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| Will a stock vision out run on short or long runs The gl1800 wing,The harley classic,The bmw,The other bike are stock too. I have a GL1800 and a 2000 harley std. The wing i think maybe faster, the harley noway..What you say?
Edited by TRELL 2011-10-26 4:19 PM
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Visionary
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Pittsburgh, PA | What do you mean? Drag race? Or a long all day ride with comfort.. |
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Pitt Meadows, BC Canada | Will a Ferrari (VV) be nicer than a Maserati (GL1800), a Porche (bmw) or a Ford Taurus (HD) ? All pretty close IMHO. |
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Iron Butt
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Orlando, FL | TRELL, which one do you like better? That's all that counts. |
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Willmar, MN | A Wing will be the fastest and then a toss up between the BMW and the Vision. Although I have never seen the new BMW. That could outrun the Wing. |
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Michigan | Depends on which BMW. If it is the GTL1600 it will easily win out. The GW would be 2nd. The Vision 3rd. The HD last. Wouldn't trade my Vision for any of them and I have ridden them all. |
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Indianapolis, IN | Goofy question............. Are you into racing?? None of the bikes you referred to were designed or intended to be raced. The performance level they are designed to is for the purpose of being able to comfortably, safely and efficiently tour for long distances in all conditions. Some are able to fulfill all these characteristics better than the others. Who in their right mind buys a Rolls Royce for the purpose of racing. This is what you apparently intend to do.
The best way I can describe the Vision is that if you allow yourself to get lost in the full riding experience the Vision is what a magic carpet ride would be like.
If you want to race, buy a race bike. It will blow all the touring bikes away every time. If you want the ultimate overall touring experience, get a Vision, and then go out and get lost while you enjoy your new "flying machine".
Good Luck!! |
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Pittsburgh, PA | when i bought my vision, performance wasnt the reason for purchasing it... Touring was.... comfort and features... if i want performance i would just get a cheap 600cc sportsbike that would destory the Vision in a race. |
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New Orleans, La, | If you're talking pure speed the 140 hp Beemer is king. The 1800 GW is electronically limited to 129 mph and the VV to 122. I'm not sure about the HD, but in a 5th gear roll on contest the VV will pull away from the GW until 112-115mph then the GW,with its' higher speed limiter, takes over. Again I'm not sure about the HD. Unless you're asking as an FYI the truth is that none of these' except maybe the Beemer, are designed for high speed and tire manufacturers only make tires safe for sustain speed of 130mph anyway.So is that really that important in a country where the highest posted speed limit,I'm aware of, is 85. Go figure. |
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| My Vision has the power where I want it,from 60-100mph. I didn't buy it to drag race nor for top end speed. |
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Tucson, AZ | I don't know about top end, but against a 1800 Wing from 60 mph roll on to 100 in fifth gear, the Vision wins easily. |
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New Bohemia, VA | For me the Vision has performed flawlessly in every situation of acceleration and has exceeded my expectations. I've even had it up to within 5mph of the world record top speed for the Vision. I am satisfied and don't really care what it would do up against any other bike. |
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Endicott, NY 2011 Vision | I have owned 4 Goldwings, the latest a 2008 1800. In MHO I am confident that the Wing is a much quicker ride. I presently own a '2011' VV tour and I wouldn't consider another Wing. The Wing is a fine machine but the VV handles better and I prefer the exaust sound and my significant other says that the VV is easier to get on and off. Front tire wear on the VV appears to be better as well. I tried several brands of tires on the Wing along with various air pressures and I could never get better than 6,000 miles of conservative riding. I've owned 16 various brands of bikes over the years and I felt that every one of them was the best bike on the road at that time. I hope I have enough time left to experience the pleasure another bike and I would expect that it will also be the best one on the road. |
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Ruskin, Fl | Come on Don. I'm about to pull the trigger on a Taurus SHO. It's faster than a Mustang GT in the 1/4 mile. |
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, FL United States | kris1956 - 2011-10-27 6:33 AM
My Vision has the power where I want it,from 60-100mph. I didn't buy it to drag race nor for top end speed.
