Victory (motorcycle)
| Victory Motorcycles | |
|---|---|
| legal form | subsidiary |
| founding | 1997 |
| Seat | Minneapolis , United States |
| Branch | motorcycles |
| Website | www.victorymotorcycles.com |
Victory Motorcycles was a motorcycle manufacturer headquartered in Minneapolis , Minnesota ( USA ).
history
Victory Motorcycles was founded in 1997 as a subsidiary of Polaris Industries . The motorcycles were designed in the style of Harley-Davidson with V2 engines as tourers, choppers and cruisers.
At the beginning of September 2009, Polaris Germany GmbH announced 12 dealers for Germany in a newsletter. After that, the dealer network grew to 30. From October 2009 five models were exported to Europe via the Polaris headquarters in Griesheim , and from February 2012 all Victory models were also available in Switzerland.
The company also acquired the trademark rights from Indian . It develops, builds and sells motorcycles that are based on the myth of the Indian brand and in some cases strongly cite earlier Indian models (Scout, Chief, Chieftain) in terms of appearance.
In January 2017, Polaris announced the end of production and the liquidation of the Victory brand. Victory had made losses from 2011 to 2015 with no prospect of recovery. Since then, the group has concentrated on the Indian brand in the tradition-conscious cruiser motorcycle segment.
Models
Victory used two V2 engines in its models. The following models were offered on the German market in the 2016 model year:
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Freedom 106 (air-oil-cooled V2 engine with 1731 cm³ (106 ci) displacement and a cylinder angle of 50 °, it makes 88 hp and offers a torque of 139 Nm)
- Cruiser (all models have an empty weight of around 300 kg)
- Vegas 8-ball
- Vegas
- Highball
- Hammer 8-Ball
- Hammer S
- Judge
- Gunner
- Excavator (approx. 350 kg)
- Cross country
- Magnum
- Magnum X-1
- Touring (approx. 390 kg)
- Vision Tour
- Cross Country Tour
- Cruiser (all models have an empty weight of around 300 kg)
- Liquid-cooled V2 engine with 1179 cm³ displacement and a cylinder angle of 60 °, it produces 104 HP and offers a torque of 103 Nm
- Octane (243 kg)
Prices ranged from € 12,990 (Octane) to € 24,900 (Vision) in the 2015 model year.
Web links
- Company homepage (German)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christopher Ost: Victory comes to Europe. New motorcycle brand. (No longer available online.) In: MOTORRAD online. Motor Presse Stuttgart, November 21, 2008, formerly in the original ; accessed on April 23, 2015 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Victory Motorcycle Important Announcement | Polaris Industries. In: www.polaris.com. Retrieved January 9, 2017 .
