Victory Motorcycle Reviews
Victory motorcycle reviews and motorcycle comparisons from Rider magazine. An American-made motorcycle brand, Victory, a subsidiary of Polaris, introduced its first motorcycle in 1997 and proudly calls itself the “The New American Motorcycle.”
2013 Victory Judge – First Ride
Bill Stermer
March 18, 2012
Victory Motorcycles introduced a new model called the Judge to the press in Palm Springs, California, in February. It is a model that joins the Cross Country Tour and Hardball as the latest in its line. The Judge is the first of the 2013 models from this Medina, Minnesota, company that is a division... Read more »
2013 Victory Judge – First Look
Greg Drevenstedt
January 20, 2012
After unveiling its new 2012 Hard-Ball at the International Motorcycle Show in Long Beach, California, Victory Motorcycles is revealing another all-new model at the New York IMS, the early-release 2013 Victory Judge, a power cruiser inspired by classic American muscle cars like The Judge, a special-edition... Read more »
Victory Motorcycle Tour in the Ozark Mountains
Clement Salvadori
January 17, 2012
[This Victory Motorcycle Tour in the Ozark Mountains feature was originally published in the December 2011 issue of Rider magazine] The day could not have been more beautiful. The world was fresh, sparkling, sunlit; the sky a robin’s egg blue, flowers of all colors popping out, cows contentedly grazing... Read more »
2012 Victory Hard-Ball – First Look
Greg Drevenstedt
December 28, 2011
After presenting R. Lee “Gunny” Ermey, the former Marine Corps drill instructor best known for his roles in Full Metal Jacketand on History Channel’s “Mail Call,” with a custom USMC-themed High Ball on December 9 at the International Motorcycle Show in Long Beach, California, Victory Motorcycles... Read more »
2012 Victory Cross Country Tour Road Test
Bill Stermer
November 17, 2011
photography by Kevin Wing [This 2012 Victory Cross Country Tour Road Test was originally published in the December 2011 issue of Rider magazine] 2012 Victory Cross Country Tour A year ago this fall, as I was riding a 2011 Victory Cross Country to New Mexico and back from Southern California, I wondered,... Read more »
2010 Lehman Crossbow Powered by Victory Road Test
Rider Contributor
May 26, 2010
photography by the author and Mike Callahan [This 2010 Lehman Crossbow Powered by Victory Road Test was originally published in the July 2010 issue of Rider] Trikes, with one wheel in front, two behind, have been around the motorcycle world for more than a hundred years; the earliest picture I can find... Read more »
2010 Harley-Davidson Street Glide vs. 2010 Victory Cross Country Road Test
Bill Stermer
March 30, 2010
2010 Harley-Davidson Street Glide and 2010 Victory Cross Country photography by Rich Cox [This 2010 Harley-Davidson Street Glide vs. 2010 Victory Cross Country Road Test Comparison was originally published in the May 2010 issue of Rider magazine] Ask any group of long-distance riders what they want in... Read more »
Victory Motorcycles Announces the Vegas Limited Edition
Rider Contributor
February 2, 2010
2010 Victory Vegas Limited Edition Medina, Minnesota (January 22, 2010) – The 2010 Victory Vegas Limited Edition motorcycle represents the leanest, meanest, fastest Victory ever offered. Featuring the Freedom 106/6 with Stage 2 cams, The Vegas LE pumps out 97 Horsepower and 113 lb-ft of torque, and... Read more »
2010 Victory Cross Roads and Cross Country Road Test
Rider Magazine
December 3, 2009
photography by Brian J. Nelson [This 2010 Victory Cross Roads and Cross Country Road Test was originally published in the January 2010 issue of Rider magazine] Victory Cross Country The east Texas Hill Country is made for motorcycles. Countless curves and elevation changes on the roads near Austin are... Read more »
2010 Victory new models
Rider Contributor
September 15, 2009
Review by Reg Kittrelle [This 2010 Victory new models preview was originally featured in American Rider magazine] Victory obviously fell behind in its memo reading. Specifically, the one that outlined how this is a bad year, economically, to be rocking any boats, and that the best strategy is to just... Read more »
