Now what?
Road Captain
Joined: Jul 2014
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From: San Dimas
I rented a 2017 Road Glide in Vegas last week. Rode two up and experienced rear end wobble when leaned over on fast sweepers. Bike had 1200 miles on it and rear tired looked fine. I have a Victory and never experience any flex like this. Hit a bad bump and felt my passenger come up off the seat, another show stopper.
At 6'2" the bike felt cramped, very difficult to use rear brake. I know that can be sorted out with aftermarket bits.
The M8 motor was great! You could dip down to low 50's in 6th and it would still accelerate without a downshift. With a tune it might keep up with the Vic, might. Tranny, overall fit and finish were also very good.
I won't buy anything from Polaris again, they can suck it.
So I really don't know what to do. Sooner or later parts for the Victory will be hard to find. Dealer service is fading quickly. Folks seem to be raving over the handling on the new softail. I wonder if that design fixes the swing arm trans mount issue that seems to be the culprit of this wobble?
At 6'2" the bike felt cramped, very difficult to use rear brake. I know that can be sorted out with aftermarket bits.
The M8 motor was great! You could dip down to low 50's in 6th and it would still accelerate without a downshift. With a tune it might keep up with the Vic, might. Tranny, overall fit and finish were also very good.
I won't buy anything from Polaris again, they can suck it.
So I really don't know what to do. Sooner or later parts for the Victory will be hard to find. Dealer service is fading quickly. Folks seem to be raving over the handling on the new softail. I wonder if that design fixes the swing arm trans mount issue that seems to be the culprit of this wobble?
Oh, and you think the RG feels "small?" Wait until you ride a softail... lol.
Last edited by Rhino-1; Sep 14, 2017 at 02:02 AM.
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I rented a 2017 Road Glide in Vegas last week. Rode two up and experienced rear end wobble when leaned over on fast sweepers. Bike had 1200 miles on it and rear tired looked fine. I have a Victory and never experience any flex like this. Hit a bad bump and felt my passenger come up off the seat, another show stopper.
At 6'2" the bike felt cramped, very difficult to use rear brake. I know that can be sorted out with aftermarket bits.
The M8 motor was great! You could dip down to low 50's in 6th and it would still accelerate without a downshift. With a tune it might keep up with the Vic, might. Tranny, overall fit and finish were also very good.
I won't buy anything from Polaris again, they can suck it.
So I really don't know what to do. Sooner or later parts for the Victory will be hard to find. Dealer service is fading quickly. Folks seem to be raving over the handling on the new softail. I wonder if that design fixes the swing arm trans mount issue that seems to be the culprit of this wobble?
At 6'2" the bike felt cramped, very difficult to use rear brake. I know that can be sorted out with aftermarket bits.
The M8 motor was great! You could dip down to low 50's in 6th and it would still accelerate without a downshift. With a tune it might keep up with the Vic, might. Tranny, overall fit and finish were also very good.
I won't buy anything from Polaris again, they can suck it.
So I really don't know what to do. Sooner or later parts for the Victory will be hard to find. Dealer service is fading quickly. Folks seem to be raving over the handling on the new softail. I wonder if that design fixes the swing arm trans mount issue that seems to be the culprit of this wobble?
Were you really cramped or was the bike just different from what you're used too?
People i know with Victory bikes have had crap luck with reliability. Every time he goes on a long trip it breaks down. The last trip the rear axle broke...
Bottom line though, I don't really care what you end up with. I do hope you end up with something you like but I'm happy with my bike and that's what's important.
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Joined: Jun 2014
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From: westland Michigan
Something doesn't feel right. Just saying...victory rider posting on a harley forum complaining about a issue. Sounds like pot stirring I could be wrong tho, it's been known to happen ever solar eclipse or so.
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Wait until that someday when you actually do have trouble getting parts for your Victory. If you like the bike, selling it in anticipation of having troubles getting parts is rather backwards.
Enjoy what you've got!
Enjoy what you've got!
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From: Loganville, PA
I will never get rid of my Victory. It has 40,000 miles on it and it's value has taken a dump. Last time I checked fuel filters were on a 6 month wait. As time goes on I will be less comfortable getting too far from home, which sucks for a touring bike. Yep, that's me trying to stir the pot. Geez. I traded an 06 Low rider in on this Victory because it had an inner primary bearing failure at 23,000 miles. This never made me an HD hater. I loved my HD but was really treated like crap from the dealer I bought the bike new from. I find the Cross Country a lot more roomy for my legs, I can really stretch out, my feet don't hang off the floorboards and I don't need to lift my leg of the floor board to apply the rear brake.
If your motorcycle brand stopped production in an attempt to steal market share with Indian from another mfg. (HD) you might be as salty about it as I am, nothing quite like being abandoned.
The rental was from Eagle Riders although it appeared they were on top of things.
I really don't want to go Jap. I buy as much US made stuff as I can. I live about five miles away from the York HD plant. I would prefer a Dyna but perhaps a new softail needs to be checked out.
If your motorcycle brand stopped production in an attempt to steal market share with Indian from another mfg. (HD) you might be as salty about it as I am, nothing quite like being abandoned.
The rental was from Eagle Riders although it appeared they were on top of things.
I really don't want to go Jap. I buy as much US made stuff as I can. I live about five miles away from the York HD plant. I would prefer a Dyna but perhaps a new softail needs to be checked out.
Dont know if its due the shorter shocks during the OPs ride or the shocks werent properly adjusted or something else was wrong, but I've never had rear end wobble on my RGU during hard cornering. None, and I tend to ride very aggresively. I'm also 6'2 and the bike does not feel cramped in any way. Also, I've ridden alongside a buddy with a 16 vic cross country, both bikes were stock and mine could pull away in any gear.
Anyway, good luck and God speed!
Anyway, good luck and God speed!
My guess is that the wobble could have something to do with the road surface. I have watched many "Isle of Mann TT" videos and some of those bad azz sport bikes wobble in the corners. It's not because they are Harleys, those are the latest and greatest high tech super sport bikes on the planet. In some cases wobble is not avoidable unless you are on 4 wheels.
Other possible causes are bike and/or rider related but impossible to know without scientific experimentation.
Or the OP could just be a troll.
I am sure there are other possibilities as well.