American cruiser marque Victory Motorcycles has revealed its 2011 range of cruisers and tourers, with two new Ness Signature Series models leading the charge. The entire range also benefits from an upgraded gearbox with neutral finder, plus a new speedo and expanded instrument functionality, now including a clock, gear position display, tacho, odometer, trip meter and diagnostic readout.
The new Zach Ness Vegas 8 and Cory Ness Cross Country models continue the tradition of wild, custom-style bikes influenced by one of the world's most famous bike-building dynasties - that started by Arlen Ness, with son Cory and now Cory's son Zach following in Arlen's footsteps.
The limited-edition Zach Ness Vegas is powered by Victory's 106-cube (1731cc) Freedom V-twin, said to be good for 97hp and 153Nm, and features Ness-designed billet wheels, Holeshot handgrips, mirrors and engine sidecovers, and a custom stitched seat. Suede Black paint, custom graphics and a numbered Zach Ness Signature plate round out the new model's exclusive features.
Not to be outdone by son Zach, Cory Ness has once again brought his own unique flair to the Victory range, in the form of the new Cory Ness Cross Country. In Ness guise, the new Cross Country sports diamond-cut engine cooling fins, an abundance of chrome and exclusive two-tone paint, plus its own numbered Cory Ness Signature plate.
Further bolstering Victory's range of touring bikes is a new 'Soft Bagger' version of the Cross Roads, where the model's regular hard panniers have been replaced with soft leather-style items.
A number of other updates have been made across the 2011 Victory range, including the adoption of an increased oil change interval (now 8000km), an improved sidestand design and the use of larger exhaust outlets (for a deeper note), among many others. The Vision Tour also now comes with ABS as standard.
Victory has also released full pricing for its 2011 range, which is as follows (pricing excludes dealer and statutory costs):
MODEL PRICE
Cory Ness Cross Country (Sunset Red) $39,995
Cross Country (single colour) $28,995
Cross Country (two-tone) $29,495
Cross Roads (Soft Bagger, single colour) $25,495
Cross Roads (Hard Bagger, single colour) $26,995
Hammer (two-tone) $26,995
Hammer 8-Ball (Black) $22,995
Hammer S (two-tone) $27,495
Jackpot (two-tone) $29,995
Vegas (single colour) $21,995
Vegas (two-tone) $22,495
Vegas Limited Edition (two-tone) $22,995
Vegas 8-Ball (Black) $18,495
Zach Ness Vegas (Matte Black) $27,995
Vision Touring (single colour) $34,995
Vision Touring (two-tone) $35,495