Saw a Victory Vision the other day...
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RE: Saw a Victory Vision the other day...
ORIGINAL: guitarman777
That was visually the weirdest thing to me. The rider was decked out in such a way that he would have been perfectly at home on the new Cross Bones Softail. And there he was riding a sleek silver... thing. Maybe he was just transporting it?...
ORIGINAL: carpetride
you mean somebody actually bought one of those things?[:'(]
you mean somebody actually bought one of those things?[:'(]
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RE: Saw a Victory Vision the other day...
ORIGINAL: Geoff
I saw a prototypeat last year's bike show in Chicago. The factory rep got a little uptight when I saidthe bike was ugly. Dude might have been on the design team. Oh well, he asked me what I thought.
I saw a prototypeat last year's bike show in Chicago. The factory rep got a little uptight when I saidthe bike was ugly. Dude might have been on the design team. Oh well, he asked me what I thought.
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RE: Saw a Victory Vision the other day...
I didn't see the one at Chicago too close, saw my old boss drunk as a skunk working the exhibit so I decided to pass. The next week the 2 same bikes were at Dealer Expo. Did get to swing a leg over both the basic and the full dresser. They're moving in the right direction, but I didn't cancel my Road Glide order.
Road Warrior
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RE: Saw a Victory Vision the other day...
I just wonder what Victory is going to do with all the Vision leftovers once the 6 people on the planet that can actually tolerate the looks of the bike buy theirs...
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RE: Saw a Victory Vision the other day...
I got a chance to look at one the other day at the local shop. They had two, one in silver and one in kind of burgandy color. It's sort of a strange encounter. Way out there, but kind of cool in some kind of concept custom thing. I think I will stay with my FLHTC. I'm too old to change from old-school.
Road Master
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RE: Saw a Victory Vision the other day...
I can't get past the blender looking engine and "Hot Wheels" inspired primary. To each their own though?
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RE: Saw a Victory Vision the other day...
I test drove a Vegas 8-Ball before I bought my Dyna. It had a high-flow intake and Big Radius pipes on it. I gotta say, I really liked it; it looked good, it was comfortable, and it really hauled ***! The only thing that stopped me was..... it wasn't a Harley. I know that's kind of a stock answer, but I mean that it was built like a Jap bike, cheap controls, seemed plastic-y, it didn't have the sturdy feel or solid construction of a Harley. HD won, but the Victory was a close second.
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RE: Saw a Victory Vision the other day...
I really love the lines of the Vegas/Kingpin/Jackpot bikes. Some of the best looking cruisers out there, IMO. I may very well end up with a Vegas in the garage at some point.
But I think it was "swing and a miss!" with the Vision. Cudos for trying something new - but...I just can't get over the spaceship looks.
Maybe it will find a following, I don't know.
But I think it was "swing and a miss!" with the Vision. Cudos for trying something new - but...I just can't get over the spaceship looks.
Maybe it will find a following, I don't know.