Victory Motorcycles broke wraps on its 2012 lineup, a 15 motorcycle combination of tourers, cruisers, and factory customs. Spill a little wine for my friend who I rode to Sturgis last year, the Victory Vision 8-Ball, because it got the ax. Trumpet the introduction of one new model, a full-boat touring version of the popular Cross Country appropriately dubbed the 2012 Cross Country Tour. The CORE Custom Program is back once again and Victory continues to use its Freedom 106/6 V-Twin across the platform, albeit in two different states of tune. The primary focus of Victory’s 2012 effort centers on improving the touring experience and boasts that its newest addition has the most storage space of any stock motorcycle in the world, capable of holding 15 small clowns and one circus donkey. Wait a minute, I think I’m confusing that with  … More
Archive for the ‘Street Riding’ Category
The average age of the American motorcyclist is creeping ever upwards, and because of that, our needs are changing. We still appreciate good handling and lots of power, but we want our bikes to be all-day rideable.
So did the brains behind Motus Motorcycles, Lee Conn and Brian Case. They wanted to build an all-day comfortable sport-tourer that could, in the parlance of their Alabama home, haul ass. You’ve seen the press-kit photos of the resulting product, but you can make anything look good in a photography studio, right? What’s the bike like up close?  … Pictures and more
Motus Closed Course Testing
Any time the economy hits the skids, motorsports takes a hit – at every level.
On the big stage, race teams are scrambling to find sponsors while fans no longer have to scramble to find an empty seat in the grandstands.
NASCAR has been hit hard by the double whammy of declining ticket sales and TV ratings – further encouraging some sponsors to cut back or get out.
Sponsorless cars are also  … More
In the red corner, weighing 903 pounds wet, boasting 1832cc, spanning 66.5 inches between contact patches, the Wing of Welfare, the Velvet Glove of Two-Wheel Touring the 2012 Honda Gold Wing. In the blue corner, tipping the scales at a lithe 767 pounds with fluids, displacing 1649cc and with a similar 66.1-inch wheelbase, the Barcalounger Beemer, the German Winnebago, the 2012 BMW K1600GTL.