American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 170 September 2013 | Page 12

Victory launches 2014 model range S Victory celebrates its 15th anniversary with the first V92 manufactured on July 4, 1998, the company has launched its 2014 motorcycle range. The new motorcycles build on the knowledge earned by producing more than 100,000 Victory cruisers, baggers, and touring bikes at the Spirit Lake facility in Iowa. For 2014 Victory has not only lowered the pricing of some of its models but also introduced two new blacked-out 8-Ball Baggers, and announced its first ever Factory Custom Paint Program for the Victory Cross Country. The Victory 2014 range starts with a selection of five Bagger models. New A additions for 2014 are the Cross Country 8-Ball, and Cross Roads 8Ball, which join the Ness Cross Country, the Cross Country, and the Cross Roads Classic. Victory created the Cross Country 8Ball as a stripped-down ride, featuring just the bare essentials, with a price to match. However, despite the low pricing it still features a sound system that can be driven by the rider’s iPod, 21 gallons of lockable storage, the 106/6 V-twin engine, and inverted forks and an air-pump, preload adjustable, mono-shock at the rear for suspension. The second new 8-Ball model is the Cross Roads 8-Ball. Once again it has a blacked-out look and is stripped down without a fairing. n the past the three generations of the Ness family have worked on individual models for Victory, but for 2014 Arlen, Cory and Zach have combined their talents to deliver the Ness Cross Country. Each of the limited edition of bikes will have a metal, engine-mounted plate featuring the bike’s unique Ness signature series number, and every bike comes with an original autographed photo of Arlen, Cory, and Zach displayed in a numbered frame matching the numbered engine plate on the bike. Cosmetic touches that the Ness family have added to the bike include a custom seat, diamond-cut cylinders, chromed engine, and Ness legacy custom paint and graphics. The Ness Cross Country also gets a tinted boomerang windshield, black front I forks and tubular highway bars, chrome handlebars, ABS braking, cruise control, kicker speakers, and iPod interfacing with full fingertip controls Victory’s regular Cross Country is being made available in a choice of four paint finishes: gloss black, white metallic, suede titanium metallic, and havasu red, with the later three colors all new for 2014. ABS brakes are standard on all but the suede titanium metallic option. he gloss black has chromed details and components and a clear windscreen, while the other finishes have blacked-out details and components, and there are attitude tank graphics for the suede titanium metallic. For those riders who do not want T The Boardwalk gets two-tone sunset red and gloss with pinstriping graphics at no extra cost for 2014 Victory’s Vision Tour has 29 gallons of lockable and waterproof storage p. 14 >>> The high barred High-Ball gets a choice of suede black and white, or new suede black with flames paint finishes for 2014 The only model in Victory’s Bagger line-up without a fairing is the Cross Roads 8-Ball Victory says it has improved the ergonomics of its muscle car inspired Judge for 2014 A studded seat and studded soft bags are among the features on the Cross Roads Classic Three generations of the Ness family have worked together to create the Ness Cross Country 12 AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - SEPTEMBER 2013 www.AMDchampionship.com