
Rivalry (ˈrīvəlrē) n., Competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field. In the early days of motorcycling, Indian and Harley-Davidson began a decades-long battle. The first Indian motorcycle was created in 1901 while the first Harley-Davidson was born in 1903. Somewhere...
Editor Score:84.0% Engine 16.0/20 Suspension/Handling 12.0/15 Transmission/Clutch 8.5/10 Brakes 9.0/10 Instruments/Controls 4.0/5 Ergonomics/Comfort 9.0/10 Appearance/Quality 8.5/10 Desirability 8.75/10 Value 8.25/10 Overall Score 84/100 The mid-70 degree air swirled past the cop-style...
The story of this 2016 electric motorcycle isn't really about 2016 and it's really not that much about the actual motorcycle. It's about long-term positioning for 2020 and beyond. And Victory's parent company Polaris being prepared to place strong bets on transportation segments it believes will...
Just a couple of days ago, we announced that owner Polaris Industries is winding-down the Victory Motorcycle brand. That news was both sad and shocking as American motorcycle manufacturers are rare and precious. As we pointed out, we happened to have a Victory Octane in our garage for a test at...
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Before Henry Ford's assembly line production of "affordable" cars displaced them, motorcycles were the prime means of motorized personal transportation. Hundreds of home-grown variations appeared from garages all across the U.S. and Europe, each machine a handcrafted work of techno-art. Of all...