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Tourer
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Puddle Jumper
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| rainryder - 2012-04-20 5:09 PM
Gottavision: Love those slash cut exhausts. What are they?
D&D slash cut pipes. Love the look and sound. |
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Puddle Jumper
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Ft Worth Texas | Hey Rise, I consider myself still young and came from a long line of sport bikes. I wished I had went straight from the last R1, to the Vision. I rode the Hammer for 3 years, my first experience with Victory. 35k on it and changed the battery and a clutch cable 1 time. Didn't like the Vision at first, but she started to grow on me the more I read. Then I rode one at a demo as was hooked. I did throw in a test ride on a wing in there,just to make sure. Fantastic motor that makes you grin, but thats all it had. The Vision is everything you need in a motorcycle. It amazes me with every mile I add. I too drooled over the V8 for awhile, ended up with the 08 black/silver tour comfort @ a great price. As to why I chose it: it handles, it has a V-Twin, it has a great motor, it has an electrice windscreen(holyshit great feature), it has floorboards that go on forever, it looks different than anything else, easy to clean, get prepared to take longer at the gas station as you will be speaking to alot of strangers about your Vision. As soon as 1 person stops..... |
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Visionary
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San Antonio, TX | It fit my short legs and the wife said "Its cool!" |
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Cruiser
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| I had been shopping for a deal on a used Streetglide for about a year. I have been riding crotch rockets for about 20 years and was sick of being in pain after 30 mins or more on the bike. It got to the point that I rarely rode. The only time I had fun was when I was doing some serious canyon carving (got addicted to it when stationed in Okinawa Japan) which was rare here in the U.S. on the east coast. I knew I wanted at least a 2007 because it was then that Harley went to the 6 speed tranny. Everywhere I looked they were $13K and up but came with no additional features i.e. cruise control, heated seats, heated grips, stereo, etc. One day a friend of mine in the bike community posted a pic of his new steed. A 2011 Cross Country in white dress. Man was it sharp. I then decided to check for any Victorys on craigslist. To my shock, I found my 08 Midnight Cherry Vision Tour Premium w/S1L1 exhaust and Gatlin tips waiting for me with a killer price (got it for $11.3 with 13.5K miles on it and only 15 minutes from my house). I loved the color and the look. It had all the upgrades except CB. I researched "Victory Vision" for two whole days looking for pros and cons and found mostly pros. I dropped the hammer two days later and it was mine. I ordered a street trim panel and ride it in street mode but will use the trunk on long overnight road trips or when the wifey's wants to ride. Now my club members are shocked at me always being on "twos" compared to when I had my GSXR 1000. I added the WitchDoctor Muscle Muffler no baffle last week and have been smiling even harder every since. "Vicky" does it all for me. She's comfortable, stylish, fun, and corners like a dream in the canyons. I had a friend tell me on the phone yesterday that riding behind me and Vicky on our last ride was enough to convince him to get off his Hayabusa. He's in the cruiser market, currently looking at a full dressed Kawasaki but oh well, trying to convince him to look more at the Cross Country instead since they are similar designs. |
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Cruiser
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Buford, GA United States | I saw it when it first came out and could not get it out of my mind. Rode a street in Myrtle Beach and came home and bought one 3 months later. Miss Vicky has been a dream to ride since December 2007, almost 57,000 smiles on her. Rode the Dragon last Monday 2 up and ran 4 single ride Harley's off to the side and the wife did not complain because we were not pushing the limit. She did say that when we left Gatlinburg that she did not want to ride the Dragon and I said okay we will just go back on Highway 129. We now have a new rule that I have to tell her the number and the name of the road. I don't remember voting on the new rule... |
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Cruiser
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| Been looking for a used one that I could afford for two years because my Valk was getting long in the tooth. They are two great bikes but I like the ride of the Vision more than the Valk or my VTX-1800r. Can't wait to take the Vision over to East Tennessee and the Carolinas to ride the Dragon and Moonshiner 28.
