I guess it comes down to weight (as always). The R3T weighs 866 lbs, the Victory a comparatively svelte 746. That's a pretty big difference and disapointing to me given the motor size edge. In the test, the Vulcan, Honda and Suzuki each edge the R3T in the quarter-mile.
Motorcyclist tested a R3 against the aging V-Max and the R3 did the 1/4 mile in 11.3 at 119.9 mph. That'a a pretty big improvement vs. the R3T, in my opinion.
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/roadtests/performance_cruiser_comparison/index.htmlLike I said riding (as indicated by the article results) is a whole different ballgame, I just can't seem to be able to locate a test bike anywhere in my travels around the Mid-Atlantic area.
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Man, maybe I missed something but the CW review gave the R3 12 more HP and 30 more ft/lbs of torque over the Victory plus a higher end speed in the 1/4 mile and it just flat out walloped the HD in every category. That doesn't sound like retuning for torque was detrimental.
