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Are we there YET? I gotta go pee!!
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It would be going to a cool side. Pipe it and make it breathe a little better and you have 90HP with 115lbs. of torque.
The bars are a little too high for me.
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Nice bike, but manually adjustable handle bars? Hate the head light.
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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I'm no fan of ape hangers, but guys that have done demo rides swear it rides great.
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Are we there YET? I gotta go pee!!
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My friend just bought one. I took it out for about an hour while he rode my Speedmaster. It is a truly great bike! 
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I'm no fan of ape hangers, but guys that have done demo rides swear it rides great.
rode it, loved it! 
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They were hanging onto that Ness look for way too long, and now it seems like theyre a little late with this.
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Best looking Victory to date.
I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
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Best looking Victory to date.
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2005 Speedmaster, Tornado Red, AI removed, Uni Pods, JCW 19" turnouts
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  Oh yea I can see myself on this!!
The angle of the headlight casts a nice shadow of the front wheel
Good job he's wearing shades at night 
Has he got half a pack of cigarettes too?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHa_jqxnn4o&feature=related
Apart from that, not a bad looking bike
Too old to die young, too ugly to leave a good looking corpse
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The dealer where I bought my America also sells Victory. Last time I was there I saw the High Ball for the first time. Had to wipe the drool from my chin. Not sure how much I like the 2 exhausts on one side though. Other than that....
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I like their old school attempt but I don't like the apes either. The headlight needs to be more globular. A BA or Speedy lamp painted flat black would be a better shape. I'd add a thin red pinstripe around the white tank panel just the thickness of the line itself away from the white panel... so it would be a thin black line then a red line around the tank panel... which of course would make me want to have the striping go Von Dutch on the fenders and center of the tank too... 
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Should be Riding
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Blowing gravel off rural roads
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If you can't get your hands on one but want to get a feel for it, grab a Vegas and go for a test ride. Really the same bike without the bars.
They all have plenty of torque and are fun to ride.
I try to aggravate one person a day. Today may be your day.
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If you can't get your hands on one but want to get a feel for it, grab a Vegas and go for a test ride. Really the same bike without the bars.
They all have plenty of torque and are fun to ride.
Ron, just an FYI, the HB front tire is much fatter than the Vegas hoop and the HB rear rubber is narrower. Rake is slightly less on the HB. I have not ridden a HB so I can't compare. Same strong motor though!
That being said, my Vegas was a great ride, very fast handling. The Kingpin was more road-worthy IMHO.
But neither can compare to the handling of the Vision. You'll be leaned over pretty far before you touch the floorboards! 
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 Sad news now my 08 Speedmaster is jealous and acting up with all this Victory talk  Doesn't it know it not helping it self 
Are we there YET? I gotta go pee!!
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Maybe its the inverted forks on the Kingpin. When I rode a High-ball it felt a little lighter than my bike so figured it felt like a Vegas.
It was big fun to ride, didn't like the handlebars, too high.
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A couple weeks back the Victory demo truck was in town, and so I took a spin on a Cross Country. Nice bike. If I was lookin' for a tourer, this bike would definitely be a serious contender for my dollars.
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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A couple weeks back the Victory demo truck was in town, and so I took a spin on a Cross Country. Nice bike. If I was lookin' for a tourer, this bike would definitely be a serious contender for my dollars.
If Triumph came out with a "fins" accessory for the Thunderbird would you consider it? 
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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A couple weeks back the Victory demo truck was in town, and so I took a spin on a Cross Country. Nice bike. If I was lookin' for a tourer, this bike would definitely be a serious contender for my dollars.
If Triumph came out with a "fins" accessory for the Thunderbird would you consider it?
 Well Mac, in such a scenario, that COULD be the deciding factor!!!
Speakin' o' which, did you happen to catch these pictures that Mike[FCTush] took at this year's SWTF and of me holding up one of those finned engine coverings I took off of Thomwill's Yamaha Royal Star tourer and placing it next to Eddy's T-Bird's engine?
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Yes, I caught them. The guy standing behind you looks like he's holding back a barf.
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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That's Eddy. But what I think he's actually doin' there is pledging allegiance to the United Front for Cooling Fins of America! 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Did Eddy ever get those two extra legs amputated? Or did he mount up an extra set of pegs? 
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I don't know about the pegs, John. However, I DO recall him sayin' to me that it's a darn good thing he's in the motorcycle equipment and apparel business, 'cause if he wasn't, the Draggin Jeans company wouldn't have made those special order for him!!!
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Wow, the Yamaha was filthy that day!
Thom
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Well Thom, with what?, over some 2 thousand miles on the bike in what, a little under a week or so of ridin' two up, I'd say we could let ya slide a little about that Royal Star of yours bein' a mite dirty that day.
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Maybe its the inverted forks on the Kingpin. When I rode a High-ball it felt a little lighter than my bike so figured it felt like a Vegas.
It was big fun to ride, didn't like the handlebars, too high.
Good point about the inverted forks - I forgot about that!
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Well what great day the weather was nice! Demo the High Ball twice ,Vegas 8 ball and the Hammer... Yep some day think I might own me a Victory Hall Ball!!
Are we there YET? I gotta go pee!!
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I went for the demo ride earlier this month. Road three bikes a Hammer,I liked the power not the rear tire. KingPin nice ride.Then I rode the CrossRoads,very nice smooth ride good power. went back and made a deal on a black CrossRoads.Picked it up this past Saturday late in the afternoon. Did not get to ride it much this weekend,but I think I am going to really enjoy this bike. This was not the first time I had taken a demo on the Victorys. I have really enjoyed my Speedmaster great bike. I was really impressed at the demo rides of the CrossRoads, apparently to impressed it ate at me tell I went back and bought one.
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Victory will do that to you.
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The Cross Country and Cross Roads are made for riding. You can haul the kitchen sink in those saddle bags! Speedblue, good luck with your new Victory!  For more info, you may want to check out the forum at TheVMC.com or PM me at any time.
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I just sent him a similar PM
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I see the triumph dealer in buffalo is also now a web page Victory dealer ... the only Victory I have rode is the cross country ..very nice bike ...now if Triumph did not have the Rocket I mite have got this bike but in the end when you "twist the wick" the rocket wins Ed 
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Nice bike, but manually adjustable handle bars? Hate the head light.
Tru dat. That scooter with drag bar and a real headlight instead of that thing out of the Schwinn parts bin - then you've got somethin' It's all a matter of taste though - Just sayin'
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Victory will do that to you.
I'll have to give it another try as I never could get over the annoying grinding from the tranny on the Victory I rode last year at Sturgis.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Thanks Kevin I'll check out that forum. I still do not know what to think of the big lonnng headlight,but it is growing on me. The headlight is different from everybody elses. I actually thought of putting two round headlights like the Storm or RocketIII. We'll see how it goes. I think I will install some front marker lights like I did on my Speedmaster.
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I think I will install some front marker lights like I did on my Speedmaster.
These are the running lights on both of my Visions. Made in USA. Good stuff.
http://clearwaterlights.com/glenda_pp.html
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