this has probably been put on here, but it's new to me. took a ride today and stopped at a new victory dealership here in k.c. these victory visions are
awesome! not exactly my style of bike, but sure like the looks.
guess i missed this one
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Bud,
Please tell us more about the ride. How was the power, the handling, the wind protection, the comfort level? Any annoyances?
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overall, i say "awesome bike"!! personally though it's not the "style" of bike a prefer and one of the reasons i bought the c50 was the
weight. this bike is more like the LC 1500 i had...very heavy(dry weight over 800 lbs) and bulky. the seat height says 26.5 inches, but i think they must have
had the air ride mono shock filled pretty good, because it seemed much higher. the 106 c.i. engine and 6 speed overdrive was very smooth and responsive. i just
took it up 40 highway a short distance and that's a business area, so really didn't get to open it up much. i still prefer shaft drive over the belt,
but seems many bikes, especially those billed as "american" want to stick with the belt. base price was nearly 20k and the accessories read about
like a goldwing...heated grips, heated seat, stereo, tour pac, etc. sure you could jump up to 30k pretty quickly. as head truning as this bike is, think i
still prefer the kingpin...more the cruiser guy than the touring guy. i do love the look of this bike from the rear though. seems very art deco to me. another
thing i've never liked about the victory..o.k., maybe i'm being picky, but i just don't like the polaris name on the badge of all the
victorys...victory-by polaris!! feel like i could drive it in the snow! later, bud
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Ugliest motorcycle ever. A two-wheeled Edsel.
You meet the nicest people on a Honda (forum).
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OK, ugliest cruiser ever. STILL a two-wheeled Edsel.
You meet the nicest people on a Honda (forum).
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I had been reserving final judgment on the styling until I saw one live and in-person. Victory had a gaggle of them out for demo rides at the IMS this past
weekend.
We did not sign up for a ride. Neither my wife nor I could see enough beauty in it to consider owning one. It's definitely a unique design and I hope they are able to sell well but there won't be one in my garage.
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