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Cruiser
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Lindale, TX | I got to ride a Vision Tour Premium last Friday at Magnum Power Sports in Nashwauk, MN. I live in East Texas, but was there for a wedding so what the heck....visited a Victory dealer. The sales staff were friendly and they had great deals as cycle season is over in Northern Minnesota.
Background: I am 40ish and have been riding motorcycles for over 25 years. I'm 6'7" and weigh about 280. I have spent the last few years trying to find the perfect bike for a tall rider. I have recently owned a Kawasaki 1600 Nomad (okay fit but wanted full touring). I currrently own a BMW K1200LT (excellent quality and finish, fun to ride but my knees are not happy with the sport-touring position). I have been lusting after a Gold Wing GL1800 (again the fairing and my knees don't get along).
I took a 30 minute ride on the Vision on a beautiful brisk fall day. Comfort is the best I have felt. This bike is great for a tall long legged Texan and it didn't even have highway pegs. Seats were great and the heaters worked well. I could use the Tall windshield as 2 extra inches would be just right.
Questions:
1. How reliable is the air/oiled cooled engine compared to the liquid cooled engines on other touring bikes (K1200LT, GL1800 etc.) ?
2. How reliable is the six speed transmission? Sure was loud into gear.
3. I have gone to Russell Day-Long seats on the last bikes I owned. For you high milers, how does this stock seat hold up?
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Cruiser
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Lusby,Md | Don't care much for the stock seat,I like it a little firmer,the rest of the bike is great and the transmission is noisy but very reliable,I have 14,000 on mine and other than some recalls on some electrical stuff NO PROBLEMS WHAT SO EVER. Love the way it handles. |
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Cruiser
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Lindale, TX | What seats are available? |
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Visionary
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Ruskin, Fl | I'm at 9300 miles. My trans was noisy for the first couple of thousand miles, but has broken in nicely and is very quite now. There is always the option of turning the tunes up. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 293
Arkansas | I think the majority of Vision owners will tell you that you don't need to worry
about a new seat. I have riden for 500 mi per day with no complaint. I've had two
HD tourers and a gl1800 recently and had HD, Corbin and Mustang seats: none were any
better than this stock seat. If I ever do anything to the seat, it will just be to cover with
leather so it will breathe a little bit.
Edited by jama 2008-11-04 8:10 PM
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Tourer
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Carrollton, TX | I have over 23,500 miles on my Vision and not a single problem. The engine is rock solid as well as the transmission. The transmission noise will subside in a few thousand miles. The seat is the most comfortable seat I have ever had on a bike. I had to buy Mustang or Corbin seats for my last bikes but this stock seat is off the chart. I have done over 4 over 1,000 mile days and one of them was 1,438 miles in 24 hours and I didn't have any soreness at all. Each mile just gets better and better. |
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