Well it's official. After 2 demo rides which I have ridden the XC and the Vision, I've decided that the Vision was a best fit for me. The features, comfort and ease of handling was the cherry on the cake. My wife found the back seat extremely comfortably and felt secure. Can't wait to get it in a few weeks, it's on order. A new chapter begins this summer with my new Vision.
2015 Victory Vision
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Well it's official. After 2 demo rides which I have ridden the XC and the Vision, I've decided that the Vision was a best fit for me. The features, comfort and ease of handling was the cherry on the cake. My wife found the back seat extremely comfortably and felt secure. Can't wait to get it in a few weeks, it's on order. A new chapter begins this summer with my new Vision.
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Congratulations. We have had ours for two years and have put 30k miles on it with no issues. Wife and I routinely do 500-700 mile rides in a day, and feel fine afterwards. Its a great ride.
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Welcome! And remember to take pics, some of us don't do as well without pictures.
Here are a few bits of unsolicited, and probably unwanted advice:
1. Add lower deflectors, good for cold, great for heat, let them sit for 12 hours before use & trust the 3M tape. A MUST if you are going to have a passenger in the summer.
2. Don't trust your kickstand, check it twice. No switch or positive down position, but it is designed to retract if you touch it down while in motion
3. Trust your tip over (TO) points, IF YOU HAVE THEM, use them, instead of a foot or ankle to catch a falling vision. GET your feet up quick when you move from a stop, TOs run on ankle blood.
4. Place a foot on your floorboard and jiggle the bike while gassing up, and take your time. It takes a bit to fill both tanks.
5. Replace your horn or get loud pipes, this thing is fast and nimble, but cagers attack it for no reason. Jealous or hypnotized, who knows, but they steer right toward you.
6. Don't ever take off the trunk unless you are OK storing it forever. Rides almost like a different bike without it.
7. Stay off your front brakes below 5 mph, and pay attention in parking lots. The fuel tanks are forward and low: great for the twisties, but takes some getting used to.
8. If you remove the trunk or drop test the TOs you are honor bound to tell us. It makes those of us who have tested them more than once feel better ( so I hear).
9. If you take any of the above advice and it turns out badly, blame yourself, I am not to be trusted.
10. Once you have leaned that thing as far as you think is safe in a sweeper, keep going if you haven't heard the floorboards scrape. It's lean angle is just ridiculous for a 900+ lb bike
*****Safety Note: Keep an eye on the rear plastic section of your front fender. A few have cracked at the bolts, and a very small percentage of those have gotten caught in the steering.*************************************UPDate! Victory will be providing brackets to support the rear section of the fender for all visions. When you get back provide your nearest Vic dealer your Vin and see if they can help.
Congrats again and good luck.
Keith
Here are a few bits of unsolicited, and probably unwanted advice:
1. Add lower deflectors, good for cold, great for heat, let them sit for 12 hours before use & trust the 3M tape. A MUST if you are going to have a passenger in the summer.
2. Don't trust your kickstand, check it twice. No switch or positive down position, but it is designed to retract if you touch it down while in motion
3. Trust your tip over (TO) points, IF YOU HAVE THEM, use them, instead of a foot or ankle to catch a falling vision. GET your feet up quick when you move from a stop, TOs run on ankle blood.
4. Place a foot on your floorboard and jiggle the bike while gassing up, and take your time. It takes a bit to fill both tanks.
5. Replace your horn or get loud pipes, this thing is fast and nimble, but cagers attack it for no reason. Jealous or hypnotized, who knows, but they steer right toward you.
6. Don't ever take off the trunk unless you are OK storing it forever. Rides almost like a different bike without it.
7. Stay off your front brakes below 5 mph, and pay attention in parking lots. The fuel tanks are forward and low: great for the twisties, but takes some getting used to.
8. If you remove the trunk or drop test the TOs you are honor bound to tell us. It makes those of us who have tested them more than once feel better ( so I hear).
9. If you take any of the above advice and it turns out badly, blame yourself, I am not to be trusted.
10. Once you have leaned that thing as far as you think is safe in a sweeper, keep going if you haven't heard the floorboards scrape. It's lean angle is just ridiculous for a 900+ lb bike
*****Safety Note: Keep an eye on the rear plastic section of your front fender. A few have cracked at the bolts, and a very small percentage of those have gotten caught in the steering.*************************************UPDate! Victory will be providing brackets to support the rear section of the fender for all visions. When you get back provide your nearest Vic dealer your Vin and see if they can help.
Congrats again and good luck.
Keith
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You are lucky my mind is not in the gutter like yours was this morning....or is it.:rolleyes-97: I blame you, as you started it. LOL!!!
OP, Nice choice! You will not regret it.
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Congrats and welcome. As you can read, this is a legendary bike. Vision pilots tend to be fiercely loyal to their machines, I know I am. You are going to love it.
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