SilvrT Posted February 11, 2015 Share #1 Posted February 11, 2015 NHRA Story » Victory Motorcycles teams with Matt Smith to create NHRA factory effort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djh3 Posted February 11, 2015 Share #2 Posted February 11, 2015 Yea I read a story about that a few weeks back. The thing I remember is it didnt say they were running in their own class like the HD. They were going to run in prostock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted February 11, 2015 Yea I read a story about that a few weeks back. The thing I remember is it didnt say they were running in their own class like the HD. They were going to run in prostock. ya, HD just isn't in the same league as Victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin-vic-b.c. Posted February 11, 2015 Share #4 Posted February 11, 2015 ya, HD just isn't in the same league as Victory I have to agree with that.... Damian Cownden Racing Not hat I am bias or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted February 11, 2015 Not hat I am bias or anything. yeahsureright Connected in name only or ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djh3 Posted February 11, 2015 Share #6 Posted February 11, 2015 They all sound like they got a dead hole miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin-vic-b.c. Posted February 12, 2015 Share #7 Posted February 12, 2015 yeahsureright Connected in name only or ???? My cousins son..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturbar Posted February 12, 2015 Share #8 Posted February 12, 2015 "Smith will be able to transplant his powerful S&S V-Twin powertrain right into the Victory bike"...says the article cited by SilvrT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BratmanXj Posted February 12, 2015 Share #9 Posted February 12, 2015 "Smith will be able to transplant his powerful S&S V-Twin powertrain right into the Victory bike"...says the article cited by SilvrT. Read that, too. So in simple terms is a top fuel HD rider, taking his top fuel motor out of his "Harley" drag bike and putting it in a chassis that Victory is making him. I've grown up with a TF bike in the family, there is nothing HD about a HD Drag bike other than the engine architecture. Its all race specific stuff in a custom built chassis...so where is the news in this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturbar Posted February 12, 2015 Share #10 Posted February 12, 2015 Brat, I completely agree...the motorcycle that Smith will drag race will be a custom chassied, SS motored bike with Victory skin...... Read "Smith, who worked all winter with Minnesota-based Victory on the body design, is expected to take possession of the first body this week and will take the bike to the wind tunnel Jan. 30." I think it laughable that Victory would lend it's name to this project. If they want a legitimate race team, they're going to need to pony up some big bucks for an R&D program, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djh3 Posted February 12, 2015 Share #11 Posted February 12, 2015 Nitro Funny cars same thing. same chasissis, diffrent bodies. All Hemi powered. They made pretty big stink about John Force moving over to Chevy. LOL Same cars he had last year, different bodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturbar Posted February 12, 2015 Share #12 Posted February 12, 2015 Nitro Funny cars same thing. same chasissis, diffrent bodies. All Hemi powered. They made pretty big stink about John Force moving over to Chevy. LOL Same cars he had last year, different bodies. Right.... And if you turn your head to the left and squint real hard with your right eye while staring at the Chevy bodied funny car...you just might see a glimpse of resemblance to a Chevy (hence why they are called funny car).. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BratmanXj Posted February 12, 2015 Share #13 Posted February 12, 2015 That is what has become of most racing series out there...Nascar, where did the STOCK go? All using the same engine block, chassis, suspension, tires, etc etc. The import TF/Alcohol guys (both bikes and cars) have to work for their speeds, its not like you can walk down to the local parts store and select from 6 different heads & intake manifolds for your Honda! With the R&D push that Polaris put into the Indian line to not just make it Victory in new sheet metal I figured they'd at least try and build a legit race engine out of either the 106 or the 111. It would most likely be all in-house parts as neither bike has the aftermarket like HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share #14 Posted February 12, 2015 neither bike has the aftermarket like HD. This is true; however, speaking only of the engine, there is a lot of "after market" stuff available such as big bore kits, cams, heads, etc. You can build a Vic engine up from stock quite a bit amd there are a number of specialty shops out there doing just that. That said, they aren't a basis for a TF race engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BratmanXj Posted February 12, 2015 Share #15 Posted February 12, 2015 Not trying to shoot down Vic & Indian (and any other maker) as "nothing is available" for them. The TF HD bikes I know are all aftermarket mix'n'match of an Evolution engine design with a race specific trans. I don't believe that any other brand used the divorced transmission style like HD so it makes it a lot more expensive to design the go-fast goodies required. Less the EVO engine has been around for 30 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share #16 Posted February 12, 2015 Not trying to shoot down Vic & Indian (and any other maker) as "nothing is available" for them. The TF HD bikes I know are all aftermarket mix'n'match of an Evolution engine design with a race specific trans. I don't believe that any other brand used the divorced transmission style like HD so it makes it a lot more expensive to design the go-fast goodies required. Less the EVO engine has been around for 30 years. understood and agreed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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