Road Glide took a hit against that Victory Tourer

"oasysco" <wilderkommen RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> New Cruiser-type mag... can't remember the name... anyway, the Victory
> Tourer outstripped the Road Glide in comfort, power, etc in a head-to-
> head. The Victory is more expensive than the Road Glide by a grand and
> it does look rather - as the article stated - "take-me-to-your-
> leader", but they said that the fiaring was tested in a wind tunnel
> and that there is a stillness behind it comapred to the buffeting and
> cold the harley demo rider felt. Additionally, the Victory comes with
> heated grips, heated seat, adjustable flaps on the fairing, an
> electrically adjustable windshield, cruise control, and an MP3 sound
> system, whereas the Harley has some only some of that stuff, but then
> again, Harley riders don't seem like a bunch who cotton to electric
> this and that. Interesting article and if you can get past the looks
> of that Victory, well...
>

It wasn't Porsche who designed the Victory line, either.
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On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:26:01 -0800 (PST), oasysco
<wilderkommen.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote:

>New Cruiser-type mag... can't remember the name... anyway, the Victory
>Tourer outstripped the Road Glide in comfort, power, etc in a head-to-
>head. The Victory is more expensive than the Road Glide by a grand and
>it does look rather - as the article stated - "take-me-to-your-
>leader", but they said that the fiaring was tested in a wind tunnel
>and that there is a stillness behind it comapred to the buffeting and
>cold the harley demo rider felt. Additionally, the Victory comes with
>heated grips, heated seat, adjustable flaps on the fairing, an
>electrically adjustable windshield, cruise control, and an MP3 sound
>system, whereas the Harley has some only some of that stuff, but then
>again, Harley riders don't seem like a bunch who cotton to electric
>this and that. Interesting article and if you can get past the looks
>of that Victory, well...
>
>Greg

'Take me to you leader ' ? Dunno why you'd say that ....

http://www.rubbermag.com/news/0701/imgs/070123_victory.jpg

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oasysco <wilderkommen RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote:

>New Cruiser-type mag... can't remember the name... anyway, the Victory
>Tourer outstripped the Road Glide in comfort, power, etc in a head-to-
>head. The Victory is more expensive than the Road Glide by a grand and
>it does look rather - as the article stated - "take-me-to-your-
>leader", but they said that the fiaring was tested in a wind tunnel
>and that there is a stillness behind it comapred to the buffeting and
>cold the harley demo rider felt. Additionally, the Victory comes with
>heated grips, heated seat, adjustable flaps on the fairing, an
>electrically adjustable windshield, cruise control, and an MP3 sound
>system, whereas the Harley has some only some of that stuff, but then
>again, Harley riders don't seem like a bunch who cotton to electric
>this and that. Interesting article and if you can get past the looks
>of that Victory, well...
>
>Greg

Getting past the look is a big hurdle. Just can't imagine being seen on
that one.

BTW, "Motorcycle Cruiser" is the name of the mag. It and "Road Runner"
are the only two I subscribe to.

Ken in Albuquerque

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On Feb 2, 12:55 pm, kengl....RemoveThis@comcast.net wrote:
> oasysco <wilderkom....RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >New Cruiser-type mag... can't remember the name... anyway, the Victory
> >Tourer outstripped the Road Glide in comfort, power, etc in a head-to-
> >head. The Victory is more expensive than the Road Glide by a grand and
> >it does look rather - as the article stated - "take-me-to-your-
> >leader", but they said that the fiaring was tested in a wind tunnel
> >and that there is a stillness behind it comapred to the buffeting and
> >cold the harley demo rider felt. Additionally, the Victory comes with
> >heated grips, heated seat, adjustable flaps on the fairing, an
> >electrically adjustable windshield, cruise control, and an MP3 sound
> >system, whereas the Harley has some only some of that stuff, but then
> >again, Harley riders don't seem like a bunch who cotton to electric
> >this and that. Interesting article and if you can get past the looks
> >of that Victory, well...
>
> >Greg
>
> Getting past the look is a big hurdle. Just can't imagine being seen on
> that one.

Agreed. I couldn;t bring myself to spend $21K on something I
didn'tlike looking at when it was parked, whihc is part of the reason
I really like HD's RK. It's a bike you can admire parked in the garage
or riding across the state.

Greg

>
> BTW, "Motorcycle Cruiser" is the name of the mag. It and "Road Runner"
> are the only two I subscribe to.
>
> Ken in Albuquerque
>
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On Jan 31, 6:26 pm, oasysco <wilderkom....RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote:
> New Cruiser-type mag... can't remember the name... anyway, the Victory
> Tourer outstripped the Road Glide in comfort, power, etc in a head-to-
> head. The Victory is more expensive than the Road Glide by a grand and
> it does look rather - as the article stated - "take-me-to-your-
> leader", but they said that the fiaring was tested in a wind tunnel
> and that there is a stillness behind it comapred to the buffeting and
> cold the harley demo rider felt. Additionally, the Victory comes with
> heated grips, heated seat, adjustable flaps on the fairing, an
> electrically adjustable windshield, cruise control, and an MP3 sound
> system, whereas the Harley has some only some of that stuff, but then
> again, Harley riders don't seem like a bunch who cotton to electric
> this and that. Interesting article and if you can get past the looks
> of that Victory, well...
>
> Greg

I was able to spend time up close with the Victory at a recent cycle
world motorcycle show. It was impressive looking, but REALLY looked
long. Had some cool design features.

The thing I noticed- the fit and finish (more the fit part) wasn't up
to par. One thing you have to give harley, even for it's "always
retro" look is that it works- bags work, high build quality, no
cheezy covers or weld seams, etc... The plastic on the victory wasn't
solid, wasn't great closing on the bags, wasn't a good of a touring
rig as the harley in the comfort dept, etc.

I do give victory credit for the bold style and attempt to define them
over other makers. I think they really need to step it up and make the
bike WORTH $20k.

I'm a stickler for high quality when paying the price. It was very
hard for me to go from a ST100 to a FJR1300 because the fit, finish,
and function of the ST was far better overall. I still went with the
FRJ for the performance, but miss the bag quality, tight body panels,
and solid overall feel (must be wy it's a pig on the scale)

Kirb
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