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Re: Victory Motorcycles Cancelled !
« Reply #25 on: January 11, 2017, 04:33:21 PM »
Quote from: Bankerdanny on January 10, 2017, 12:12:12 PM
They didn't compete much for sales (probably not at all as far as the Chief vs the Vision), but internally they competed for R&D dollars.
Plus they've added that Slingshot abomination to the mix too.


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Re: Victory Motorcycles Cancelled !
« Reply #26 on: January 11, 2017, 04:57:53 PM »
Quote from: USMC5811 on January 11, 2017, 04:33:21 PM
Quote from: Bankerdanny on January 10, 2017, 12:12:12 PM
They didn't compete much for sales (probably not at all as far as the Chief vs the Vision), but internally they competed for R&D dollars.
Plus they've added that Slingshot abomination to the mix too.


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I agree. It's probably fun to drive, but it looks like another Polaris moneyhole. 

I wonder what will become of the electric motorcycles (asset purchased from Brammo) . . .
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Re: Victory Motorcycles Cancelled !
« Reply #27 on: January 11, 2017, 10:21:47 PM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on January 11, 2017, 04:57:53 PM
Quote from: USMC5811 on January 11, 2017, 04:33:21 PM
Quote from: Bankerdanny on January 10, 2017, 12:12:12 PM
They didn't compete much for sales (probably not at all as far as the Chief vs the Vision), but internally they competed for R&D dollars.
Plus they've added that Slingshot abomination to the mix too.


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I agree. It's probably fun to drive, but it looks like another Polaris moneyhole. 

I wonder what will become of the electric motorcycles (asset purchased from Brammo) . . .

The slingshot is a chevy cyclecar

The techs at the local polaris shop are pissed cause they didn't spend 2 years at MMI to do career work on a chevy

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