MINNEAPOLIS – Buried in the press release from Polaris Industries on its 2017 third quarter results this week was some striking news about Indian. The brand’s market share surpassed the 10 percent mark in September. Motorcycle industry sales in the 900cc and above category “were down high-single digits” in Q3, …
Read More »Stunned Reaction To Polaris Killing Victory
Polaris Industries blindsided Victory dealers and customers this morning by announcing that it’s pulling the plug on the 18-year-old, American-made brand. Calling the brand’s exit “an incredibly difficult decision,” Polaris Chairman and CEO Scott Wine said in a news release that Victory’s end will allow the company to concentrate its efforts …
Read More »MOMS Boston’s Octane At IMS
NEW YORK – It may have been second runner-up in Victory’s recent “Operation Octane” dealer custom build contest, but the motorcycle dubbed “Bar Fighter” and entered by MOMS Boston got prominent display at the Progressive International Motorcycle Show over the weekend. Crafted with the help of Mark Tempesta of Breaklites …
Read More »Demo Trucks Visiting Northeast
Manufacturers continue to have demo trucks out on the highways giving riders the opportunity to try out new 2016 models, including at Americade (June 7-11) and at Laconia Motorcycle Week (June 11-19).
Read More »Two Wheels Only At Polaris’ Spirit Lake Plant
SPIRIT LAKE, IA – Polaris has stopped producing its three-wheeled Slingshot model at its plant here, reserving the three assembly lines solely for the production of Indian and Victory motorcycles. The Slingshot is now being made at
Read More »Victory Out With Octane
After months of teasing that included three concepts models, one of them dubbed Combustion from Zach Ness, Victory today unveiled a new 104-horsepower muscle-bike model called the Octane. Powered by a 1,179cc, liquid-cooled V-Twin engine that produces 76-foot-pounds of torque, it will have a base price of
Read More »Others Surge As Harley-Davidson Dips
Even as Harley-Davidson announced recently that sales dipped in 2015 – down 1.7 percent in the U.S. and 1.3 percent worldwide – other manufacturers were crowing about record years. Ducati North America reports that
Read More »Wrapping Up the IMS in NYC
NEW YORK – Has there ever been a time in motorcycling’s history when there has been such a huge variety of bikes available to riders? Sure, there were more manufacturers in
Read More »Is Harley-Davidson Hearing Footsteps?
As hoped for by Polaris Industries, its Indian brand is now doing what Victory has been unable to accomplish over the past 17 years – chip away at Harley-Davidson’s seemingly invincible hold on the heavyweight cruiser market in the United States. Victory was patriotically launched by Polaris on July 4, …
Read More »Victory Demo Visits Include Empulse TT
Victory’s demo truck will visit three dealers in the northeast this month, and on it will be the company’s new Empulse TT electric model – which will be available for test rides. The demo truck will be at the following Victory dealers: – MOM’s Foxboro in Massachusetts from Aug. 21 through …
Read More »Victory Introduces Electric “Empulse TT”
MEDINA, MN – It wasn’t a question of if Victory would come out with an electric motorcycle when it acquired the motorcycle assets of Brammo back in January, it was just a question of when. That question got answered today when Victory introduced the Empulse TT as a 2016 model …
Read More »If You Had Asked, I Would Have Told You…
Every question needs an answer. If you had asked, I would have told you that… – Harley-Davidson has not one but two flops on its hands with the smaller Street 750 and Street 500 models. We’re talking “Gigli” proportion flops. I’ve yet to see one on the road, dealers don’t …
Read More »Victory Plans E-Racer In Isle Of Man TT
MEDINA, MN – Did anyone see this one coming? Victory announced this morning plans to race prototype electric race motorcycles in the International Isle of Man TT next month.
Read More »New Video Of Victory Race Bike
Victory today released a teaser video of what its says is a one-off race bike dubbed “Project 156” that it now says “will race at Pikes Peak this summer.”
Read More »Indian, Victory Boost Polaris Sales
Motorcycle sales increased a hefty 74 percent in the first quarter of 2015 for Polaris Industries, the company announced today. Sales of the Indian, Victory and Slingshot brands totaled $137.4 million.
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