Photos by Brandon Kraemer
When you’re developing new streetbikes, it can be frustrating to be constrained by emissions regulations and a fickle market. For Brandon...
Editor's Note: This article was originally published in the September 1997 issue of Rider.
If an American company like Polaris is going to jump feet first...
In a surprise announcement this morning, Polaris Industries is going to discontinue the Victory Motorcycles brand effective immediately. According to the press release, "Polaris...
Talk about an embarrassment of riches! More than 100 street motorcycles are all-new or significantly updated for the 2017 model year. This bumper crop...
Minneapolis, July 11—Victory Motorcycles is proud to announce that Swiss endurance rider Urs “Grizzly” Pedraita has achieved a new world record by riding across...
Building a motorcycle brand from scratch is hard work. Launched by Polaris Industries in 1998, Victory Motorcycles struggled during its first decade to build...
Victory’s new tagline is “Modern American Muscle,” and it’s flexing its biceps with the early-release 2017 Octane, a mid-sized cruiser powered by a liquid-cooled,...
The Magnum X-1 from Victory Motorcycles is the loudest Victory bagger ever built, designed for serious music and motorcycle fans. The new 2016 Magnum...
Victory Motorcycles revealed the final installment in its 1,200cc concept series at the International Motorcycle Show in New York City. The concept, called “Combustion,”...
Motorcycling is often compared to flying, since riders and pilots both enjoy a special blend of freedom, maneuverability and grace. But motorcycles and airplanes...
There was a time, not that long ago, when in motorcycle terms cruisers were considered something less—simpler machines that were somewhat inferior to other...
The Victory brand was started by Polaris Industries in 1998 as a means of addressing the lucrative big-inch V-twin market that Harley-Davidson largely had...
With a significant share of Polaris Industries’ motorcycle R&D focused on the Indian branch of the family tree, Victory’s new-for-2015 models are stylistic spin-offs...
Photography by Riles & Nelson
Motorcycle customization trends ebb and flow. Choppers, with their spindly, raked-out forks, beach-ball rear tires and bizarre riding positions, seemed...
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., JULY 27–Victory Motorcycles unveiled their 2015 model year lineup at the end of Polaris Industries' weekend dealer meetings in Minneapolis from July...
From its gray matte paint to its straight dual exhaust and solo seat, Victory Motorcycles’ new Gunner is brazenly targeting Harley-Davidson’s Softail Slim. Victory’s...
Re-launching Indian Motorcycle was a herculean, 27-month effort that cost Polaris Industries millions of dollars and thousands of man-hours. Bringing three clean-sheet models to...
CHICAGO, ILL., FEB. 8—Victory Motorcycles has unveiled the all-new 2015 "Gunner" today at the Progressive International Motorcycle Show in Chicago. The Gunner boasts a 106...
