2016 VICTORY - Lot 63

2016 VICTORY Type Gunner Serial number: 5VPLW36E4G3055027 1800 cm3 French registration 7 000 / 10 000 € Mid-90s: America is growing again and the leisure civilization is in full swing. Harley-Davidson was struggling to keep up with demand, and customs made more or less to measure by specialist dealers were selling like hotcakes. Fast-growing leisure vehicle giant Polaris saw this as a new opportunity to diversify, and dared to go head-to-head with the Harley-Davidson giant by launching a new brand of motorcycles bearing the name: Victory. The Victory range seemed almost complete, offering Americans the essentials of their mechanical needs. This Gunner has now entered another field: the bobber. A stripped-down, minimalist machine with pure lines, a single-seat saddle and a total absence of passenger amenities, the Gunner is an authentic selfish motorcycle. The Victory Gunner's styling continues with a two-tone tank, 16-inch tires that are wide at the front (130 mm) and not too wide at the rear (140 mm), a few well-placed touches of black (fork pockets, headlight housings, exhaust system, etc.), and a front mudguard reduced to its simplest expression. The American press voted it "Cruiser of the Year". We recommend that future purchasers carry out the usual roadwork required to keep these machines in the collector's museum. We recommend that future purchasers carry out the customary restarts required by the immobilization of these machines in the collector's museum. 2016 VICTORY Type Gunner Serial number: 5VPLW36E4G3055027 1800 cm3 French registration 7 000 / 10 000 € Mid-90s: America is growing again and the leisure civilization is in full swing. Harley-Davidson was struggling to keep up with demand, and customs made more or less to measure by specialist dealers were selling like hotcakes. Fast-growing leisure vehicle giant Polaris saw this as a new opportunity to diversify, and dared to go head-to-head with the Harley-Davidson giant by launching a new brand of motorcycles bearing the name: Victory. The Victory range seemed almost complete, offering Americans the essentials of their mechanical needs. This Gunner has now entered another field: the bobber. A stripped-down, minimalist machine with pure lines, a single-seat saddle and a total absence of passenger amenities, the Gunner is an authentic selfish motorcycle. The Victory Gunner's styling continues with a two-tone tank, 16-inch tires that are wide at the front (130 mm) and not too wide at the rear (140 mm), a few well-placed touches of black (fork pockets, headlight housings, exhaust system, etc.), and a front mudguard reduced to its simplest expression. The American press voted it "Cruiser of the Year".