Posted by ken on April 14, 2007, 8:45 pm
>My son chose the Victory Hammer, a bike that smacks of sports bike
>appeal, but with a Dunlop 250 rear tire. It was very cool looking, but
>just not my old guy style, so I chose the Vegas (not the 8-Ball),
>which is also not my old guy style, but is the way I envision myself
>on the inside... can I get an amen from the 50 and older crew?
I test rode the Hammer in Phoenix a few weeks ago. It cornered like a
pig due to, I assume, the wide flat rear tire. Nice to hear that the
other models with the "normal" rear tires are much better.
Ken in Albuquerque
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Posted by oasysco on April 15, 2007, 1:45 pm
On Apr 14, 8:45 pm, k...@nospam.invalid wrote:
> >My son chose the Victory Hammer, a bike that smacks of sports bike
> >appeal, but with a Dunlop 250 rear tire. It was very cool looking, but
> >just not my old guy style, so I chose the Vegas (not the 8-Ball),
> >which is also not my old guy style, but is the way I envision myself
> >on the inside... can I get an amen from the 50 and older crew?
> I test rode the Hammer in Phoenix a few weeks ago. It cornered like a
> pig due to, I assume, the wide flat rear tire. Nice to hear that the
> other models with the "normal" rear tires are much better.
Yeah, my son had to take corners wide because of that 250 rear tire.
Looks really cool, but he said he couldn't stand cornering. The Vegas
had a 180; same as is on my Honda Aero. It had a skinnier fornt tire;
more like a Sportster.
Greg
> Ken in Albuquerque
> -- Interested in New Mexico? Come visit us at
> --http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nmgeneral/
Posted by Robert Bolton on April 18, 2007, 10:43 pm
....
> My son chose the Victory Hammer, a bike that smacks of sports bike
> appeal, but with a Dunlop 250 rear tire. It was very cool looking, but
> just not my old guy style, so I chose the Vegas (not the 8-Ball),
> which is also not my old guy style, but is the way I envision myself
> on the inside... can I get an amen from the 50 and older crew?
You bet. In my mind I'm still skinny.
....
> Ergo, my riding position was not the typical chaise-lounge position I
> take on my Honda, but rather a mroe straight up posture with a slight
> forward lean.. no where near a sportbike posture, though.
> I was afraid I would miss the leaned-back, chaise-lounge feel I have
> on my Honda. I didn't. I immediately took to the new posture and it
> felt good, natural.
A slight forward lean is perfect for my over 50 imperfect lower back. It
takes the pinch off of my bad spot.
.....
> Now, here's the kicker for me... when I got back on my Honda 750 Aero,
> I felt like I was at a parent-teacher meeting, seated at a little
> kid's desk. My bike now feels uncomfortably low compared to the Vegas.
> An my bike feels clunky and big and fat - and not in a good way.
> Still, my Honda is very manueverable, though, so I can't complain too
> much excpet to say I wish it would sprout eagle's wings and turn into
> a Victory Vegas.
See? Never ever test ride bikes, and don't visit bike shops too often.
It's all I can do to refrain from buying another with all the others in
here adding to their stable. Thanks for the ride report, Greg. The Vegas
is a nice looking bike, no doubt about that.
Robert
Posted by oasysco on April 19, 2007, 10:15 am
> ....
> > My son chose the Victory Hammer, a bike that smacks of sports bike
> > appeal, but with a Dunlop 250 rear tire. It was very cool looking, but
> > just not my old guy style, so I chose the Vegas (not the 8-Ball),
> > which is also not my old guy style, but is the way I envision myself
> > on the inside... can I get an amen from the 50 and older crew?
> You bet. In my mind I'm still skinny.
> ....
> > Ergo, my riding position was not the typical chaise-lounge position I
> > take on my Honda, but rather a mroe straight up posture with a slight
> > forward lean.. no where near a sportbike posture, though.
> > I was afraid I would miss the leaned-back, chaise-lounge feel I have
> > on my Honda. I didn't. I immediately took to the new posture and it
> > felt good, natural.
> A slight forward lean is perfect for my over 50 imperfect lower back. It
> takes the pinch off of my bad spot.
> .....
> > Now, here's the kicker for me... when I got back on my Honda 750 Aero,
> > I felt like I was at a parent-teacher meeting, seated at a little
> > kid's desk. My bike now feels uncomfortably low compared to the Vegas.
> > An my bike feels clunky and big and fat - and not in a good way.
> > Still, my Honda is very manueverable, though, so I can't complain too
> > much excpet to say I wish it would sprout eagle's wings and turn into
> > a Victory Vegas.
> See? Never ever test ride bikes, and don't visit bike shops too often.
> It's all I can do to refrain from buying another with all the others in
> here adding to their stable. Thanks for the ride report, Greg.
My pleasure... I'd do it again and again and again... if they'd let
me :)-
> The Vegas
> is a nice looking bike, no doubt about that.
Yes, it is. All those Victorys are cool looking.
Greg
> Robert
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>appeal, but with a Dunlop 250 rear tire. It was very cool looking, but
>just not my old guy style, so I chose the Vegas (not the 8-Ball),
>which is also not my old guy style, but is the way I envision myself
>on the inside... can I get an amen from the 50 and older crew?