Without A Vision The People Perish

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by CC1

Victory's are American made. I am anxious to read some real world reviews of the Vision. I am interested in how it handles, aerodynamics of the body fairing re: riding comfort, etc.

I sat on a prototype and loved it. It is perfect for short people like myself. For a big bike I felt very comfortable on it.

It will be interesting if the Vision can give the Goldwing and Electra Glide a run for the money!

Oh I am sure it is American...it looks nice

[CC1]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

Oh I am sure it is American...it looks nice

Victory's advantage over Harley is that they are not tied to some mystical aura that keeps Harley technology behind the times in every bike except the V Rod.

Unfortunetly just like Harley the prices on Victory's is too high. Their cruisers are awesome with unique styling, great paint jobs, and big fat rear tires. Unfortunetely they run between $15,000-$18,000. That is with a 100 cu inch engine (1600 cc). That is thousands of dollars more than you would pay for a rice burner of comparable engine size.

They have not released the price yet on the model I want (the one with the trunk,etc) but the base Vision starts at $18995 so it is definitely in the Gold Wing / Electra price range.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by CC1

Victory's advantage over Harley is that they are not tied to some mystical aura that keeps Harley technology behind the times in every bike except the V Rod.

Unfortunetly just like Harley the prices on Victory's is too high. Their cruisers are awesome with unique styling, great paint jobs, and big fat rear tires. Unfortunetely they run between $15,000-$18,000. That is with a 100 cu inch engine (1600 cc). That is thousands of dollars more than you would pay for a rice burner of comparable engine size.

They have not released the price yet on the model I want (the one with the trunk,etc) but the base Vision starts at $18995 so it is definitely in the Gold Wing / Electra price range.

what is the mileage like on those things?

[CC1]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

what is the mileage like on those things?

I am guessing 35-40 mpg. It is kind of funny that the bigger bikes don't really get any better gas mileage than a sub compact car.

My 1300cc only gets 40-42 mpg. My previous bike was a 500cc and it got about 50mpg. My wife's 260cc scooter that I sold to get the VTX1300S got about 55 mpg.