I've narrowed my choices down to a VTX1800 or a Victory Vegas-8...Will test ride both when I get outta BAMC...Anybody have any thoughts on the matter? Any VTX or Victory owners out there??

Drew

Nobody?

Drew

Buy a car instead.

You can't beat Honda for Reliability.

Got the family cruiser...An Alero..I want a toy...If I bought another car it would be an STR8 Charger..

Drew

I would opt for the Victory over the Honda Just because everyone has a Honda, Victory's are still rather unique.

Even though Victory is an American comapany it is still a metric cruiser

Have a 92 Honda Shadow VTX 1100 and have had no problems..very dependable.

I am not a fan of Honda.

My 76 750 four, was the last Honda I will ever own. If it rained, enough for there to be puddling on the roads, I couldn't ride it, as it would drown out every time. I am sure that they have made improvements since 76, but I was also upset with the customer service from my local Honda dealer. If I am going to purchase any japanese bike, it would be a suzuki, or Yamaha. I never was left on the side of the road, by either.

Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)

I dont know much about Vicory.. but My word would be Honda all the way.

I had a 2000 VFR Interceptor.. ran the begebes out of it for 2 years and love it.. loved it.. loved it. Never had any problems with it. Tires and oil.. that was it.

It seemed the harder I rode her, the better she liked it. She wasnt happy unless we were running over 10k rpm coming out of a big left hand sweeper 🙂

Can you tell I miss her!! lol

v

Honda... Victory is nice but what if they go out of business like Indian? You will not be able to find parts very easily. I have a 2004 Honda Shadow Sabre VTC 1100. It is a great bike. The VTX 1300 and 1800 series are awesome bikes for the money. You will not be disappointed.

Honda car owners bug me a lot because they think their 8 year old 150,000 mile used car is worth $2.00 less than what they paid for it new. What an attitude and what a joke. Just read your local newspaper used car ads for a good laugh.

Honda bikes I know nothing about, sorry dude.

Honda does make very good products that hold their value.

harley.

yeah, i know, i know, but . . . harley.

Honda.

period.

love mine Hawk- can't get rid of it, even though i'm too friggin big for. can't wait til i can afford a the RR- or maybe the vfr800- always been a fan of the intercepter.

that said, i saw a nice looking victory. really. while I would never buy anything other than a honda(yes, this includes the duc) sometimes YOU need to be different.

nine

Victory will not go out of business like Indian

They have a strong parent company, Polaris backing them

i love my vtx, though mine is a 1300, great bike, better if fuel injected 1800's are awesome good speed great torque, rode 1 victory wasn't too high on it plus easier to aquire accessories for the honda

Yes, that is my main concern with the Victory, is how long they will be around in the US market, and the availability of spare parts/performance parts, and bike accessories...I've signed up for a 2 day test ride of both bikes, so I'll form my opinions more then.

drew

I would not worry about the Victory in concerns to parts and how long they will be around the are made by Polaris and have been around for a number of years I don't know where you guys are from but in Minneapolis there are a ton of Victory bikes on the roads in the summer they are great bikes

I've been OCONUS for quite some time now, so not really up on what's on the roads, however when I left Texas, there were very few Victory bikes on the road/

drew

Test ride is the best way to find out which one you like. I say go with the Honda I have rode the VTX1800 and its a great bike, easy to control at slow speeds and very confortable. Its not a sport bike but it can move.