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What kind of Motorcycle should I get next??

Discussion in 'Pull up a chair and sit for a spell' started by RegnisnuM, Nov 30, 2011.

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  1. FLHTbiker

    FLHTbiker Moderator Staff Member

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    I say the future is now, buy a Harley and you'll never look back.:D
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    I hear ya you know what I ride !!! AND IF HE BUYS A VICTORY AT LEAST ITS NOT A Japanese BIKE:roflmao:
    baggerpaul, Jan 10, 2012
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    It might be ugly but it isn't a Japanese BIKE.:roflmao:
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  5. baggerpaul

    baggerpaul Well-Known Member

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    Ya that new touring bike is ugly.
    baggerpaul, Jan 10, 2012
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  6. FLHTbiker

    FLHTbiker Moderator Staff Member

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    Reminds me of something out of a 50's scifi movie.:rolleyes:
    FLHTbiker, Jan 10, 2012
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    MountainCruiser Well-Known Member

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    Yep, you're right..kinda Flash Gordon like!! :)
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  8. cowboy

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    the new crusier from Victory ? are you guys thinking if the vison? it sounds like it but it's been around for a few years now , the cross roads & cross county are good looking rides from Victory thats there two new ones from last year ride good look good & fast
    cowboy, Jan 10, 2012
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  9. FLHTbiker

    FLHTbiker Moderator Staff Member

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    This one


    2012 Victory Cross Country Tour Motorcycle : Photos
    FLHTbiker, Jan 10, 2012
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  10. baggerpaul

    baggerpaul Well-Known Member

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    They look like pregnant roller skates .with a street glide want to be and kawasaki vaquero bags look like crap .but they do haul ass
    baggerpaul, Jan 10, 2012
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    They look ... :puke:
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    I could be mistaken, but it appears that the passenger back rest is molded into the luggage trunk. What if you wanted to take the trunk off? Then the passenger would be without a back rest? I thought the motor looked kinda . . . blocky, like most motors recently. The fins have no distinctive shape, say, like a shovelhead does! I think a lot of bikes made these days have that sharp edged, blocky look - not roundy and molded like they did in the days of yore. Cars the same way. Everything seems hard edged and Xtreme these days. I don't like hardly any of them, bikes or 4 wheeled vehicles. But that's strictly my subjective opinion. To some people ugly is beautiful.

    To the young man who started this thread, I think the most important thing for you is to get a bike, whatever brand, that FITS you well since you are so tall. I'd go around to different bike dealerships and try out which ones those are.
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  13. Sleepy

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    I don't mind the looks of them but the foot controls are way too far forward for my taste..that ended that bike right there for me. The harley fits better.
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    This is the picture really looks furturistic...

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    ok mountian crusier , thats the vison , I test rode one two years back , what a top notch ride , handles better then a sport bike , cornors great smooth ride
    cowboy, Jan 11, 2012
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  16. FLHTbiker

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    May be a top notch ride in your opinion but they sure are but ugly. They have had several traded in at our Harley Dealership and they have a hard time selling them. The last one had to be whole selled to get rid of it. :rolleyes:
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  17. cowboy

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    yes the vision is butt ugly , i had to close my eyes to get on it , but after that what a good riding bike , I do like the cross county , BUT the tour pack is also butt ugly , Vitory had done some work on both there braking systems & trans , mike make a good all round bike
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  18. FLHTbiker

    FLHTbiker Moderator Staff Member

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    I'll stick to my Harley's :D
    FLHTbiker, Jan 11, 2012
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    Me to also , but just saying heck i am not sure if I'll be able to keep riding my e glide after all this right leg repair
    cowboy, Jan 11, 2012
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  20. FLHTbiker

    FLHTbiker Moderator Staff Member

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    Have you thought about a trike. No shame in them and know several guys younger than both of us that ride them.
    FLHTbiker, Jan 11, 2012
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  21. hotroadking

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    I seem to remember a few gals like that....:p
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