Polaris Victory

Purchased new, got a great deal since the 2000 models were already on the floor. Before first service was due, dealer dropped the Victory line. Had to drive 90 miles to only other dealer within 3 hours drive. Bad speedometer head changed at 9k miles, multiple trips to dealer finally cured ongoing rough idle, bad tps. Changed to Andrews Cams, and aftermarket eprom, ran great, pulled 77 hp on dyno run. Had very noisy shifting, and frequently found false neutral between 2-3. Received letter concerning transmission upgrade and was quoted $2800 for the work that factory letter stated should be $1200-$1400 (at the new dealer that had opened locally) took bike with less than 30k to another new dealer about 40 miles away. They completed the work in a timely fashion, at slightly under $1400. Had no additional troubles, other than with dealer #2, who has since gone out of business totally. Was happy with bike, but disappointed with resale value, and the terrible service from dealer 2. I went back to riding my antique Panhead, and my retired police model Road King. Dealer 1&3 were fantastic, but it seems as if Polaris did not care at all about customer satisfaction, just moving new bikes.

I bought a brand new 2015 victory vegas and only did 120 miles before it broke down. Felt it was running out of petrol and it started to kangaroo down the road. It then stalled a few times but I managed to limp home. Looks like there may be a fuelling issue and have asked the dealer to pick it up and investigate. Also the electronic gear indicator seems to have a mind of it's own and can't work out when I'm in first gear. It also idles really rough but I'm assuming it's all to do with the fault I have. Really dangerous to ride and someone nearly drove into the back of me. ( not a happy camper) . Also seen on the web there are quite a few recalls with the Victory models and some seem quite serious.

Not sure if I made the right descion. Having said that when it's was running ok it was a nice handling bike and looks great.

Love this bike. Bought it new and for the most part it has been reliable. At 10k miles had to rebuild the front fork and replace the seals. At 24k miles the transmission has failed and needs to be rebuilt. From the first service I complained about the noise from the transmission. Was told that was normal. The throttle body has to be constantly cleaned to keep the bike in good running order. Available dealers is limited and parts almost always has to be ordered. I like the bike but would not recommend to anyone nor would I buy another.

I have a 2003 V92c Classic Cruiser. The speedometer quit working and it is combined as a sealed unit in the instrument cluster mounted on the headlight. In less then 10years this very important part seems to no longer be available. The answer I received from dealers and Polaris itself, the best answer is I can no longer use a motorcycle because it is useless without a speedometer. They could not even give me an alternative.

I own a 2000 Harley Fatboy that the Victory mimics. There is no comparison. The Harley, by far, is the best built overall better motorcycle. As the old saying goes "you get what you pay for" I guess being unable to drive my newer Victory is what I paid for.

Hi

This is in response to a recent post I have seen mentioning that there was very little available on the net about Victory Build Quality

I have been driving motorcycles from the age of 16 and have had a few different Brands over the years ,Yamaha /Honda/ Cagiva /Ducati/Triumph and Victory is at the Bottom of that list in regards to Build Quality , Honda was probably best for me

For this particular Victory Here is the list of my concern

I have purchased my Victory Jackpot in April 2006 in London and as for my previous bike I said that my intention was to use this on a daily bases as a commuting bike and was expecting to do 5000 Miles per year , I also ordered the chrome wheels at the same time TOTAL 16K

I now know that Victory Bike are certainly not build to be used on a daily bases regardless of what the Victory guys would say

I changed my first clutch cable at 3000 miles; this one was done under warranty

I have now changed this 6 more times, the cable snap every 3 to 4000 miles but Victory say it is my fault, and my driving, when I know for a fact that lost of Victory bikes have the same problem in the US .I can change that myself, it take me around 1 hour now with all the practice I had and I keep a spare

The whole clutch was changed at 28000 Miles after failing completely

At 20000 miles the accelerator cable also snapped, I was on the motorway at the time luckily in the slow lane, this is still a first for me but again no help from Victory

A lot of the chrome parts are peeling off but where it really makes me laugh is the chrome risers where one is completely peeling off on top where the other is still OK

The Victory view is that I have clean the risers with different soap and damaged it myself!!!

The front and rear mudguards have been rusting from year two forming bubbles under the paint

Again when reporting this is not Victory ‘s concerned .All the Brake cables are rusting inside the plastic protection , most of the bolts have rusted and I have changed to other brands

Recently the exhaust system just fell off from the engine completely rusted, according to the dealer this is not a first but not covered buy any warranty , I found one on Ebay second hand so no more money to Victory and a rear pulley was also available , mine peel off completely years ago !!!

I try to avoid giving any more of my cash to victory and use a local garage and Ebay for most of my need as I have had a few electrical problems recently to top the list

I am done speaking to Victory and for now I am using my bike on a regular bases and get a few riders now and then asking questions about the bike and I am very honest will all of them, with the bike at hand it is very easy to show them the Build Quality and for now in London I have not seen many on the road

Victory wanted me to believe that I was the only one not completely satisfy with my purchase

I was recently at the Brightona and have seen a few victory bikes there, some 09 and 10 number plates looking like rust buckets showing me that the problems are only getting worst

Paint peeling off, chrome peeling off, bolts rusted and bubbles under the paint

Maybe one day Victory will realise that the best adverts they can have are the guys riding the bikes and they have to look after them but I cannot see this starting anytime soon

The only warranty I got from my experience with Victory is that I will not get another one

Hi. I had a 2011 Victory Vegas. Continual problems with transmission , fuel injection, torgue compensator , many unexplained and concerning noises. Dealerships in NSW Australia had little knowledge and less effort in correcting problems.I had many large capacity bikes over thirty years. This was one of the worst. The bike was a real heap of Junk. Lost a lot of money to get rid of it. Underhanded Dearlerships.

The Polaris Victory is a nice looking bike, but not as good as my older harley,

I have a Polaris Victory 01 v92 deluxe never a problem other than a couple of recalls so what bmw ducatti and harley all have recalls out.They all do, stage 1 kit and it runs like a champ .My younger brother has a 02 tc (victory) loves it My older brother bought a used 01 classic with 17,000 miles on it ,loves it now has 35000 on it.

My best friend bought a 01 after riding mine. He moved up to a 04 ness victory loves the bike.

Bought the Polaris Victory after owning a Yamaha enduro and a Suzuki SV650 best bike I have ever riden. The best thing is the bike is made completely in USA (Minnesota to be exact) except the front fork (Italy) and now that everything thing we buy now (even Harley) is made or designed in Japan.

I have a 2005 Polaris Victory Vegas, I have owned this bike for two years, it has 11000+ problem free miles.I absolutely love this bike, dont regret buying it for one minute!