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By Michael Dapper
VRA Page Webmaster
Just to clarify, you’re in the right place if you’re looking for The Victory Blog, not The Spyder Blog.
Also, let’s clarify the point of the “Victory Rider of the Year” article that appeared in the most recent issue of Victory Rider.
The article rhetorically recommended several riders for the honor of Victory Rider of the Year because they embody the spirit and the passion for riding that makes Victory Riders unique.
The magazine editors invited readers to submit names of any other Victory Riders they felt deserved praise and recognition, and several additional names have been submitted via the Victory Mailbag.
The Victory Mailbag has also been filling up fast with e-mails from riders voting for people such as Dub Perry, Sydney “Fishwitch” Sheppard, Greg Moe, “Lonestar” Johnny Britton and Scott Kietzmann.
Just to clarify, there’s no official vote and no official award (at least not yet; maybe there should be), but your votes and comments and nominations are more than welcome. Send all mail to the Victory Mailbag.
Ride the New Victory Cross Country & Cross Roads!
Over the past couple months, it’s been amusing to read bloggers complain that Victory isn’t letting respected bloggers ride the new Victory Cross Country and Cross Roads. And it’s been funny to read riders claim they would never buy a bike they haven’t test-ridden. If you’ve ridden every new bike you’ve purchased over the years, you have found dealers who don’t use the “no can do – insurance, you know?” excuse for not letting you ride pre-purchase.
Patience is a virtue, and all good things are coming to those who wait for the Victory Challenge Demo Tour to visit a Victory dealership near them.
The Victory Cross Country and Victory Cross Roads will be included in the demo fleets at all upcoming Demo Tour stops (in Arizona and Florida, per the latest schedule) as well as at the Long Beach, California, International Motorcycle Show, December 4-6.
Note that the demo trucks were already packed with fleets of demo and display bikes, so there is only one Victory Cross Country and one Victory Cross Roads available for demos per truck. But check the demo hours with your dealer and get out there and ride.
Take a Victory for a Ride
The Victory 18-wheelers are headed to Arizona and Florida, so invite a friend to join you and get out there and ride.
Here are the tour stops for the month ahead:
• November 14, Saturday
Prescott Valley Motorcycles
6500 E. Hwy. 69
Prescott Valley, AZ 86314
Phone: 928-772-4266
• November 14, Saturday
Kissimmee Motorsports
2881 N. John Young Parkway
Kissimmee, FL 34741
Phone: 407-847-6686
• November 13-14, Friday-Saturday
Polaris of Gainesville
12556 NW US Hwy. 441
Alachua, FL 32615
Phone: 386-418-4244
• November 15, Sunday
Volusia Motorsports
1701 S.R.44
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
Phone: 386-428-2212
• November 19, Thursday
Best Buy Vehicles
3525 S. US Hwy. 1
Fort Pierce, FL 34982
Phone: 772-468-6888
• November 20, Friday
Douglas Powersports
6051 N. Washington Blvd.
Sarasota, FL 34243
Phone: 941-556-2700
• November 21, Saturday
Distinctive Cycles
18291 US Hwy. 331 S.
Freeport, FL 32439
Phone: 850-835-5400
• November 21-22, Saturday-Sunday
St. Pete Powersports
555 34th St. S.
St. Petersburg, FL 33711
Phone: 727-456-6088
The complete Victory Challenge Demo Tour schedule is HERE, and you’ll find tour stops and more Victory-related events on the Events Page.
New tour dates may be added frequently, so check back to see where the Victory 18-wheelers will be stopping next.
Shiver Me Timbers!
Legendary Victory webmaster Jeff Martini is hitting the high seas. He is parking his Lloydz-modified V92C to work on the crew of a whale watching boat cruising from New England to Florida.
This might set nautical progress back a few years.
But it sounds like a lot of fun, too, so enjoy yourself, Jeff.
Victory at Selected IMS Events
Remember, you can see the 2010 Victory lineup at three International Motorcycle Show (IMS) events this winter. The Victory display will also include Pure Victory clothing and accessories at these IMS events:
• December 4-6, Long Beach [CA] Convention Center
300 E. Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90802
• January 22-24, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City
655 W. 34th St.
New York, NY 10001
• February 5-7, Minneapolis [MN] Convention Center
1301 Second Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Victory demo rides will be offered at the Long Beach show, with the Victory 18-wheeler in the Convention Center parking lot.
As new details become available about these shows, they’ll be posted on the VRA Page in the News section.
Details about show sites, tickets and show hours are available at the the IMS website.
Quick Links
• The “Fill the Empty Stocking” charity event is Dec. 5 at Distinctive Cycles in Freeport, FL. Drop by 11 a.m.-4 p.m. to greet Santa, have a bite of food and drop off a new, unwrapped toy, which the Freeport Fire and Rescue squad will deliver to needy families.
• The complete Victory Challenge Demo Tour schedule.
• Cool-looking Victory police bikes here. (Thanks AZScooter.)
• A Cycle World first impression about the new Victory Cross Country and Cross Roads.
Still Want to Hear from You About…
1. Your Iron Butt tips. What advice would you offer first time Iron Butt riders?
2. Your answers to the incomplete statement about the Victory Cross Country and Cross Roads saddlebags: The saddlebags are so big…
Let’s hear from you. Drop us a line via the Victory Mailbag.
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