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Memphis | It has solid blue dials. It has a little tang on the kickstand. It has a dimple in the right saddlebag. The headlight stays on during startup. The saddlebags don't align perfectly and they have shock cylinders instead of cables. It has BMW-style Powerlets instead of cigarette lighter plugs. It has oval handlebars. The trunk has a mysterious rattle. It doesn't have a neutral finder. It doesn't have ABS. It had really soft clearcoat. It is the most awesome American bike built in the last 50 years. All others that follow it will be "better" but they will never be the one that started it all. Long live the '08's! |
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Tourer
Posts: 500
| Right on SongFan.....Mine is a 2011 and is the best bike I have had in the 45+ years I have been riding...Awesome bike from Victory and will go down in history as one of the best Touring bikes out there!!!! |
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Cruiser
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Cruiser
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New York | I totally agree with all the above stated.... |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 721
| I couldn't agree with you more! |
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Tourer
Posts: 444
Bay of Gigs, WA | Ditto |
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Tourer
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Cleveland, GA | My '08 rocks, too!
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 14
| I love my blood red (crimson) 2011 vision |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 965
New York State | I really miss Deer Crusher my 2008 Tour Premium Classic Vision. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 96
Princeton, IL | I love my 08' so much I have racked up 51,600 miles on the poor old girl. Like you said, no matter how many Visions I may have, she will always be my first! |
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Tourer
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Tucson, AZ | Gotta agree...love my 08.
mike |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | Tom - you share my same sentiments. What seem to be of a whim, turned into an obsession, in a good way. I can honestly say I have not put my Vision above anything else, but it does seems to be a catalyst to many good things. I never thought when I started riding again 7 years ago I would have put over a 100,000 miles on a motorcycle, but the '08 Bentley is holding up extremely well. Also, I do not desire to get a "new" Vision, at best I will refurbish this one as needed. I still call my bike the Bentley, but I was thinking to myself riding down the road Friday that she's an old lady in the motorcycle realm. So, I think I'll call her "Old Lady Bentley". There is only one other motorcycle brand I would have in my garage, but Old Lady Bentley will be here to stay. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 1109
| I wouldn't take for my '08. I'm going to look at the new design if and when they come out with it but I'll keep the old girl. She's been nothing but good to me. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 261
Sugar Land, TX (Outside of Houston) | We took the chance and won't ever turn back. Nice to have gotten in on the first year and have not been sorry a minute.
Richard
08 Midnight Cherry |
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Santa Maria CA | love my midnight cherry 08...........all the thing songfan said is what gives the bike all the more character. |
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Visionary
Posts: 3006
San Antonio, TX | SongFan,
Mine is Black and missing the dimple on the saddle bag but the rest describes mine..
I would add that I have the original gas cap as well. I baby it on and off.
Ride Safe |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 15
| couldn't agree more. i love my 08 and it still gets looks from other bikers and nonbikers alike |
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Tourer
Posts: 457
Green Bay, WI United States | Riding my 08 hard which has custom paint. This is more of a bike than I ever expected. I got to finally "HOTROD" this bike at the Tomahawk Fall Ride during the parade last year. My buddy was impressed with the performance. Lookin to trade but love my custom paint on my ride. Like I always say:
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Visionary
Posts: 2118
Pitt Meadows, BC Canada | I got hit by the TRUTH this weekend.
TRUTH is - there is not another bike ON THE PLANET that I would rather have. NOT ONE that I think is better looking. NOT ONE that I would trade my '08 for. NONE !!!
NIRVANA !
ALL the bikes at Daytona - NOT ONE ! And this will last me for the rest of my days (today being my 68th birthday) - what a wonderful feeling !!!
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Visionary
Posts: 1632
Jasper, MO | donetracey - 2012-05-13 11:00 PM
I got hit by the TRUTH this weekend.
Same here. I helped out at a dealership open house about three weeks ago, as a demo ride leader. This dealership sells Victory, Triumph, and Suzuki. I had the opportunity to ride a wide variety of bikes over the course of the weekend and I left knowing that I already had the bike for me. Not to say there weren't some other bikes I would like to own in addition to my Vision, but there were none I would trade my '08 TP for, including the 2012 Vision and the 2012 Cross Country. My wife rode on the demo rides with me and she totally agrees. The 2008 Vision Tour Premium rules!!
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | donetracey - 2012-05-14 12:00 AM I got hit by the TRUTH this weekend. TRUTH is - there is not another bike ON THE PLANET that I would rather have. NOT ONE that I think is better looking. NOT ONE that I would trade my '08 for. NONE !!! NIRVANA ! ALL the bikes at Daytona - NOT ONE ! And this will last me for the rest of my days (today being my 68th birthday) - what a wonderful feeling !!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DON!! |
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Tourer
Posts: 562
SC, Bluffton | Maybe it was just the Super Steel Gray ones (Best looking), but I have a dimple
on the left, and one or two in the right last I noticed. I preordered mine in May
of 2007, so I think it is one first batches off the line? I don't know, not do any of
us by the VIN last I checked. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 193
Buford, GA United States | 52,000 smiles on my 08 and her dimples still get me excited... |
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Visionary
Posts: 2027
Brighton, TN | I feel the sentiments as SongFan wrote.
Happy Birthday to the Old Geezer Don!
The last five digits of your VIN will tell you, what number of motorcycle was rolling off the line for that year. Since they are all made on the same assembly line, yours could have been right behind a kingpin and behind yours a jackpot.
At least that is the way I remember it.
What number is yours?
Edited by pollolittle 2012-05-15 10:51 AM
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Cruiser
Posts: 80
| I still have trouble with the IPOD and love my my black '08 Tour Premium. She's a keeper. There will never be another one like my '08. Now my wife enjoys the ride even more since I added the hatchtcd passenger hiway pegs for her. |
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Cruiser
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Allen Park, MI | Amen.... |
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I AM AN '08 VISION OWNER