Victory Classic Cruiser reviews

Love this bike. Fit and finish is excellent. Handling is great at both high speed and low. Add pegs for long distance touring and you have one comfortable ride. Best bike of the five that I have owned. Show less

Owned about 45 different motorcycles in the last 52 years, Concours 10,R100,Gold Wings,Road King,Vstrom 1000, Bonnevilles, Norton's and many others. I was run over by a drunk driver head on and have much steel on my body. I'm getting old and finicky about the bike I ride, it must not be to heavy but heavy to resist cross winds and truck wakes, it must have adequate wind protection with a good windshield and intergrated luggage that doesn't look like an after thought. It needs low end grunt but doesn't have to keep up with a Hayabusa, it looks like a motorcycle not Darth Vader, reliable with shaft drive has to have higher reliability than BMW, no over complex ECM, fuel mapping but carberated simple. Handle good at slow parking lot speed and confidence inspiring in the Twisties, comfortable and light enough for an old man to ride. Cost < 20,000 US dollars right, well I bought one 3 months ago with 8,000 miles on it for 2500, think it's a keeper if do it will last longer than me good night Show less

I traded my 2007 1200 Custom Sportster in on my new 2013 Cross Roads Classic. I have ridden every make and model that HD has made, and have never had one respond in the manner as this Victory. The minute I sat on it, it stood right up. No pulling, no hiking it up. Just as gentle as can be. The riding experience for the first time out was if the bike was made just for me. I am a 54-year-old female. I never thought I would give up my Harleys. I am a believer. If you ride one you will buy one. Oh, and ladies, you dont have to worry about hot flashes and a hot bike. This bike runs cool. Show less

Just got this today, only 120 miles but all I can say is wow. I've been riding for 40 years and have never experienced the combination of handling, power and features as I've found those 120 miles. Show less

I took delivery at Thanksgiving of this bike. I've gone 3,000 miles without an issue. I've had stunning performance and great handling. Be prepared to do a lot of mini tours. Everybody loves this look! This is the mid-life crisis personified. Go buy one! Show less

The Victory Cross Roads LE build plate #155 that I bought two months ago is by far the best bike I've ever ridden. At the age of 27, there's no doubt in my mind that it will be the last bike I'll have to buy until I reach retirement age. After owning a Goldwing and a couple other cruisers along the way, this bike just beats all in my book and the riding experiences I've had. The ride is as smooth as a ribbon and handles like a dream with tons of power on demand at any speed. I also like the fact that the 106cu engine is very smooth and quiet, kind of reminds me of the grandmother' Singer sewing machine - haha. The build and overall quality is very nice with a lot of thought put into it. All it took was a test ride and a good look over for me to realize this. I was seriously considering a new Harley because no matter how you look at them they are nice bikes, but after looking at the Harleys and riding a couple, I found that for some reason they didn't fit me well. I also could tell that by riding the Harleys that money would have to be thrown at them for things like a new seat, extra foot pegs or floor boards and new exhaust to open them up because of emission rules our goverment has put on them. I was turned off by the fact of buying a $15,000 to $20,000 bike just to have to throw more money at it to make it the way I wanted. So I went to a Victory dealership and sat on my Cross Roads LE and what a difference. I was thrilled with the fact that I could buy a new bike that was set up from the factory the way it should be. The stock seat is very comfortable and will never need to be replaced for a better one, the floor boards are huge with way more than enough foot room and even with the emissions on the bike in stock form, I see no need whatsoever to have to put an exhaust system or a programmer on this bike because is runs good and right from factory (it's not all choked down). The riding position on this Victory is very relaxed, so much so that I'm not even going to bother with adding a rider's backrest, just a passenger's backrest for the wife. The other nice thing about the bike is its awesome for 2 up riding. There's no real difference in handling or power at all with the second person on board. The first couple of times I took the wife out on it, I could feel her getting all tensed up and bracing for impact on bumps and things like railroad crossings but it didnt take long for her to realize that you could barely feel them. So it's a good ride for her too and she's relaxed now - hahaha. So far I've been nothing but impressed and very satisfied. I feel like I've got my money's worth. Besides a Honda Goldwing and an Electro Glide Harley and the fact that I haven't ridden them all, I don't know of any other bike stock from factory that I can ride for four hours straight (or until you run out of gas) that when you get off your backside feels like you just got on. 2 big thumbs up on the 2012 Victory Cross Roads LE. (The accesories for these bikes are very, very high quality, too. I asked for a sissy bar and they handed me what looked like the back off a lazyboy chair). Show less

I have owned Indian and Harley. This bike is a superior bike. Stock, it handles very well. There is very little needed to upgrade. The dealership is a fantastic dealership. I'm very happy and highly recommend the machine Show less

I was looking for a cruiser/touring bike and just out of curiosity, started my search with Victory. Looked at, sat on and tried a lot of other rides...nothing else felt as balanced and comfortable as the Cross Roads. The 2012 Classic LE is an amazing combo of retro style and modern lines. Power and smooth shifting just keep getting better with every ride. Show less

I've had the bike for three weeks and have put on 600 miles. I don't miss my Harley! What more can I say after that. The 2012 Classic LE is a smooth and comfortable to ride. Show less

I ordered this bike as soon as it came out. I have #002. I had a Kingpin prior to this bike. I love this bike. It's classic looking with many details. It gets a lot of looks. I'm proud to be a Victory owner. Show less