Edited by Don07tncav 2012-08-15 6:25 PM
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Puddle Jumper
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huntington In. | Read an artical about them just before they were introduced. Loved the style decide that I would have one some day. That day came last April. Found a 2009 tour, had to drive 6 hours to pick her up. Did the paper work, paid the man work and loaded her up (because I won't ride in Chicago) and brought her home, with out ever having riden her. Got unloaded and into garage at midnight. Took her out that night and all next day, and haven't looked back. Don't see me riding anything else. |
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Cruiser
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Westchester Co., NY | I loved my '04 TC so when I upgraded I wanted to stay with Victory. I went to a demo days to try the Cross Country and the Vision. I planned to get the Cross Country due to the additional storage capacity and I liked the more traditional styling. However, after riding the two back to back I decided I liked the Vision better. Add to that the I found a used 2011 Vision sold as new only a few months before, and with only 650 miles on it, and with a 5 year transferable warrenty, and with about $1000 in upgrades all for $16,500 sealed the deal. It has been great ever since. |
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Cruiser
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Albuquerque NM | After a good long weekend ride with friends, 700 miles or so, two up on a sportster my wife said "you're getting a bigger bike". Who am I to argue with her? So we started looking, and while I had ridden Harley almost exclusively I had been enamored with Vic since the first time I rode a V92. At first glance I didn't care for the vision and felt its styling was too over the top for me to take seriously, this made the dealer laugh and he said just wait until you ride one. Well we kept up our search for the right bike for us, we looked at the Vulcan and Goldwing even though I really wasn't serious about a Japanese bike. Looked at the Harley's and started the mental math for new seat, handlebars, etc and I just felt crowded with the fairing right there in my face. Finally a demo day at the Vic dealership, we test road the Vision and we were hooked. No need to change a thing just add fuel and go, our dealer even helped me find a good used one localy even though he didn't make a dime on the deal. Now the only problem I have is getting my dad to leave it alone, I'm going to have to find him one of his own! |
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Puddle Jumper
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Was riding a sport bike and was time to switch over to a cruiser. Really fell in love with the Victory family, and started drooling over the Vegas Jackpot. No mater where I went to see one, on line or a showroom, the last thing I had to look at was, you guessed it, the Vision.
Long story short, jumped straight to the Vision, and will never look back. |
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Cruiser
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Sullivan, IN United States | My choosing a Vision was more chance than anything else. I had been bike shopping all winter '09 until spring 2010. I had been working lots of extra hours and I had a nice "Kentucky Bankroll" (no offense) I was riding a '07 Yamaha 1100 which is a good bike, but I was ready for something bigger, with a few more comforts. I was wanting a Yamaha Royal Star Venture but my local dealer in Terre Haute was having trouble getting one or even locating one, so I looking for a suitable replacement. I looked at the Kawasaki Vulcan Voyager 1700 and it was nice but not what I had in mind. Then I rode a Harley Ultra classic and it too was nice but I am not a "Harley" type and the Goldwing didn't fit me as the controls are pretty much straight down and I needed them to be out in front as I am kind of long in the inseam besides the faring almost hit my knees. The only thing left to do was hit the Victory dealership, and when I got there a salesman asked me what kind of bike I was looking for and I said a Touring bike, so he showed me the Vision. I studied that thing up and down without saying a word then suddenly blurted out " I don't like the way it looks" . Well he said let?s talk a little about what the bike will do and not so much as what it looks like. He asked me if I was interested in a test ride and I replied yes, we did some paper work and off I went into the downtown traffic and up on I70 for a spin. Now quite honestly getting use to the solid mounted faring was a bit tricky at first but I mastered it easily. So when I returned back to the dealership he asked me what I thought of it and I told him I was impressed that's when he said " it comes with a 5 year warranty....ok so crow doesn't really taste too bad if served with a good steak sauce. I bought it right then and there and it is absolutely the greatest bike I have every ridden. And as for the looks, even the Harley guys I ride with now say they like it, it grows on you. That's how I ended up choosing a Vision. |
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Calgary, AB | I had a 2008 BMW K1200LT which I loved but as I got older and fatter my knees could not take the riding position anymore
I was drawn to the VV because it has so many of the great innovations found on the BMW not the least of which is the stationary mirrors.
