What with modern day ninja bikes and customized choppers flooding the market and, oh yeah, the war being over for 60-plus years. This 2012 Victory High Ball is a bare bones ride that’s reminiscent of stripped down, light 1940’s home built bike. Perfect for transporting rations and medic gear or running to the local Stop & Shop.
Embedded in Victory Motorcycles’ lineup is a gang of black sheep known as the 8-Balls.
Mr. High-Ball is all black, all the time. Mirrors, handlebars, headlight bucket, triple clamps, fenders and fender struts, frame, cylinder heads covers, dual exhausts, you name it – black as burnt toast, fresh asphalt and Texas crude. Exclusive to the 2012 High-Ball are adjustable high-rise handlebars that can be changed from upright/mini-ape to a laid back position.
The High-Ball runs on 16-inch laced wheels—gloss black rims and hubs with stainless steel spokes—shod with Dunlop Cruisemax tires, a fat 130mm front and modest 150mm rear.
Bare bones. A bold throwback. Built piece by piece around the road-pounding 106 Freedom
V-Twin, it’s a ride with all the power and agility you’d expect from a Victory.
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
Lowest Seat Height: Cruise in comfort down low while reaching up to the too-cool high-rise bars.
Best Value: The 2012 High-Ball delivers the most performance at the lowest MSRP.
Stainless steel spokes and Gloss Black wheels and hubs.
• 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.
The High-Ball MSRP is $13,499 (US 49 state). For complete details about the High-Ball and other Victory models, and for a Victory dealer locator, visit victorymotorcycles.com.