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Victory Motorcycles have reached their first decade of production and which better way to celebrate the occasion than with a limited edition anniversary model? The manufacturer has concentrated on its most distinguishable model, the Vision Tour, which apart from a fiery red color is just a little bit longer and comes filled with anniversary emblems. What we must definitely mention is that Victory will only sell 100 exemplars of this new, greater model and all have already been booked. But that’s no impediment if you’re not ostentatious as the Touring lineup also contains the already famous Victory Vision Tour, Tour Comfort and Tour Premium, as well as Street and Street Premium models, which are new for 2009.
IntroductionThe review concerns mostly the anniversary model, but all the unique features that make the machine a dream on wheels can also be found on the simpler models, the only ones now available, by the way. HistoryEven though not as filled-with-heritage as anyone would expect from an American motorcycle, the Vision travels in time and returns to show us the way for Touring motorcycles. First launched in 2007, the bike is totally different from the timeless looking machines we got used to and has, indeed, a little bit of background. CompetitionBut did ever Victory managed to say out with the old, in with the new? Not totally as Harley-Davidson is ingrained the hearts of riders all over the world for ages and as long as the Electra Glide models will be produced (that will probably happen forever and ever), the Vision has reasons to worry. The 2008 Harley-Davidson Touring lineup offers a competitor for every 2009 Vision model. Therefore, the Electra Glide Standard is a correspondent for the Vision Standard, the Electra Glide Classic for the Vision Tour, and the Ultra Classic Electra Glide (105th Anniversary model) for the very special 10th Anniversary Vision Tour. Notice the difference? All three Harley models are powered by the 96 cubic inch air-cooled twin-cam V-Twin which, at least in what concerns torque, is a little bit weaker. Only 92.6 ft-lbs are developed at 3500 rpm. But, more people buy these metal horses for their history and sound rather than for riding excitement, so still the fight stays rough. A less rumbling, but more powerful motorcycle is the Honda Goldwing, also a fierce competitor for the Victory Vision Tour. In this case, the 1832cc SOHC liquid-cooled horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine fed through the Programmed Fuel Injection system with automatic choke will power the bike way in front of the crowd, leaving us wondering if the previously mentioned bikes are worthy of this freeway battle. Because that’s what the Goldwing is…Honda’s freeway machine.
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