Victory Road Tests & Reviews
Victory Motorcycle Guide
Victory Motorcycles, established in 1998, is a division of Polaris Industries and is an American manufacturer of V-twin cruiser and touring motorbikes. The company began full production of its first motorcycle, the V92C, in Spirit Lake, Iowa, in 1998. Victory soon expanded its model lineup by introducing a sport cruiser, the V92SC, at Sturgis in 1999. In 2005, Victory motorcycle road tests began on a power cruiser called the Hammer. The Minnesota-based company continued to grow and produced its 50,000th motorcycle in 2009. That year, the company celebrated its 10th anniversary with the Victory Vision.
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 »
Factory Custom Comparo: Harley-Davidson Rocker C, Victory Vegas Jackpot, Star Raider S, Honda Fury
Rider Contributor
August 18, 2009
photography by Scott Hirko [This Harley, Victory, Star, Honda Factory Custom Comparo was originally published in the October 2009 issue of Rider magazine] It all started in 1971, when Harley-Davidson introduced the Super Glide, a new model with a big 1,200cc V-twin shovelhead motor and a large fiberglass... Read more »
2008 Victory Motorcycle Additions
Steve Bohn
June 16, 2008
[2008 Victory Motorcycle Additions was originally published in American Rider magazine] If 2008 is any indication of what’s to come from the Victory Motorcycle Company, stick around, because it should be a really great ride from here. Adding to the excitement of the long-awaited premiere of the luxury-touring... Read more »
2008 Victory Kingpin 8-Ball Road Test
Bill Stermer
February 5, 2008
If you play pool, you know that the 8-ball is black, with a black numeral against a white circle. And you also know that—in the game of the same name—if you sink the 8-ball unintentionally, you’ve lost; sink it at the right time, however, and you win. It’s an important, dangerous orb, and if... Read more »
2008 Victory Vision Road Test
Mark Tuttle
October 24, 2007
[This 2008 Victory Vision Road Test was originally published in the September 2007 issue of Rider magazine] Victory Motorcycles is firmly, if not happily, in the black today, selling V-twin cruisers like its Vegas and Hammer series at a fairly brisk pace from a growing list of about 320 dealers in the... Read more »
Two Harleys and a Victory: American Rider Editor’s Tour Around CA
Clement Salvadori
October 3, 2007
[This Two Harleys and a Victory tour was originally published in American Rider magazine] The phone rang; I picked it up. “Time for an editorial ride,” I heard Buzzelli say, “mid-May. You figure it out.” Click. Because long ago our Uncle Samuel saw fit to send me to odd spots around the globe,... Read more »
