What motorcycle?

[justletmein]

I had'nt considered the Thunderbird. I don't know much about the Triumph's.

I'm a big fan of Triumph. Always wanted a Triumph Tiger for some strange reason. Ugly as sin but tons of power and looks like a tank for a road bike. Not in your price range so didn't bring it up.

[KYBourbon]

I’d try any HD that’s not a sporty over Victory. Not there is anything wrong with Victory, but my concern would be lack of dealer and parts.

[coachk]

Used Yamaha Road Star or Stratoliner. They're bullet proof and tons of torque.

I had a 07 roadstar and it was a great bike

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[Masmak]

VStrom 1000

[chuckw]

Fjr 1300

[AntlerCollector]

Do they still make Victory motorcycles? They are nice bikes, but so are Honda's and Yamaha's. I owned a 2006 Yamaha Road Star 1700 and had 97,000 miles on it when I sold it. It ran just as good at 97,000 miles as it did when I bought it new. Never needed anything but a battery in all that time. I have friends that own the Honda 1800 and the Victory 8 Ball. Both are good bikes. I would lean towards Honda and Yamaha over the Victory though. It's easier to get parts for them. My Road Star hurt a lot of my Harley buddies feelings when they couldn't keep up with me

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[tazhunter0]

I have never owned more then a dirt bike, but have friends that ride and on just what I hear from them complaining about

Check the maintenance cost on the VTX 1800. Had a friend that had one and it was always in the shop being worked on and cost him money all the time.
I looked at the 8-ball myself when I wanted a bike. I liked the look of them.

[TX_Phil]

I own a Roadstar and have been very happy with it but to be honest if you can get a full size Harley for close to your budget I'd probably go that direction. All of the bikes mentioned here are good but that Harley will hold it's value longer.

[stickbowcoop]

I would buy a Suzuki Vstrom 1000 adventure bike, or something like a sport touring bike. But that is because I hate cruisers LOL. Suzuki Vstrom's, Yamaha FJR's, Honda ST1300's, etc., are very comfortable and will have much more performance (handling and power) than equal sized cruisers. I have owned a lot of bikes in the 36 years I have been riding and other than dirtbikes, dual sports and adventure bikes have become my favorite.

[Traxx]

BMW R1200GS with TKC 80s

[randal]

I'd go victory. If you can't find a Harley lol

I say Harley or save more money for a Harley

[TxAg]

Get anything but a Harley

Why pay more just for a name? Especially, if the alternatives are less problematic.

[heyearl]

Yamaha Vstar 1100
but get Fuel injection
I had Carb
did not ride enough
problems
but that would be with any bike
I got it to learn
why lay down a 20k bike to learn ?

[Bowhica]

Victory is no mas. Article says 10 years of service from Polaris

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonfogelson/2017/01/11/polaris-industries-kills-off-victory-motorcycles/#69e137412175

A buddy went from a Vegas 8 Ball to an Indian. Loves it. If my ranch visits become less and less, I'll be selling my ranger and buying a bike.