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Victory
Vision 800 Concept
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Make Model |
Victory
Vision 800 Concept |
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Year |
2006 |
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Engine |
Parallel twin |
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Capacity |
800 |
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Bore x Stroke |
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Compression Ratio |
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Induction |
- / electric |
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Ignition /
Starting |
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Max Power |
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Max Torque |
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Transmission /
Drive |
- / shaft |
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Front Suspension |
43mm inverted fork |
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Rear Suspension |
Single-sided,
single-shock swingarm. |
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Front Brakes |
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Rear Brakes |
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Front Tyre |
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Rear Tyre |
250/40-R18 |
Motorcycle Show in Long Beach.
Called the Vision,
the motorcycle is built around one of the powertrains from parent company
Polaris' ATV line. It's an 800cc liquid-cooled parallel twin, with the
cylinders laid almost flat and a no-shifting constant-variable transmission
(CVT) passing power to an exposed shaft final drive housed in the
single-sided, single-shock swingarm.
And that's the more-or-less conventional part.
Above the engine, a huge storage area/fairing will hold two helmets or
other gear because the bladder-type fuel tank is set down above the flat
engine and just behind the 17-inch front wheel and 43mm inverted front fork.
The storage unit doubles as an aerodynamic windbreaker and could have a
windshield that rises out of it.
Though the bulbous storage pod and narrow seat/tailsection perched at the
rear of the alloy frame might suggest sporting or touring use, the riding
position is very cruiser-like with long running boards extending along the
engine's flanks with a relatively high handlebar poking through the top of
the storage pod.
Notable details include:
Scalloped brake rotors add a flair to the wheels
Dual under-seat side-exit exhaust system
250/40-R18 rear tire on a 9-inch-wide six-spoke cast wheel
61-inch wheelbase, in part mandated by the length of the drivetrain
created by the near-horizontal cylinders in front of the crankshaft.
No foot controls, which apparently means linked brakes controlled by a
single handlebar lever
28.5-inch saddle height
Essentially Victory has employed a fairly flat powertrain and used the
resulting empty space above it in unique ways. There is no talk of
production for the bike, which is probably more of a talking point and
attention-getter for the company than an actual, er, vision of the future.
(Certainly the somewhat rough concept bike shown in Long Beach is not
anywhere near production and would require some changes to even be
street-legal.) However, this concept motorcycle also carries a message that
Victory will not always build just traditional cruisers, which is probably
an important one as Victory begins selling its bikes in markets outside
North America for the first time.
Said Greg Brew, Director of Polaris Industrial Design, "Our mandate for
Victory is to drive the future of custom-inspired American motorcycle
design. The Vision 800 is but one example of the type of exploration our
team pursues in order to continue to deliver the type of innovative design
that fuels people's passion for motorcycles."
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