i test rode the 08 model and was very impressed.BUT.its still 14 horsepower LESS than my 97 honda valkyrie.and its oil cooled not water cooled.maybe 7 years down the road when i can get one for $9000.  

i remember back in 1999 when a friend bought a POLARIS motorcycle.he got teased alot about his SNOWMOBILE.well its 10 years old and has 70000 miles on it.the gray and black color scheme still looks good for its age.and when he said ARLEN NESS was victorys designer i thought,SO WHAT.but 10 years later the new Victory Vision is really an innovative motorcycle.and if you follow victorys progression you can see ARLEN NESS in all the bikes.  

Arlen ness is just a consultant and roland sands has signed on also. the newer bikes based on the vegas chassie was designed by michael song. The first couple years of victorys had trans problems but since have been bullet proof. There are some that are hitting 200,000 miles now. I have never heard of one needing to be rebiult.