Comments on: 15th Anniversary Victory Cross Country Tour Limited Edition Unveiled (Bike Reports) (News)

By: Gary

Gary — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:48:24 +0000

Goose … I dunno. I am attracted to the BMWs power but it does not look as comfortable to me as the Vic tourer. And not the special edition … the regular Cross Country. Should’ve stipulated that.

I’ve got a K1200LT and I like BMWs … but it looks to me like they sacrificed comfort on the shrine of performance with that six cylinder. But maybe not. The nice thing about Beemers is that they let you test drive them. Vics too, for that matter. When I am ready to buy you can bet I’ll sample both.

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By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:00:18 +0000

That is so you can make sweet love to it.

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By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:37:12 +0000

Have you tried the accessory backrest? It bolts right on and gives you something to lean against. That, and the optional passenger armrests (for my missus, who demands comfort on long tours) make the bike majorly comfortable.

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By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:33:54 +0000

You say that like it’s a bad thing …

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By: JasonB

JasonB — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:45:57 +0000

Actually for 2012 it’s 19.3 to 1.

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By: pistoldave

pistoldave — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:49:34 +0000

I owned a 2008 Kingpin 8-Ball for a couple of years. I thought it was a beautiful bike, and the power, smoothness, and handling were far superior to any import cruiser or HD that I have ever ridden. The thing that caused me to sell the bike was the fact that after more than 30 minutes in the saddle, my lower back would be in agony. I tried different seats, bars, etc. and nothing helped. It was a shame because I truly loved everything else about the bike. If Victory ever builds a “standard” cruiser with upright seating like say, a 1st gen V-max, I will be all over it.
As it stands the swoopy Ness designs just dont work for me ergonomically, I wonder how many other folks fall into this category?

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By: pistoldave

pistoldave — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:22:33 +0000

A friend of mines wife said it best upon seeing the Victory bagger for the first time. “The rearend of that bike looks like a vagina.”

Dave

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By: SausageCreature

SausageCreature — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:42:14 +0000

Remarkable is one thing. Affordable is quite another.

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By: Mike Simmons

Mike Simmons — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:52:16 +0000

“Competing” with and “cloning” are two very different marketing principles. For example, Coca-Cola and Dr Pepper compete with each other in the soft drink market, but I’m sure you’d agree that they are very different beverages. Now do you understand my point?

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By: stan

stan — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:00:52 +0000

“It is the pervading law of all things organic and inorganic,…
that form ever follows function. This is the law.” Louis Sullivan, 1896

So, if you stripped off everything off of that bike that contradict this mantra, all you would have left is a crankshaft with 2 pistons and the front and rear tires.

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