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Seems like there is an intense world-wide contest going on to build the pig butt ugliest vehicles of all time, IMO ... Pontiac Aztec, et al. & big inch scooter-pooters.[:'(]
Taint for many of us but tastes do change over time.... just line up a bunch of scoots and cars in front of a group of kids in their early 20's and ask em to rate which appeal to them. Ya might be surprised what they want... and how much they don't care about what is under the skin except for the audio system and what they see on TV.
That reminds me, I gotta buy myself some little rinky-dink import 4-cylindercar with a chrome 5-gallon bucket for a tailpipe, lower it to 1 inch off the ground, and weld a big-*** wing on the back. Oh yeah, don't forget the spiffy neon lights underneath. Then roar around town in 1st gear listening to my pipes...uh...I mean PIPE rap, all the while being slower through the gears than grandpa's '51 Chev pickup truck.
I don't like it and I think it's weird looking, but Victory didn't design with all of us HD riders in mind. Nobody that I know would get off of a RG, EG or SG and get on that thing. But I'll betmany goldwingers and BMWguys will take a hard look at it.
The very first bikes Victory built were decent machines. A friend of mine bought a new one in 2000 or 2001, just the bare-bones 92-inch Victory, put a windshield and big leather bags on it, and is still riding it with about 60,000 miles on the clock. We took a ride several years ago down through Utah and Arizona and his bike ran great and beat the pants off my FXRS for fuel mileage; his 50+ mpgto my 43 or 44. Victory came out the year after he bought his with the same model but fitted with conventional-looking hard bags and a small tour pack. Pretty nice! Now those bikes have gone by the wayside and everything they sell is veryradical looking.
I rodeone like my friend's several years ago at the dealership and I was really put off by the clunky transmission. Impossible to shift, up OR down, without a loud CLUNK you could hear for 6 blocks. I think most of the models are running 6-speeds now.
I bought a 2000 victory in 2001 and really liked the bike. I always wanted a HD and in 05 picked up a new 05 Road King Classic. Loved them booth and was waiting for the touring Victory to come out, saw one on line at thier web site and went to the dealer and ordered a new 07 Ultra classic. Best move I made.
I bought a 2000 victory in 2001 and really liked the bike. I always wanted a HD and in 05 picked up a new 05 Road King Classic. Loved them booth and was waiting for the touring Victory to come out, saw one on line at thier web site and went to the dealer and ordered a new 07 Ultra classic. Best move I made.
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