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Re: I know, it's only rock and roll....(BUT)!!!!!! -- Now

To: "Larry Daniels" <ladaniels@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: I know, it's only rock and roll....(BUT)!!!!!! -- Now
From: rrengineer@dslextreme.com
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 01:19:44 -0700 (PDT)
Let's not talk about Victory resale value.
Flame suit on!

Mike MacLean
60 Sprite
56 BN2
02 Heritage Springer still worth almost what I paid for it.


Larry Daniels
> There are only two reasons I would sell my Victory.  One is because I no
> longer wish to ride and the other is because Victory doesn't make a luxo
> cruiser like the HD Ultra Classic.
>
> Although my bike is pretty well set up with damn near every factory option
> you can put on it (and some others that I had custom made), the HD Ultra
> Classic would be my next choice for a bike.  My preference and no
> degradation for those who look for other qualities in what they ride.
>
> Now, if Victory made an equivalent bike to the Ultra Classic, I would
> probably buy it.
>
> What Flounder is not telling you is that when he and I traded bikes one
> time
> he looked at me after only a few hundred yards and yelled to me with a
> huge
> smile on his face, "I could ride this all day".  This was shortly after
> his
> post about the terrible short ride he took on his HD from WI to IL.  Uh,
> huh.
>
> Geez -- the Victory is another (more) American built V-twin that is
> faster,
> handles better, is more reliable, more comfortable, and is cheaper.  What
> am
> I missing here?
>
> Give me my Victory, an Ultra Classic, or nothing.
>
> LD
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson@thicko.com>
> To: "'Mike Rambour'" <mikey@b2systems.com>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 9:39 PM
> Subject: RE: I know, it's only rock and roll....(BUT)!!!!!!
>
>
> Yeah, Larry will sell ya his.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Rambour [mailto:mikey@b2systems.com]
> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 9:26 PM
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: I know, it's only rock and roll....(BUT)!!!!!!
>
>    too many people here ride Harley's !
>
>    I have been watching this thread go from concerts to unreliable
> bikes to reliable bikes to Harley's to American built...Geez guys,
> get a Victory and forget about it...American made (more American
> parts than Harley) still a V-twin but a highly reliable one with
> plenty of power and oh yeah...since it was mentioned in this thread,
> the ride, can't be beat, it even likes the twisties.
>
>    :)
>
> Mike




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