I took a test ride at the Demo days and I was hooked. Picked up my 2012 Sunset Red VV July 21st and i could not be happier. |
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Tourer
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Troy, NY | Well I was never thinking about buying or even riding a motorcycle. My parents rode when I was young. But never thought of it myself. We bought an RV after a dozen years to tenting 2 week vacations with the family. I wanted to be able to take a riding vehicle when RVing. So I decided to get me motorcycle license and bought a scooter. It wasn't a whimsy scooter....it was the MP3 500 from Vespa. It was 500cc. Okay you can stop laughing. Anyway, I took the wife for a ride on it and she bear hugged me for the entire 5 minutes ride. My arms where felt like I did 50 push ups. I was pushing her back the entire ride. She said she wanted to ride something with a "couch" on the back. So I was looking at used Goldwings, the Yamaha Star and then I saw a video of the Vision online somewhere. I think I watched that video constantly for a couple of weeks. It was the looks the caught my eye. I was looking for something used but couldn't find anything in my area for under $19k used. I went to the dealer to see one in person and just sit on one. They only had a customers Vision, so I could just look and drool. After searching on-line for awhile, I found my brand new Vision from a dealer on NC. I flew their and drove her back home from NY. Mind you, I never road the Vision yet and never road a motorcycle per se. Well I rode the 250cc motorcycle for my training/test. When I got to the dealer I was like holy sh$t what did I just do. The Vision seamed 10 bigger than I remember and I was excited and extremely nervous at the same time. I drove her back home with almost no problems. I had to turn around after getting lost and had to remember the clutch is not a brake like the scooter was - lol. I have never looked back!!! |
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Cruiser
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Arizona | Why I bought one? Well, I never like having the same thing as everyone else has. That goes for both my bikes and cars.
Honda Valkyrie Tour. Great bike! Great Performance. Disappointing mpg over 75 mph.
BMW K1200LT, nice bike, but not a V-Twin. Too quiet, in the words of my wife.
Victory KPIN, Ness Vegas, Great style and performance. Both solid bikes, but could not make either of them a comfortable touring machine.
My Vision, has all the positive attributes of the forementioned bikes. Best bike for the money.
Picked her up in 2010 brand new, for $15K. Never regretted my purchase. Not even a little buyer remorse!
Best all around bike for my money. Comfortable, and great performance. Again, not everyone has one.
Edited by craigar 2012-08-18 12:06 AM
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Cruiser
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on the edge of Los Angeles | Back in 07 when my wife told me she wanted to get a motorcycle I went forward and started my serious looking. Been off bikes for 25 years by then.
I had an open mind in a closed mind world of biker wanabees. Meaning everyone said get a HD so naturally I did consider them. One day I spoke with a soon to retire commuter & former M.S.F. instructor who was using a Honda sport bike to commute down the 405 fwy to get to work. He said to check out the Victory line since he claimed they were well engineered. So I did and the first dealer I went to had a Vision on display. I was blown away by its total difference to what I was expecting. That in itself was appealing like many others here have stated it is different & unique.
Couple weeks later my wife and I went to a different dealer to look at the line up and was convinced by them that I need to ride one.. So we jumped on a Kingpin Tour and it was nice and predictable I drug the floorboard on a corner that had a bump in it so it was.. Got back to dealer and jumped on a Vision Tour. BTW when my wife first saw it she was freaked out by its looks and told me she would not sit on that f-in thing. Now she jumps on the back and has an oh yeah moment. Off we go for the test ride. It was kinda different as we pulled off the lot but by the time we got down the block I was saying WOW this bike is different. Took the same route as the KP and the bump in the corner was a non issue we continued for almost 1 hour before returning.
I am now wondering why so many say HD so I did not buy that day. I did another back to back test of the HD Road Glide and Vision. That's when I made up my mind. I could not - not by the Vision. It had better power, better handling, more comfortable, and better brakes. Less $$ too.
That was March 2008 I re-entered the motorcycle world after leaving it 25 years earlier.
