A little of both, Victory was the first American motorcycle manufacturer to take on HD and offer a modern cruiser, and even though they were still tiny compared to HD, they did a good job at offering a modern cruiser alternative and sold relatively well, especially compared to most metric cruisers. Then parent company…

A lot of those models actually share most of the same parts, much like Harley’s. For Example, the Vegas, Hammer, Highball, Gunner, and Vegas 8 ball all share the same frame and engine (the engine is actually shared by all Vic’s except the Octane). Four of those bikes share the same body work, and four share the same…

I believe they make the Indian motorcycles in the same plant so hopefully Polaris ramps up the Indian brand and everyone there can keep their job.

I’ve seen it to, I’m not disagreeing with you, but with mine being in such great shape part of me wonders how much of it is crappy interior, vs guy who just drags his ass in and out of the seat.

I would really like to, but for a few reasons I can’t seem to pull the trigger. I really like the Highball, but worry about passenger seat size and comfort for my wife. I would %100 buy a Cross Country if I could afford it, and by the time I’m ready for a bagger they’ll already be around 10 years old. I can’t seem to…

Millennial rider here, currently on a Sportster, looking to upgrade to a Harley or Victory in the near future, %100 interested in a large touring bike from Harley/Indian/Victory(used) eventually. Many friends who share the same opinions as me.

I really hope that Indian can absorb what Victory was doing. I really liked what Victory had to offer and was strongly considering buying one in the near future. There will still likely be a strong used market, and aftermarket, but it’s really a shame to see them go. If Indian can continue what Victory started I’ll…

I also need to go buy a Victory T-shirt...

I always thought they were good looking bikes, but aged terribly. The whole looks like a custom bike straight from the factory thing is great, but when you base all of your styling off of current custom trends you set yourself up to have a bike that ages overnight. Most of Victory’s bikes were designed like custom…

I highly doubt Indian is going anywhere any time soon. I’d be willing to bet that the decision to drop Victory was done in part to build and strengthen Indian, which has much better name recognition to compete with Harley.

I see a lot of trucks with heavy seat wear (from all brands, it’s not specific to Ford), and I just think those people don’t know how to get in or out of the truck. I’ve got 189k, and 18 years on my seat and it hardly looks worn.

This looks like a pretty good list but I’m going to disagree with one of them, the Plymouth HEMI Cuda convertible. The HEMI Cuda convertible is one of the most rare American muscle cars ever with build numbers barely braking into double digits (14 in 1970, 11 in 1971), and Hemi convertibles with a manual are extremely…

I’m not sure about full time carting places, but with amusement type parks on 5 ish hp machines, a slight tune and 20 lbs makes a big difference. I’ve been to plenty of carting places where one cart is easily faster/slower than the others, mainly because the people maintaining them don’t give a crap how they’re…

You know who really ruins carting? That little shit of a ten year old who’s barely tall enough to reach the pedals, or see over the wheel, weighs 100 pounds less than I do, so is naturally much faster, doesn’t know what brakes are and cares a whole lot more about ramming you into a wall than racing an actual lap. I…

I really do like my 924, sure it’s not as fast or nice as a 944, but it’s still a really fun little car. I can’t say mine has been super reliable, but I blame that more on being an old car, with lack of maintenance by previous owners than I do on the car itself. Mostly old electronic components, or corroded…

He’s just some old fart stuck in his sexist old fashioned ways who still feels the Sportster is a “chick bike” and ignores the fact that it’s one of Harley’s best selling bikes. They’re great bikes that are extremely versatile and can be customized to nearly any taste you prefer, but just because it isn’t in the dick…

My point being that the OP said it was an 8' bed and was excited because he thought he could carry sheetrock and plywood, presumably with the tailgate up, when in actuality it’s a 6.5' bed meaning he can’t, he would have to put the tailgate down. Yes you can still carry sheetrock and plywood if you put the gate down,…

Obviously you put the tailgate down for things like that, but that doesn’t magically make it an 8' bed, it’s just a 6.5" bed with the tailgate down. 

No it does not, bed length is determined with the tailgate close. I’m an engineer for a pickup accessories company, I truck every day bro.

I’ll agree with you on the tiny mirror people, even though I have one myself. It was really cool for a while, but I want something with better visibility now. I hate the stock mirrors though so I’ll have to do some looking. Sometimes under the bars is the only way to go. With the bars I have on my bike currently the…