[Chattanooga_Mark]

RedVic,

Thank you for your postings and the videos. I’ve learned 10 times more about the bike from you than I’ve ever gotten from a dealer. I was very interested in the bike when it was coming out. I heard a few rumblings about a valve train issue after its release but I never looked into the situation. Though it seems from the few Yamaha dealers I’ve visited, they have a diminished interest in the bikes now. They seem to be getting heavily discounted and, much like many Victory dealers in years past, the bikes are pushed towards a back corner of the showroom. I believe the bikes are much better than either Yamaha or the few dealers I’ve been to have presented them.

 

[Chattanooga_Mark]

Oh, and the horsepower and torque numbers? Yea, dynos don’t tell the whole story. For instance, the hp and tq numbers on my CCT are much higher than a Moto Guzzi 1400. The Guzzi and a CC are are similar in size and weight, But the ‘small’ Guzzi gets down the road far above what the dyno graph on one would make you think. They seem to punch well above their weight class.

 

[Chattanooga_Mark]

My first test ride on a bone stock 2012 CCT left me with two undeniable conclusions: the bike sounded and performed like it was constipated. Though I already knew about Lloyd and his low hanging fruit performance upgrades. All of which, when combined with the dyno tune from The Vic Shop woke the bike up to what it should have been all along.
Newer bikes like the Yamaha Transcontinental and the Moto Guzzi 1400 series with there rde modes, take the stock package and allow it to perform much better than the ‘numbers’ would suggest. That’s a very good thing as it should save owners like me a lot of money.

RedVic,
Please don’t stop posting about your beautiful motorcycle and if/when you have the inclination, let us know what performance items are available for it. At one point I was very serious about a Yamaha Raider so I scoured their forums for what performance upgrades were worth it. To my delight, there were quite a few. Maybe it’s a similar situation with this newer version of the same basic engine.