ROFL. No one else has them like we do. Goldwings don't count

Victory is barely a decade old. No tradition, no history, nothing fun to learn about or be involved in - just a snowmobile company that thought they could make money selling bikes too, and decided the cruiser pile was the best one to take a bite of. Have fun riding, but I'll still laugh at the company.

 

They look like two big blocks with no definition and a bunch of fake cooling fins slapped on. Just like a hotwheel motorcycle. They look like fake covers, not the actual engine, or at best like a water-cooled metric.

edit: It's not a bad engine, it just looks kinda silly, imo, especially with everything else filling in around the two cylinders.

 

Hopefully the chain cam setup isn't as crazy loud/obnoxious as the '03 I test road on the new engines.. You could hear that thing zing at highway speeds.. dadgum annoying. Made me think with all that noise, there's gotta be a lot of internal wear going on. With few dealers and limited knowledge by the wrenches in the field. ie. CH-CHING!! $$$$$$

At least a yammie, kawa or honda has dealers everywhere who know the bikes.. be it a nice old pushrod or an OHC.

By the way, for anyone that wondered but didn't know.. The HUGE heads on the Vic engines are housing chain-drive overhead cams (4/cylinder).. Which is why the vic's engine is such a tall bulbous behemoth of a motor.

 

I like victory's....loved the vision I rode....comfy and loved the power windshield......I even like the looks of it.......I don't plan on selling my fatboy anytime soon....but this thread is making me feel like I'm committing a sin because I like both Victory's and Harley's......don't see why some feel they must break down other brands to build up their brand.....

 

Uhhh ok.

 

You hit it man. As far as I'm concerned, I would hope that if one American brand doesn't do it for you, the other would. I like them both and will probably have both in my garage for awhile.

 

The Vision looks more like something George Jetson would ride today.

 

I've never seen one up close but I did not really like the way they looked on there website. Though if they make them like there snowmobiles I'm sure there very well made. Though I almost bought a V-star instead of the HD never even considered a Victory and probably could not afford one anyways.

 

I had a feeling they weren't pushrod based. Never had a chance to check...

 

I love all motorcycles myself,took a lot of crap from my friends for test riding a new V-Max at BBB in Ar.but lets face it,the Vision is just butt ugly,it looked better in the one I saw with all the crap stripped off it to show what was underneth all the funny crap they tacked on it.A turd is still a turd.