Victory motorcycle
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Topic: Victory motorcycle
Posted By: HD6GTOM
Subject: Victory motorcycle
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2019 at 4:53pm
| Anybody own one? In thinking about picking 1 up at the factory next time I get to Lake Okaboji. They may not sell from the factory, will check next summer. |
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Posted By: trace
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2019 at 5:13pm
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not a harley. or indian. though made in usa. ------------- 1955 WD-45 WIDE FRONT W/ TRIP LOADER |
Posted By: fixer1958
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2019 at 5:18pm
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Was initially sponsored or made by Polaris from what I understand. Nice looking bikes, not real keen on engine upgrades from what I was told but that's been a few years.
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Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2019 at 5:32pm
| They don’t make them anymore. Indian took their place. The first Victories the V92 had serious transmission problems. They would lock up the rear tire. They never found a fix. Their answer was buy a new bike. The newer ones seem to be pretty decent. I have a cousin that puts about 20000 miles a year on one. |
Posted By: omahagreg
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2019 at 8:54pm
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My BIL used to have one-bought it used. Speedometer did not work. Had been replaced under warranty, so would not warranty it again. $600 if memory serves to replace it, never did that as did not trust it to be any better! ------------- Greg Kroeker 1950 WD with wide front and Freeman trip loader |
Posted By: Ranse
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2019 at 9:26pm
| I thought they were made by Polaris too. There is a dealer about 40 miles from me. I've looked at them many times, nice looking bikes. They are a few guys at work that has one. I've seen them in the parking lot, but I have no idea what years they are. I never heard them say anything negative about them. |
Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2019 at 5:25am
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Lots of pics of them here. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1522&bih=686&ei=7ToHXrKvJ5KKtQXek6OICg&q=victory+motorcycles&oq=victory+motor&gs_l=img.1.0.0l10.1783.9922..16341...0.0..0.88.1053.13......0....1..gws-wiz-img.......0i131.WtgzzeMnrs8#spf=1577532157658" rel="nofollow - ------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2019 at 5:45am
| They were made and owned by Polaris and so is Indian. |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2019 at 11:31pm
| are Indians still being made? |
Posted By: KJCHRIS
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2019 at 11:46pm
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Yes, the Indian line is still going, Victory is gone, and Polaris is down to water craft and snow mobiles. ------------- AC 200, CAH, AC185D bareback, AC 180D bareback, D17 III, WF. D17 Blackbar grill, NF. D15 SFW. Case 1175 CAH, Bobcat 543B, |
Posted By: fixer1958
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2019 at 4:26am
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ATV and off road too. I bought a Polaris PWC in 01. 1200cc 3cyl 135hp 2 stroke. 67 mph is all I could get out of it. They had a 100hp upper engine and exhaust upgrade for 3K. |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2019 at 4:47am
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FIXER,,,,,,W,,,H,,,A,,,T,,,are you doing going 67 MPH in a ,,,PWC,,,,Sheeeesh,,,Guy,,,,,that,,,,thas kinda like ole joe going 68 mph in my Mule,,,,,
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Posted By: fixer1958
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2019 at 5:01am
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Good times Joe Only got thrown off of it 30 or 40 times. Go fast enough you just skip, water up your nose kinda thing. Plenty sore but never got hurt. Still have it.
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Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2019 at 5:11am
| They still make ATV’s |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2019 at 5:27am
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Yeah,,Thad,,,I see lots of them "Razors" all over the place and on trailers comin-goin up to the mountains,,,, My #3 Son says them Razors run pretty good but cannot stay up with his Can-Am,,,,,,
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Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2019 at 6:50am
Joe I see a lot of them here too. They and the four wheelers don’t have very good reputations. I believe they run and ride good but break down often here in the rough country. My dad has a Polaris 4 wheeler that rides like a new Cadillac.. he’s easy on stuff and I’m sure it will hold up fine. I’d have it tore up first day.🤣 |
desertjoe wrote:Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2019 at 7:19am
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Yeah,,Thad,,,I think I posted here before on the excellent ride quality of my Son's Can-Am in the rough country,,and he ain't shy bout gettin where most people will not even try to go,,,,,  He tells me Can-Am uses some really exotic (which equates to expensive)  shocks/struts for their ride quality. On the times I'd been drinkin enough to get in thet thing with him,,,,,,,,I was amazed at the "No Bouncing" around when we was "off Road" at those ridiculous speeds he like to travel in I still gots two Polaris Trail Boss 350's that I had fixed up for the older grand sons and them sobs would bounce you around pretty good if much faster than a crawl,,,,,,Only'ist thing I did NOT like bout them is they tend to run ragged at the higher elevations (8400 ft) because of being two stroke,,,,
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Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2019 at 10:24pm
| They are made in Okaboji Iowa. Thought about stopping at the factory next spring and seeing if they would sell me 1. |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2019 at 12:26am
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SOME people need to see either a doctor or a psychiatrist........you decide.... ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |