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RideStrong · 10-08-2008, 07:31 PM

I am looking to purchase a used 2006 Victory Vegas. I like the bike and the way it rides. When I told a third party about it he informed me that polaris was closing and that Victory was going down with it???? Has anyone else heard this? I would also like to know any opinions on Victory as well.

The_AirHawk · 10-08-2008, 07:38 PM

I heard about Polaris going-under once - about 15-years ago............

BrowningBAR · 10-08-2008, 08:04 PM

Unless they've been investing in risky mortgages and bad loans, I think they should be around until the end of the financial world, next Tuesday.

Seriously though, I haven't heard anything about Victory going under.

It might be one of those evil HD loyalists that hate all other manufacturers.

mscuddy · 10-09-2008, 07:24 AM

Nah, since Polaris is propped up Subaru (ex Fuji Motors) in the snow machine market, I doubt it. It would take a world depression to sink Polaris/Subaru (whoops, did I just say that?)...

seruzawa · 10-09-2008, 07:52 AM

Polaris is the world's largest manufacturer of snowmobiles. There are no indications that the company as a whole is in trouble. Whether or not the Victory line of overpriced cruisers and personal spacecraft will survive is another story. Polaris did close their unprofitable line of watercraft a few years back. Since it's an American company it has the usual American problem of producing some pretty inferior stuff, though apparently Victory has avoided the quality issues that plague the rest of the company. Their ATVs are the worst you can buy and the snowmobiles, while improved recently, aren't as good as, say, Yammerhammers.

MOKE1K · 10-10-2008, 07:46 AM

The only thing I know about them is they no longer carry their jetski line. Had a customer that bought one cheap, and then found out why he got such a great deal on it.

Dr_Sprocket · 10-12-2008, 01:03 PM

Say it ain't so. I hope that is not the case. While I decided to purchase a H-D owned Buell bike, I can still appreciate the offerings from Victory (even the Vision). But, with the economy the way it is, you just never know.

MadScientistMatt · 01-04-2009, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by MOKE1K

The only thing I know about them is they no longer carry their jetski line. Had a customer that bought one cheap, and then found out why he got such a great deal on it.

And I don't expect that to happen to Victory. With their jet skis, Polaris realized they were going nowhere in that market and made a deliberate decision to bail out. If anything, they've been grabbing a bigger share of the motorcycle market recently.

longride · 01-04-2009, 05:09 PM

"If anything, they've been grabbing a bigger share of the motorcycle market recently."

They have? Where did you get that info?

sarnali2 · 01-05-2009, 07:39 AM

They are expanding their line up, that's usually a sign they plan on sticking it out. Mark Blackwell is also a serious long term motorcyclist and ex pro motocrosser. I think he has the passion to try to make it work, unlike the stereotypical Japanese bean-counter who will cut and run at the drop of a hat.

10-08-2008, 07:31 PM	#1
RideStrong Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1	Polaris/Victory closing? I am looking to purchase a used 2006 Victory Vegas. I like the bike and the way it rides. When I told a third party about it he informed me that polaris was closing and that Victory was going down with it???? Has anyone else heard this? I would also like to know any opinions on Victory as well.

10-08-2008, 07:38 PM	#2
The_AirHawk Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Livin' in a Van: down by the Mariana Trench Posts: 10,891	I heard about Polaris going-under once - about 15-years ago............ __________________ *Parfois, on fait pas semblant* Sometimes, it's not pretend Oderint Dum Metuant Let them hate so long as they fear политики предпочитают безоружных крестьян Politicians Prefer Unarmed Peasants Nothing to see here, Citizen. Move along now...

10-09-2008, 07:24 AM	#4
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,444	Nah, since Polaris is propped up Subaru (ex Fuji Motors) in the snow machine market, I doubt it. It would take a world depression to sink Polaris/Subaru (whoops, did I just say that?)... __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.

10-09-2008, 07:52 AM	#5
seruzawa Robby Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 16,803	Polaris is the world's largest manufacturer of snowmobiles. There are no indications that the company as a whole is in trouble. Whether or not the Victory line of overpriced cruisers and personal spacecraft will survive is another story. Polaris did close their unprofitable line of watercraft a few years back. Since it's an American company it has the usual American problem of producing some pretty inferior stuff, though apparently Victory has avoided the quality issues that plague the rest of the company. Their ATVs are the worst you can buy and the snowmobiles, while improved recently, aren't as good as, say, Yammerhammers. __________________ I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

10-10-2008, 07:46 AM	#6
MOKE1K Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kalapana, Big Island Posts: 3,956	The only thing I know about them is they no longer carry their jetski line. Had a customer that bought one cheap, and then found out why he got such a great deal on it. __________________ "YOU CAN'T BOLT ON SKILL" "The only thing limiting your bike, is you" We survived Bush you'll survive Obama! "the most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive." --thomas sowell

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10-08-2008, 08:04 PM	#3
BrowningBAR Snuggles Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: In a really, really, really old farmhouse Posts: 4,364	Unless they've been investing in risky mortgages and bad loans, I think they should be around until the end of the financial world, next Tuesday. Seriously though, I haven't heard anything about Victory going under. It might be one of those evil HD loyalists that hate all other manufacturers.

10-12-2008, 01:03 PM	#7
Dr_Sprocket Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delmarva Peninsula Posts: 2,331	Say it ain't so... Say it ain't so. I hope that is not the case. While I decided to purchase a H-D owned Buell bike, I can still appreciate the offerings from Victory (even the Vision). But, with the economy the way it is, you just never know. __________________ "Aid to the helpless indigent is civilized. Aid to the irresponsible is socially corrosive." ----- Schizuki (c. 2011)

01-04-2009, 05:09 PM	#9
longride Super Duper Mod Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Anywhere they let me Posts: 10,484	"If anything, they've been grabbing a bigger share of the motorcycle market recently." They have? Where did you get that info? __________________ I'm a knucklehead

01-05-2009, 07:39 AM	#10
sarnali2 Aging Cafe` Racer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sittin' down by my window, lookin' at the rain. Posts: 8,132	They are expanding their line up, that's usually a sign they plan on sticking it out. Mark Blackwell is also a serious long term motorcyclist and ex pro motocrosser. I think he has the passion to try to make it work, unlike the stereotypical Japanese bean-counter who will cut and run at the drop of a hat. __________________ "Carpe` Throttelum -Loud Suits Save Lives" "All the BMW riders in the room, I want you to leave. Now. Out. "