It looks like American manufacturer Victory Motorcycles has gone back to old school with its new High-Ball bobber. Featuring matte paint schemes, whitewall tread tires, ape hangers and no sign of chrome, the bike is a true attention grabber.
The matte paint scheme shown is black with an accent of white on the tank, complemented by old school whitewall tires. Victory describes the High Ball as “Stripped down. Bare bones.
The High-Ball’s minimalist, tough guy appearance results from its tip-to-tail matte finish black-out treatment, chopped fenders, ape hanger style handlebar, solo saddle and 16-inch spoke wheels carrying plump whitewall tires.
The High-Ball looks as though it may have started life as Vegas 8-Ball. But aside from atypical Victory cruiser styling and the hot-rodded Freedom 106/6 powerplant, the High-Ball’s chassis dimensions also help define it as a new model.
The new Victory’s 25.0-inch seat height is second lowest in the line – only the Vision 8 Victory isn’t the first big brand to the ol’ skool motocool party. -Ball and Arlen Ness Vision have lower saddles at 24.5 inches.
When the designers of the 2012 Victory High-Ball went to work, they had one main idea in mind: create a bad-ass machine.
The only white on the bike comes from tasteful white tank sides, and the fat white-walls of the tires.
Among bobber- and stripper-style bikes from major OEMs, the High-Ball delivers a unique styling that looks like it just arrived from a pricey custom shop.
2012 Victory Highball Features:
• Most Performance: It's got the largest-displacement engine, the most horsepower and the most torque.
• Lowest Seat Height: Cruise in comfort down low while reaching up to the too-cool high-rise bars.
• Best Value: The High-Ball delivers the most performance at the lowest MSRP.
• Coolest Styling: Sure, judging styling is subjective, but come on - look at this bike
• - it's as much fun to look at the details as it is to twist the throttle.
• High-rise handlebars are adjustable and can be set in the upright position or laid back. The controls mount on the bars in either position and the cables reach in both positions, needing only simple hand tools
• to adjust.
• 16" lace wheels with 130 and 150mm Dunlop tires with whitewalls. Stainless steel spokes and Gloss Black wheels and hubs.
• Freedom 106/6 V-Twin: Fuel-injected, counter-balanced, 97 hp & 113 ft-lb of torque.
• Features a solo driver seat and footpegs.
• Single-gauge instrumentation with speedo, tach, tripmeter, warning lights & more.
• A 2-into-1 exhaust (black, naturally) will be available and most Pure Victory Gear accessories designed for the Victory Vegas, including passenger seats and passenger floorboards or pegs, also fit on the High-Ball. It's easy to personalize the bike to the way you want it, and build the perfect bike for you.