I need help F6b or victory vision??????

[Scotrod]

I test rode the Vision once. No real complaints,,, Feet/legs were a little warm going down the road, but I've heard the air wings help flush the hot air out. Did feel a little top heavy with the trunk, but nothing I didn't expect. Elec. shield was nice. Has a 'foot forward' feel that I was accustomed to. (Pretty happy with just mini boards on my 6,,, Not really sure forward pegs are necessary for me anymore)

Bought my F6B w/o a test ride. (Sat on one at the local dealer multiple times! LOL!!!) Honda of Houston was offering demo's back when I wasn't interested in the 6,,, Not sure what their policy is now.

[austin_tech]

I test rode the Vision once. No real complaints,,, Feet/legs were a little warm going down the road, but I've heard the air wings help flush the hot air out. Did feel a little top heavy with the trunk, but nothing I didn't expect. Elec. shield was nice. Has a 'foot forward' feel that I was accustomed to. (Pretty happy with just mini boards on my 6,,, Not really sure forward pegs are necessary for me anymore)

Bought my F6B w/o a test ride. (Sat on one at the local dealer multiple times! LOL!!!) Honda of Houston was offering demo's back when I wasn't interested in the 6,,, Not sure what their policy is now.

The dealer I bought from let me demo ride a black F6B right off the showroom. They took 20 minutes to gas/battery make it "hot". I was actually a little nervous. I snapped a pic of the "0" odometer just for grins. The trip odo showed 0.6 -- perhaps that was a test ride at the plant?

What a blast -- now those guys want to sell bikes!

[motozeke]

I've been pretty sold on the F6B for a while, but I didn't want to rule out the Victory Cross Country Tour. I sat on one at the Long Beach IMS and found the forward controls really awkward for me, as the position put all the weight right in my tailbone. Didn't like it. But I did ask about a test ride, and was told that Victory does them twice a year, in the fall and spring, and the next one was the spring. Now that's not to say that individual dealers wouldn't have their own test ride program, but my local Honda dealer (Huntington Beach Honda) told me just to bring in my license and a helmet and they'd put me on the road. Easy peasy. Had a nice test ride right in my own neighborhood, came back and threw down a deposit. Bike comes in on Saturday.

As with all things, YMMV.

[Scotrod]

"Bike comes in on Saturday",,,,



CONGRATULATIONS, MotoZeke!!!!!!

[dickiedeals]

Coming from 40+ years of riding Harley. Its F6B all the way.........Dickie

[xzvs]

I have been a rider for a lot of years and did my sport bike - hooligan bit -- but I fell in love about 3 years ago with a Honda Valkyrie -- now I have ridden about everything on the planet (and still currently own a Hayabusa) including a rocket III (which I liked) but the intuitive handling of the f6b just blew me away -- hard to explain but it does sport bike stuff better than most sport bikes. I am in fact a Honda tech and I ride wings all the time yet the f6 feels like a different beast. I'll never look back or regret this purchase (guys i ride with have big bore v-twins and call it the stealth- I just zip away-- santa is bringing exhaust which should change that)

[motozeke]

the intuitive handling of the f6b just blew me away -- hard to explain but it does sport bike stuff better than most sport bikes. I am in fact a Honda tech and I ride wings all the time yet the f6 feels like a different beast.

I didn't have the chance to hit any twisty roads on my test ride, but I did play with dancing around in a lane at speed and I was surprised by what I can best describe as a really "light on it's feet" sensation coupled with a really stable, grounded sensation. Just a really user-friendly ride.

I've owned a Ducati Multistrada for a couple of years and even though it's what--300 pounds lighter?--the F6B felt easier to handle in every way. Easier to get on and off the side stand, easier to maneuver, less top heavy, and way more comfortable. I only wish this bike had been around in 2011.

[motozeke]

"Bike comes in on Saturday",,,,



CONGRATULATIONS, MotoZeke!!!!!!

Thanks Scotrod! The bike isn't even here yet and I've already received a new Cee Bailey windscreen, a belly pan and a set of Throttlemeisters. I have the BikeMP3 rack on order.