Victory Octane vs. Harley-Davidson Roadster- Victory Motorcycles
Exhilarating race-based performance. This is the Victory Octane. Those who love the thrill of motorcycle racing and the inspiring performance of sport bikes will love the mid-size Octane. The Victory Octane doesn’t hide from the competition either. Compare it to the Harley-Davidson Roadster, and you’ll see why.
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so starts the flame wars,… I wonder how this would do against the lowrider S .. and I have ridden them both ..
that race I'd like to see.
First! Octane is a awesome bike, I really want to test one to compare it to the Scout.
Yep, because a higher seat height and a shorter wheel base are ALWAYS bad to have in a sporty bike! Bwahahaha…
A commercial made by American idiots FOR American idiots.
love that Victory
awesone bike i just wish it said harley davidson on the tank. although if it did im sure it would cost alot more.
I love Victory motorcycles, i hate victorys marketing department. I will also be buying an octane as my next bike. But saying this thing has the "heart of a race bike" is bullshit. A Yamaha R6 has the heart of a race bike. This thing has the heart of a bike built to make one run up pikes peak, not win at daytona. Not saying its a bad engine or a bad bike just calling it what it is, and what is it? Well its not a sport bike, thankfully. And for the love of god victory dont start again with the stupid ass videos with some fuck wit salesman comparing victorys to harleys. Even an avid victory/indian fan boy like myself cant take it seriously. Indian for example plans to show why they are better than harleys on the race track. Indians winning at flat track and victorys winning on the drag strip will sell more bikes than what looks like a bad version of a yamaha bolt youtube video.
Compare it to the Harley V-Rod. That is a more accurate comparison. Currently the Sportster line carries the air-cooled 1200cc 45deg v-twin whereas the Octane is a water-cooled 1200cc 60deg v-twin. The V-Rod has a water-cooled 1250cc 60deg v-twin which I think is the more comparable motorcycle. The V-Rod has 87 ft-lb of torque and 122hp which I think is a much better output. The price of a V-Rod Muscle is around $17,000 and the Octane is at $10,000 and that would be the difference. It always comes down to price when you bring Harley into the comparison and if that is what is stopping you, then you are not looking for the better bike… You're looking for the better deal.
I assure you that a healthy majority of consumers who are considering a Roadster, wouldn't give a second look to the Octane. Way to pad those numbers.