A Sheep In Wolf's Clothing or Vice Versa?

TriumPhil said:

Well, Polaris industries/Victory Motorcycles unveiled the newest addition to their lineup and to me it appears to substantially be the Indian Scout dressed up in a Victory package. Is Polaris doing what our old Big Three automaker's have done for years, i.e., package the same car with slightly differentiated cosmetics and trimmings and sell them under quasi-independent, competing lines? Think Pontiac LeMans, Buick Regal, Chevrolet Malibu and Oldsmobile Cutlass back in the sixties and seventies. They all had other lower end and high performance end variants, such as in the GTO, Buick's Gran Sport, the Chevy Malibu SS and Olds' 442, to boot.

Zzz, zzz, zzz; Here's their big reveal... 2017 Victory Octane Motorcycle : Features

... and a preliminary critical assessment: Victory Octane - EXCLUSIVE FIRST RIDE

For my money, at first blush and after test-riding the Scout last weekend (underwhelming), I'm inclined to lean toward either of Triumph's new offerings in this range, i.e., the Thruxtons or Bonnevilles look to be the potential winners in this class, though that remains to be seen. I'll be more certain on a more personal level after having a chance to exercise either one or both of the new Trumpets, though.

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TriumPhil said:

Are those anything like Trump's star on the Hollywood walk of Shame?

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TriumPhil said:

Well, Polaris industries/Victory Motorcycles unveiled the newest addition to their lineup and to me it appears to substantially be the Indian Scout dressed up in a Victory package. Is Polaris doing what our old Big Three automaker's have done for years, i.e., package the same car with slightly differentiated cosmetics and trimmings and sell them under quasi-independent, competing lines? Think Pontiac LeMans, Buick Regal, Chevrolet Malibu and Oldsmobile Cutlass back in the sixties and seventies. They all had other lower end and high performance end variants, such as in the GTO, Buick's Gran Sport, the Chevy Malibu SS and Olds' 442, to boot.

Zzz, zzz, zzz; Here's their big reveal... 2017 Victory Octane Motorcycle : Features

... and a preliminary critical assessment: Victory Octane - EXCLUSIVE FIRST RIDE

For my money, at first blush and after test-riding the Scout last weekend (decent motor but underwhelming overall execution), I'm inclined to lean toward either of Triumph's new offerings in this range, i.e., the Thruxtons or Bonnevilles look to be the potential winners in this class, though that remains to be seen. I'll be more certain on a more personal level after having a chance to exercise either one or both of the new Trumpets, though.

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