Today 4+ years later the Vision has 82k on it and my wife ultimately got what she wanted a 2010 X/C.
In closing it's off this morning with a group of other victory riders headed to Mt. Baldy for a Saturday ride. So its going to be a mix that includes a minimum of 4 Visions. They rode one too "one time" :-)
Enjoy!
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Visionary
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| WHY DID YOU ASK? YOUR NOT VERY SMART. |
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Tourer
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Mount Vernon, WA United States | While I don't have one if I need a Cruiser again it will be a Vision. I keep looking at the Cross-Bikes as they are more my "style" but the Vision is in a class by itself. I'm not one that rides for the wind, or "it's all about the ride." A motorcycle for me is transportation. I want it to be comfortable and fun. I find as I get older I like cars and trucks less and less. May be because ultimately I have more mileage on motorcycles, I don't know but I find more recently all the blind spots in a automobile annoy me. Parking lots actually get my blood pressure up. Completely different on a bike.
Actually it's the only downside to where I live now. I hardly ride, because I hardly go anywhere, because I am at the best destination. Yeah, my opinion... That's the only reason I don't have a Vision and stick with my Guzzi's. Lately if I go more than 4 miles, it's because there's a boat attached to the truck. Any longer rides are for shopping and the loot wouldn't fit on any bike.
But, bottom line... my eyes are on a Vision if anything changes. If I get a job with a commute, a Vision will be a no-brainer. There is nothing on the bike market that comes even close for long distance comfort. |
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Puddle Jumper
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california | They look cool!!!!
Plus i was tired of HDs horse crap and plastic part in the motor. |
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Puddle Jumper
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| The test ride sealed the deal for me. Of all the bikes I'd ridden, none "fit me" like the Vision. The balance, style, handling all worked. I have never ridden a bike so well designed. Oh ... and I like not looking like everybody else.
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Cruiser
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Duanesburg N.Y. | simple answer, better bang for the buck
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Puddle Jumper
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Moody Alabama | I wanted to be different. I wanted my new bike to stand out in a crowd. I will not sacrifice ride quality, performance or dependability to fit in with the crowd.
My wife had never been on a motorcycle until the day we test rode the Vision. We took it home less than an hour later. |
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Puddle Jumper
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GREEN RIVER, WY | Why did I chose Vision? Wind mangement. heated seats, a windshield that goes up and down, and i wanted a ride that would handle sw wyoming wind! by side louvers that work wonderfully. and abs brakes so I can avoid Antelope deer elk moose teenagers on fast pedal bikes that come out of nowhere. And a color Bronze Mist that matches the high desert of Wyoming. Most of all I have had dirt bikes street bikes but my wife loves to ride the Vision she can move her feet around and enjoys the wide seat. We are leaving For a three day anversery trip of thirty years trip through Utah Idaho and Big Sky Montana & back to WYO. We have hade it 45 days and have 8000 miles on it already. I also have Iowa ties to Victory I use to drive by the Spirit Lake plant many years making deliverys to drugs store in northern Iowa stoping at the convienace store by victory hoping to catch a galnce at one of those bikes that was back in 2002. And I finally have MY first Victory Vision 2012 Bronze Mist from Victory Morgan Valley Evanston Wyoming.
Happy Wife Happy Life 
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Puddle Jumper
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Western Wyoming | Because it was the only bike in the parking lot with the key left in the ignition.
And after 38+ yrs.on Harleys felt it time for a change and talking to some Vision owners back in North Carolina 2 summers ago.I've had the Vision for 12 mos. 16,000 miles and the best touring bike out there imo
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Puddle Jumper
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| I like Harleys just fine but wanted a touring bike with more horsepower than my Softail. The Bronze Mist blew me away too. I could've had a brand new 2011 (gray) for about a grand less. I also liked the idea of less chrome on the '12. The fact that all of the bells and whistles were standard equipment was another big draw. I always enjoyed accessorizing the H-D and the selection is great but I find that a stock Vision just has everything out of the box. Not really anything that I've got to have that isn't already on there. Absolutely thrilled with my choice.
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