Originally Posted by
XKnight
I think there is a big difference in overall problems with Victory versus Honda. When I owned a Vic I use to check the various Vic forums daily and not a day would go by when another Vic owner wouldn't complain about the various issues that were occurring. The most common problems were and continue to be porous casings, oil seepage/leaks, various electrical issues, motor cutting out for no reason, cruise control not working when wet and the infamous Vision front fender breaking while riding.
I come to this forum daily now and have checked other Goldwing forums and there are very few problems being reported in comparison to Victory. Plus, there are very few Victory bikes on the road whereas there are lots of Goldwings so you would expect more reports just due to the sheer volume of riders, but that's not the case. Having owned a Victory that was nothing but problematic I have no faith in Victory bikes and just by reading the few former Vic owners posts that have chimed in on this thread the pattern seems common. Also, the Victory dealer network is known to be horrible in most parts of the country which just makes the problem worse since they can't seem to fix anything properly. I wish my Vic had been reliable and trouble free, but that just wasn't the reality for me and many other Vic owners.