SilvrT

Every so often, someone creates an "RSV" or "1st Gen" sighting thread. Well I figured it was time for a CCT thread..... Last weekend (when we had a sunny, warm day) I was out for a ride and as I was riding along I glanced to my right and there it was .... another red Victory CCT ... I could barely believe my eyes as I'd not seen another on the road since I got it last May .... I was so excited ... I waved to the rider and he waved back. I was hoping to meet up with him and share stories about our CCTs and all of a sudden, he was gone! Then I realized .... it was a reflection of me in the buildings glass front.

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Can you be more specific re: "Windows page" ? Assuming you mean here.. Things you can try... Clear your browser's cache and temporary internet files get a program called ccleaner (it's free) and run it. It will clean all this crap out of your system for you.

Lutz ... YOU are the MAIN REASON I stayed ....

The wife turns on the golf game ... she also likes to watch paint dry I take a nap.

dang... I thought this was gonna be about riding a Victory Cross Country ....

It appears we've been.... SAVED !

ahhhh yes, I do miss that cassette player ... well, not the player itself but the hole where I mounted my gauges .... but wait!!! ... I have a TACH! Who needs those gauges! hmmmm... guess I don't really miss it after all

Those were probably harleys ... One should keep in mind that a lot of the Harley owners tend to beef up their engines by doing some motor work ... heads, big bore kits, etc so ya, buddy has 120,000 but he's done a bunch of motor work... was it needed to get to that? There are a few Vic owners reporting over 100,000 and no issues but these bikes are too new to have a lot of them. There are quite a few tho that are pushing 80,000 without any issues. All a good sign. What about the old days when we rode the in-line 4's ... all air cooled. I've had a few of them and have put a lotta miles on them, ran the crap outta them ... never an engine problem. just sayin yanno....

I think what I need to get rid of is those pics I have of my RSMV (that I keep looking at) LOL Truthfully, if that bike had the balance and nibleness of the Vic and that frikken clutch basket whine was non existant, I would probably still have it. That is not to say I'm not happy with my Vic ... as the saying goes, "things happen for reason's".

Just renewed for another year. Thanks Don and all the members here who make this site special!

I was dreaming I traded my Vic in on an RSV .... :crying:

From my perspective, it makes no difference to me if a bike is "water" cooled or not. The Vic is air and oil cooled and they have a fairly large oil cooler. These engines run cooler than an HD and bike engines have been air cooled since the beginning. Some complain about the excess heat but that is coming from the exhaust on these bikes, not the engine so much. The catalytic converters are the source of it and those are right under your feet. Remove them and it's a world of difference. Yes, that anniv edition is a sharp looker.

A three-year-old boy was examining his testicles while taking a bath. "Mom" he asked, "are these my brains?" "Not yet," she replied.

"I am not available right now, but thank you for caring enough to call. I am making some changes in my life. Please leave a message after the Beep. If I do not return your call, You are one of the changes."

My wife of course thought it was excellent. Both of the daughters are still raving about it and when we exited the theater, they both said "that's it! ... we're definately getting our m/c lic". Both girls are now 30 and both love to go for a ride with me whenever they get a chance. I have a 2002 VTX1300 that I'm re-doing (it has been sitting for appx 8 years). This will be a "loaner bike" for whoever in the family wants to use it to go riding with us. Both of the girls b/fs have their m/c lic but no m/c. Nina, my wife, has many times said she wished she had gotten into riding years ago but feels that at this time in her life she doesn't have the confidence to attempt riding her own. I can't blame her much as she has enuf trouble just riding a bicycle LOL

Actually, I was riding a Wing at the time .. oddly enuf, nobody said anything about "sneaking out" then

Just over 15,000 kms now. ZERO issues .... ooops, that's wrong, I thought I had a head gasket leaking but further examination showed that the crank case breather tube had come loose where it connects to the air intake just under the tank. Oil vapour was condensing and dripping down to the fins and flowing off that just where the head and cylinders meet. I fixed it myself. That said, they have experienced some mfg flaws and have, in fact, had to replace the heads of a few bikes. Not much being reported on the forums as far as real problems though. As in most forums, you will have the whiners ... too much buffeting, too much engine heat, tranny is too clunky, yadda yadda yadda .... I don't notice anything like that on mine to be worth whining about. Hardly any buffeting and I have a short shield. I reduced the heat by removing the catalytic convertors. Tranny does clunk going into 1st and sometimes 2nd but so what... it's the nature of the beast. Very easy to boost the performance of these bikes. Being that they have to conform to EPA regs, etc... they are "tuned down" quite a bit. One of the simplest and most cost effective mods is what is called an Advance Timing Wheel. Timing is "locked in" via a gear on the primary from the factory. This wheel allows you to advance (or retard) the timing by up to 8 degrees. I've set mine at 4 advance and it makes a big improvement in bottom end power. Then there's the Power Commander V and Autotune which can really make these bikes come alive. Some guys are pushing around 130 hp & tq AT THE WHEEL. I've seen their dyno charts. We're seeing more and more Vics on the road and there's a lot of HD owners switching over. Many of them were long time HD .... now saying they'll nver go back. Even quite a few ex-Venture owners now riding Vics and the odd ex-Wingers. sorry, guess I'm rambling LOL but given an open door on this subject, I can't help myself.

The saying goes "there's one in every crowd" ... but in this forum, just know one thing Big Tom ... you're not alone!

nah ... sorry, I already had my mind made up Guess you need to go back to brainwashing skool

uh ... guess I should mention ... I'm stikkin around, at least for another year (or 3). Got to stay in touch with all you rang-a-tangs coz when we retire and do our year long ride we'll be knockin on doors lookin for handouts LOL

Compared to our weather here on the Wet Coast of Canuckland, I'd say many of you 'mericans south of the border are not the wimpy ones considering the kind of severe weather systems y'all have been experiencing!

hmmm... I just re-read my post and I don't see where I said if I was staying or not. Are you trying to brainwash me by these comments?

Me, wife, and two daughters attended the showing of "Why We Ride" yesterday. I really did not know what to expect from this documentary other than everyone who has seen it highly recommended it. I was not disappointed! It was very interesting, very well put together, very informative and educational. What I think I took away most from it was that everything I feel about riding a motorcycle was put into words or expressions by many different riders. I found it very interesting that we all share the same passion for many of the same reasons, no matter what bike or kind of riding we do. If any of you out there are bikers, are thinking about becoming one, and especially those who are afraid of their son, daughter, wife, sister, brother or whoever it might be that is either a rider or considering becoming a rider, I highly recommend seeing this film..

It's been almost a year since I bought my Victory and I've been spending a lot of time on those forums. I still come here on a regular basis but I'm finding that there just aren't many threads that grab my attention anymore. In addition, aside from a bit of humour now and then, I've little to contribute. My subscription is coming due soon and I've been struggling with the idea of renew or not renew. Well, I've decided!