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  • #1

    Victory Vegas

    The modern factory custom.... Anyway i took one of these for a ride today, it had 23 miles on it. Our new Victory Dealer had an open house. I got it up to 90mph, found vibration and sound to be excellent (not much of each!).

    My ratings:

    Power
    Shifting
    Looks
    Riding position
    Handling (come on it's a cruiser)
    Seat
    Price ($15K)

    Overall rating..... , I could own this bike, (if it had a windshield and a different seat) a vast improvement over the Victory I rode two years ago.



    Gary Granger
    Remember, we are the caretakers of mechanical art.
    2013 Suzuki DR650SE, 2009 Kawasaki Concours 1400, 2003 Aprilia RSV Mille Tuono
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  • #2
    Looks good.....reminds me a little of the Harley...Is it slow???14's?? I rode a Moto gucci last week....push rod beast...prolly runs 13's.. ruff ride but nice bike...plenty of looks...

    Shack
    Shack
    79 xs11 Special "SOLD Aug 26 2003"
    2001 GSF K 1200 Bandit "BIG 12"
    Oct 02
    2001 GSF Naked + Black 1200 Dec 03
    3176 miles

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    • #3
      Officially it is around 70HP, it did not seem slow to me...it was not a speed demon either. It had excellent acceleration and seemed to be very smooth for a cruiser....
      Gary Granger
      Remember, we are the caretakers of mechanical art.
      2013 Suzuki DR650SE, 2009 Kawasaki Concours 1400, 2003 Aprilia RSV Mille Tuono

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      • #4
        Talking Torque

        Bit of a different animal to the XS11 eh?

        I suppose a cruisers strength is in that fantastic feeling of torque when you pull away and the ride comfort at 'cruising' speeds. No real comparison to drag strip accelerations and speeds

        As Shack says......
        Looks good.....reminds me a little of the Harley...Is it slow???14's?? I rode a Moto gucci last week....push rod beast...prolly runs 13's.. ruff ride but nice bike...plenty of looks...
        In fact I have an old '79 Guzzi (OK not really a cruiser) and did around 200 miles of minor British roads last weekend on it (with camping gear on the back). Certainly not a drag racer and strip times pretty irrelevant - but that pull as you accelerate away and the Guzzi sound makes it a great bike to ride - but not race anyone!

        It's all about torque for me not 1/4 mile times .......else I'd be on a 'Plastic Fantastic' crotch rocket I suppose.
        XS1.1 sport - Sold June 2005 :-(
        Guzzi 850
        Z1000

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        • #5
          UK, You just gotta fix up the guzzi some...
          A friend has a 850 LM mk1... just a bit tuned up, it has bout 100HP. Feels like a 140kg when you ride it. Dunno the real weight coz of the mods.

          LP
          If it doesn't have an engine, it's not a sport, it's only a game.
          (stole that one from I-dont-know-who)

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          • #6
            Guzzi Performance

            Strom

            Your mates Guzzi sounds like a lot of fun.

            Met a guy over here who runs an old 850T - earlier than the t3 tourer, so ...'75 / 76? maybe.

            Anyway it certainly picks up it's skirts and gets a move on with the supercharger he's fitted. His main game now is to come back from camping weekends with all the gear / girlfriend on the back and blast past sports bikes...... they don't know what's hit them
            XS1.1 sport - Sold June 2005 :-(
            Guzzi 850
            Z1000

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