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Looking Forward
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Victory Kingpin Tour
Basem Wasef
02/01/2007
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Photography by Kevin Wing
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On the topic of
options, Victory follows in Harley’s footsteps with a plethora of customizable
parts and accessories with the goal of creating flashier, prettier bikes, while
raising its motorcycles’ desirability through branding. Victory is positioning
itself as a major player in the almost-custom market.
For a solution to the
aforementioned seating issue, for instance, look no further than the
131-page accessory catalogue. The book features several aftermarket
seating options, along with such goodies as trick exhaust systems and
chromed-out components.
While the Kingpin Tour provides an otherwise
comfortable and involving ride for medium journeys, one should not confuse it
with an ultra-tourer, such as Honda’s Gold Wing. In the grand scheme of
butt-numbing, globetrotting bikes, the Kingpin Tour is better suited for shorter
jaunts than longer journeys. Smooth, well constructed, and freshly styled, it
sits in a well-earned niche as a domestic off-the-shelf motorcycle with enough
presence to roll with the boys from neighboring Wisconsin. Say what you will
about non-conformity, Victory offers compelling alternatives to blending with
the crowd. And, if their upcoming luxury tourer is as radically styled as its
concept sketches indicate, Victory will soon be strengthening its position as a
growing company with bold, iconoclastic products.
www.victorymotorcycles.com
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