheild or handlebar bag there. Could mount to the plate, then would flip plate down and unbuckle for access. Good for spare sunglasses, tire gauge, cigars, etc. Also have the wife working on a cheaper Vision Dash Organizer made from weather reistant material rather than leather. Have high hopes for that, but will have to wait and see. Keep in mind that the license plate screws only attach to the plastic underbody. There is NO metal anywhere in that area.
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New Bohemia, VA | Bad Horsie - 2011-10-29 1:44 PM
Inside the the right hand saddle bag lid is a small square hollow section. I have the 8 Ball and this area is empty. I designed a small metal door with tabs on the bottom side to fit into the tab slots in the recess and I fabricated a quarter turn fastener to engage in the tab hole in the top of the recess. Now I have a small closable storage box inside the saddle bag area.
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| Its to bad the bags don't open on top then we would have more room then we new what to do with. |
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New Bohemia, VA | personally, I'm glad there is not a top opening bucket on the vision and the doors swing away. The lines of the bike make it even if some think it is a compromise for a top-opening bag. They have the cross-country tour that has all that wind managment, etc and the huge saddlebags. I say that is the bike for the top-open bagger folks.
As far as modifying the innards to make them larger doesn't seem possible on the vision without make major changes. Something that Victory probably won't do for some time. |
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Central Maryland | You can always carry your laptop on the pillion seat behind you.... I would assume you have a bag for it. |
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Pittsburgh, PA | if you look under the saddle bags, up inside where the rear wheel is you can see there is almost NO room to make anything "bigger".. the space between the rear wheel and the saddle bag is very close... |
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New Bohemia, VA | Making the hips wider will allow them to make bigger bags... |
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| jmjonz - 2011-07-22 10:01 PM
Wow...ok obviously some of you are pretty opinionated about the saddlebags. I've never run out of room to date and yes I opened the bags before I bought it. They are a little awkwardly shaped which makes boots sometimes weird to pack (military and need to carry my gear to/from work). I was just curious to see what if anything other people had done to theirs. It was a simple question don't know why some of you got so spun up.
Well, just try asking about oil or car tires....We Vision riders are an opinionated bunch . There are not many questions that are asked that do not bring out the whirling opinions..... |
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Michigan | I am lucky. The storage space is all for me and I can add a back seat bag if I need more. My wife has a Spyder RT so she has all the storage space she needs as well. Love my Vision. Too cool man.
No really.....it was like 44 degrees yesterday with blustery winds....thank goodness for heated seat, heated grips, and an adjustable windshield. How did I get along without them? |
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elgin mn | Storage is fine I carry lunch pail in rear Tour pack would love to remove but then i would miss my awsome storage. as for boots I wear them to and fdrom work, side storage will fit my chaps & coat, tourpack fits helmets& such, All the Harley guys at work 3 of them are jelouse of the storage. I love it adjustable winshield is the Cats A$$!!!!!! ps went darkside ,love that to! |
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| One thing I can say about the bags is that they are much larger than what I had on my Kingpin Tour and I love them. I can not believe how much stuff I can put in them, but I was used to the KPs bags. D |
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