Tip over protection

[spalkin]

This Victory video shows the Vision's tip over protection. Very impressive.

 

[Fred W]

This Victory video shows the Vision's tip over protection. Very impressive.

Gee... do you think those outriggers will limit your cornering clearance at all?

 

[Tenchi]

The thing I especially like is he demonstrates the technique to lift a heavier bike safely (without injuring yourself).

I showed a few female riders back home how to do that after they dropped their bikes.

The rest of it... meh. I don't think it's anything special. With sufficient momentum I bet it would tip over and land on the tank.

EDIT: I say we test this theory!! Who's with me?

 

[08FJR4ME]

Something i won't have to worry about! Its to fugly to own one.

 

[Bungie]

The thing I especially like is he demonstrates the technique to lift a heavier bike safely (without injuring yourself).

Cool. Learn something new every day.

Drop bike.. find ape to pick it up with his legs. Good to know!

Now I've got a question. How do I keep the ape from hurting me after I give him **** for scratching up my tank with his ***.

Seriously, I know this technique and it does work. But the 75 yr old Harley rider who laid his bike down in the parking lot after seeing a rain drop wouldn't hear of it "No No.. Harley will come out and 'recover' the bike, and give me a hundred bucks for accommodations!"

"Ah".

 

[TCMike]

Cool, but I want to see a real drop, not a gentle lay down. Then I'd be believer.

 

[spalkin]

Actually, the first time I saw this was on MotorWeek TV program. The guy threw the bike down. I mean he shoved it over!

As far as hurting cornering clearance, I was impressed by how far it leans before touching.

 

[HotRodZilla]

Now I've got a question. How do I keep the ape from hurting me after I give him **** for scratching up my tank with his ***.

You don't put your *** on the tank, you put it in the seat. As far as not getting beat up by an ape: you should be curtious at all times. Apes are people too you know.

 

[johnny80s]

I checked this bike out at the local dealership. I think it is either a love it or leave it design. The thing that turned me off is that the side cases will not take a helmet. That is very poor design in my opinion.

The tip over thingies were cool but I wonder if you had any momentum going when it fell (not nicely let down) if it would stop on the tip over things or keep going.

 

[jmdaniel]

My buddy works for Polaris, and I drove a Vision for 5 days last summer in Michigan's UP. Couldn't wait to get back to my FJR, but I digress. I'm kinda surprised those chunks of metal down low haven't broken an ankle or two. If you are dragging your feet at all when starting out, (and you might be, with that heavy turd, cumbersome, Vision), just hope your feet don't catch on anything, as your leg(s) will slide backwards against a solid piece of metal that is moving forward. Snappy... Not at all a good design, IMO.

 

[k7lvo]

The Gold Wing has had good tip over protection since the GL1200. I tested the GL1500 at about 25 mph one time. The bike went over hard on the right side, then flipped to the left. Other than the TOGs, the only damage was a scrape on the lower rear edge of one of the saddle bags that you had to get down on your hands and knees and peer under the bike to see.

I haven't thought about that incident for a while. Kinda sends shivers up and down my spine to think of how my FJR would have fared...................