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Whore. - Ward P - 18-02-2012
I'll ride anything.
Nice opportunity.
Took this Victory for a ride around "my block" this morning.
Big bike, felt very sure footed. Long reach to the foot controls. For a cruiser it feels a nice bike, and is well finished. What I don't get is that because you sit down in the back, all your weight feels like it's over the back wheel, and the front feels light. It felt like there should have been heaps of understeer, but it tracked really nicely. I think this may change if really pushed, but it's for cruising. Also from that seating position I reckon you'd be about screwed if you hit oil/stones or it slipped in a corner. It didn't so I don't know for sure, but it didn't instill confidence for me.
I love riding other bikes, and this was definitely different, ballsy, and lots of fun. Would just eat highway miles.
But not for me.RE: Whore. - FalcoPerigri - 18-02-2012
(18-02-2012, 09:36am)Ward P Wrote: I'll ride anything.
Nice opportunity.
Took this Victory for a ride around "my block" this morning.
What I don't get is that because you sit down in the back, all your weight feels like it's over the back wheel, and the front feels light. It felt like there should have been heaps of understeer, but it tracked really nicely. I think this may change if really pushed, but it's for cruising. Also from that seating position I reckon you'd be about screwed if you hit oil/stones or it slipped in a corner. It didn't so I don't know for sure, but it didn't instill confidence for me.
I love riding other bikes, and this was definitely different, ballsy, and lots of fun. Would just eat highway miles.
Maybe go try the M109r...it's got what you want. I still miss it sometimes.
RE: Whore. - DAVE01 - 18-02-2012
(18-02-2012, 09:36am)Ward P Wrote: I'll ride anything.looks the part,I like it.
Nice opportunity.
Took this Victory for a ride around "my block" this morning.
What I don't get is that because you sit down in the back, all your weight feels like it's over the back wheel, and the front feels light. It felt like there should have been heaps of understeer, but it tracked really nicely. I think this may change if really pushed, but it's for cruising. Also from that seating position I reckon you'd be about screwed if you hit oil/stones or it slipped in a corner. It didn't so I don't know for sure, but it didn't instill confidence for me.
I love riding other bikes, and this was definitely different, ballsy, and lots of fun. Would just eat highway miles.
how was it power wise?
RE: Whore. - BEAU - 18-02-2012
Dartmouth...what a bloody great name! Lol.
I don't mind the look-all bikes are good bikes.
RE: Whore. - bRoWnEyE - 18-02-2012
Something different mate
I love trying all types of motorcycles too
I appreciate different styles , influences & what type of market they are catering for .
RE: Whore. - Ward P - 18-02-2012
(18-02-2012, 10:56am)DAVE01 Wrote:(18-02-2012, 09:36am)Ward P Wrote:looks the part,I like it.
how was it power wise?
quite torquey, but then it is 1740cc. Felt best at about 115kmph, and was actually (for me) too tall geared to comfortably sit in top at 100. Was running out of puff around 140, but I didn't try for a top speed run (They are supposed to top out at 190
)It has a really "long action throttle" I actually found myself having 2 goes at it it to wind it flat out for max acceleration. This also made it feel like it had less torque than it really had, but easier for cruising at a constant throttle.
The M109R definitely has heaps more go, but it wasn't a slouch. This also has better ground clearance than the M109 as well. I only touched a running board once, when I rode the suzi it scaped just looking at the corners.
If the shed was big enough, and I was that way inclined, I've have the RocketIII. But yeah, if it's got 2 wheels, as Beau said : all bikes are good bikes.
RE: Whore. - RYDRZ - 18-02-2012
Interestin wardy
As up until a month ago my bike was a 96ci twin cam harley
With 106,oooklm's on it.
Thats 1582cc now I swaped the pistons and cyclinders over to
An S&S cycles 106ci' kit thats a 1740cc now .
I'm now finding after 2500klm after swap that I dont need to reef on the
Throttle,as hard , now it just feels like a Trex running through the forest
So wardy u may need to take a newish harley for a spin
103ci' now so you can like it or not but with harleys u only go bigger
N better with cubic inches ,
You've seen mine in motion as a 96ci' -190klm cruizer
Bigger is always better :)
RE: Whore. - DAVE01 - 18-02-2012
(18-02-2012, 01:58pm)RYDRZ Wrote: Interestin wardyI have had a couple of fast harleys ,1 turbo charged running 22psi, wasn't to many people who could catch it.Won lots of bets with it
As up until a month ago my bike was a 96ci twin cam harley
With 106,oooklm's on it.
Thats 1582cc now I swaped the pistons and cyclinders over to
An S&S cycles 106ci' kit thats a 1740cc now .
I'm now finding after 2500klm after swap that I dont need to reef on the
Throttle,as hard , now it just feels like a Trex running through the forest
So wardy u may need to take a newish harley for a spin
103ci' now so you can like it or not but with harleys u only go bigger
N better with cubic inches ,
You've seen mine in motion as a 96ci' -190klm cruizer
Bigger is always better :)
RE: Whore. - Ward P - 18-02-2012
(18-02-2012, 01:58pm)RYDRZ Wrote: Interestin wardy
As up until a month ago my bike was a 96ci twin cam harley
With 106,oooklm's on it.
Thats 1582cc now I swaped the pistons and cyclinders over to
An S&S cycles 106ci' kit thats a 1740cc now .
I'm now finding after 2500klm after swap that I dont need to reef on the
Throttle,as hard , now it just feels like a Trex running through the forest
So wardy u may need to take a newish harley for a spin
103ci' now so you can like it or not but with harleys u only go bigger
N better with cubic inches ,
You've seen mine in motion as a 96ci' -190klm cruizer
Bigger is always better :)
I could happily own a harley, and will one day.
Yours went bloody well before, so you must be luvin' it.
RE: Whore. - BEAU - 18-02-2012
When running with us, it was good till the top of third Wardy! :-p
RE: Whore. - pan - 18-02-2012
I like going to the ski fields... I love skiing. I suppose the chair lifts can be fun too though, but after a while I'd get bored and want to ski again...
RE: Whore. - DAVE01 - 18-02-2012
(18-02-2012, 08:48pm)pan Wrote: I like going to the ski fields... I love skiing. I suppose the chair lifts can be fun too though, but after a while I'd get bored and want to ski again...ha haa you're probably better than most but thats how I used to win a lot of bets
[never against a busa though
]RE: Whore. - 06BUSA - 18-02-2012
I've had a 800cc and a 1600cc Vulcan in the past and found them the only bikes that don't give me a numb right hand due to the balancing shafts. They are very smooth and the 1600 has heaps of low down torque. Just nowhere as quick as the Busa
RE: Whore. - RYDRZ - 19-02-2012
Yeh beau I wasn't gonna go that ard,u do remember seeing that unmarked cop
Ford teritory between lara - n - little river b4 freeway the other week we came home !!!!
So i also remember you need me 3k's up the rd so u can run in your
Busa at differing velocities( :). )
RE: Whore. - Busdriver - 22-02-2012
I'm thinking of stopping in at Victory Motorcycles on the way through Melbourne on Thursday and have a ride on the big full dresser Victory Vision.