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Iron Butt
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| A quik trip to see Kevinx and 1200.00 gets you over 20 new horses and makes the question easy to answer! |
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| jeffmack - 2011-10-27 8:08 PM A quik trip to see Kevinx and 1200.00 gets you over 20 new horses and makes the question easy to answer! I spoke with Lloyd about his cams. I think when winter finally comes to Texas, about January, I'm going to install the cams myself. |
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Tucson , AZ | TRELL - 2011-10-26 4:18 PM
Will a stock vision out run on short or long runs The gl1800 wing,The harley classic,The bmw,The other bike are stock too. I have a GL1800 and a 2000 harley std. The wing i think maybe faster, the harley noway..What you say?
I will run your wing heads up.... guaranteed you will get smoked... |
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Georgia, west of Atlanta | My Lloyds Vision ( 116 rwhp ) will smoke a GW, the new 1600 BMW, Hmmm just don't know. Most Harleys no problem, however there are some HD's with really big engines with really big horse power so it just depends. |
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Nebraska | Rode with a 1100 rt BMW this past week. Almost ran him over in the curves. Got up to 115 in the straights and couldn't keep up with him.he said he hit 125 purdy sure my stock vision wont do that |
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| hoosiervic - 2011-10-26 6:24 PM
Goofy question............. Are you into racing?? None of the bikes you referred to were designed or intended to be raced. The performance level they are designed to is for the purpose of being able to comfortably, safely and efficiently tour for long distances in all conditions. Some are able to fulfill all these characteristics better than the others. Who in their right mind buys a Rolls Royce for the purpose of racing. This is what you apparently intend to do.
The best way I can describe the Vision is that if you allow yourself to get lost in the full riding experience the Vision is what a magic carpet ride would be like.
If you want to race, buy a race bike. It will blow all the touring bikes away every time. If you want the ultimate overall touring experience, get a Vision, and then go out and get lost while you enjoy your new "flying machine".
Good Luck!! You are wrong on Rolls Royce they race alot from plane and many other kind of racing. I bought the vision after riding one i just was asking how it staked up against other bikes in its class. If i really want to get a nut off thats what 05 gsxr 1000 for..I teach a little class (sometimes)on electricity and consider no question goofy... |
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Pitt Meadows, BC Canada | cw1115 - 2011-10-27 10:38 AM Come on Don. I'm about to pull the trigger on a Taurus SHO. It's faster than a Mustang GT in the 1/4 mile. So is my Zoom-Zoom .... |
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New Bohemia, VA | donetracey - 2011-10-28 10:26 PM
cw1115 - 2011-10-27 10:38 AM Come on Don. I'm about to pull the trigger on a Taurus SHO. It's faster than a Mustang GT in the 1/4 mile. So is my Zoom-Zoom .... � give me hill climbing torque... JEEP |
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Denver, Iowa | I think it's legitimate question. Several people read into text far more than they should, and respond in an attempt for others to perseive them as intelligent. Unfortunately, there are far too many biased people on here to get a legitimate answer. I'd like to know an answer, not an opinion, to this question, also. Like you said, bone stock, off the showroom floor... 0-60, 60-100, 1/4 mile...
Maybe a magazine is a better place to look for this answer. I'd like to see this comparo!
Call up Lloyd and tell him that you think he's stupid (or goofy)for making all of these cams, big bore kits, exhausts, intakes, etc, for Visions! Go ahead... call him. Just sayin'...
There's a stock wing on youtube running low 13's. Dunno which year/model, though.
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Pitt Meadows, BC Canada | Godspeed - 2011-10-28 7:56 PM I think it's legitimate question. Several people read into text far more than they should, and respond in an attempt for others to perseive them as intelligent. Unfortunately, there are far too many biased people on here to get a legitimate answer. I'd like to know an answer, not an opinion, to this question, also. Like you said, bone stock, off the showroom floor... 0-60, 60-100, 1/4 mile... Maybe a magazine is a better place to look for this answer. I'd like to see this comparo! Call up Lloyd and tell him that you think he's stupid (or goofy)for making all of these cams, big bore kits, exhausts, intakes, etc, for Visions! Go ahead... call him. Just sayin'... There's a stock wing on youtube running low 13's. Dunno which year/model, though. No 'Bias' here ... my Vision will beat ANY non-turbo'ed Harley - anytime - anywhere - with my Co-Pilot riding with me. Nuff said. |
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