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Puddle Jumper
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| Disagree, no way plenty of storage for long trips. I came off a Wing and own an Ultra, in the storage dept it is night and day.
I do agree it may be enough for some but three weeks with 2 people and cameras etc. ? And yes we wash our clothes.
Reverse, for what. I am 5' 9" and used the one on the Wing maybe 6 times. That is much easier to adjust by watching where you park than lack of storage and an expensive add for the few that will really rarely use it.
The bikes appeal is power out of the box, newer design and engineering.
I am still thinking of buying a new Vision but just to be sure will wait for 2011 models to be released. I hope for some minor functiuonal fine tuning and refinements not expensive gadgetry that is a show piece.
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Cruiser
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Columbus, Ga | they need to make the bags fit a decent size laptop. In a laptop bag preferably |
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Visionary
Posts: 8144
New Bohemia, VA | oh, I forgot to say that the Vision will be replaced with the Bagger Vision. |
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Tourer
Posts: 447
Northeastern Penna. | When ? Slip of the lip sinks the ship, or just rumor ? |
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Visionary
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Georgia, west of Atlanta | varyder, if it were only so I'd be first in line................... |
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Cruiser
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Marysville Washngton | Varyder
Just saw an add for the brand new Jeep Cherokee. |
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Tourer
Posts: 495
Carrollton, TX | I am amazed to read that some Vision owners think Victory would discontinue the Vision. I know this was raised last year also. I was talking with one of the Victory executives a few months ago and this subject came up and he was aware of these comments on the forums. He was shocked anyone would think they would kill the bike that makes up over 50% of their total bike sales, has the most loyal customers of any touring motorcycle on the market and has been the top pick in almost every review over the last three years. To think the entry of the cross country and cross roads would kill the Vision would be the same as saying the Harley Street Glide or Road King would kill the Ultra. The Ultra outsells both of those models combined. About the only thing I would like to see enhanced on the Vision is storage area in the side bags but it is not anywhere close to being a deal breaker. I have learned how to pack as much in my Vision as in a Harley and pretty close to what I got in the Gold Wing. Maybe I need to do a video on how to maximize storage when packing on the Vision. But I would buy clothes and throw them away if I had too to ride the Vision over any other bike. Quick story: Rick Fairless who owns Strokers in Dallas who I bought my Vision from had ridden the Vision on some short rides around Dallas but had not put any day or multi-day miles on one. Just over a month ago he did a week long chump ride with three of his friends. Rick was riding his custom Harley bagger, two others where on Victory Vision’s and the other on another Harley bagger. Rick was about 170 miles out when his Harley broke down and he had his team bring him a new Vision to ride for the rest of the trip. This was the first time Rick had an opportunity to ride a Vision for several days in everything from high Texas heat to torrential rain and he is now a convert. He said he finally understood why I and his other Vision customers are so fanatical about the Vision. He said it is the most comfortable, best handling bike with the best weather protection of any bike he had ever ridden. Rick is a friend of Arlen Ness and had heard him tell many stories of how great the Vision is but he just couldn’t relate to just how much better it was to any other bike he had ever ridden until he rode it for a few days. |
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Visionary
Posts: 8144
New Bohemia, VA | okay, who here has there real numbers? It's fine either of us can say what we want or what we hear from other folks, but the real numbers are what puts the proof in the puddin'. Now, I have no more basis to say that Victory is dropping the Vision as anyone to say it is staying, none of us work in corporate HQ.
Besides, I like to hear everyone defend the world greatest bike. 1,700 in two days. 1,000 more to go before Barstow... |
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Tourer
Posts: 495
Carrollton, TX | I don't have time now but in the past I have read most of the Polaris 10K reports on edgar and in a couple of them they state that over 50% of the bikes they had sold in 2009 were Visions. When I find this section from the 10K's I will post them. |
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Visionary
Posts: 8144
New Bohemia, VA | Spock, I'm really not trying to bust chops on anyone. Next year I'll say the same thing just to stir the pot. The Goldwinger have been doing that for years and years, and I'm sure the Harley folk do the same thing. However, it is interesting to note I spoke to one dealer, not to mention the name, but they say their Vision sales suck. I'm like this, as I know you are, I got mine, as long as they support it for a few years down the road it don't matter if they never make another one. With that said, a whole lot of people would be missing out.
Since on the road I've seen about 6 Vics. 2 were Vision, 1 I met today, TEX from theVMC. Funny thing is I'm out in the middle of nowhere, Four Corner Monument, and here pulls us a BMW and a Vision.  |
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2011 Visions?
