I am not sold on these guys yet but they have my attention...The HP number on a stock motor really make me want to ride one


The innovative group of industrial designers at Victory Motorcycles is at it again. The same team that brought us the striking Victory Vision in 2008 unveiled its latest project, the CORE concept bike, today at the New York City IMS show.

The design is the brainstorm of Victory’s gifted Lead Industrial Designer, Michael Song, the same man who spearheaded the Victory Vision’s development. And while the Vision features heavy bodywork and a ton of touring amenities, the CORE is a deconstructed motorcycle, stripped to the essentials, void of fluff and frivolities, all the way down to its raw metal finish. It features a cast aluminum frame (hey, where’d the downtube go?) mated to Victory’s newest Freedom 106/6 Stage 2 engine teamed with a proprietary six-speed gearbox.




According to the Victory press release, the “design team felt the name CORE perfectly reflects the essence of this concept motorcycle. It is, in fact, the raw ‘core’ or center of a motorcycle. There is no traditional bodywork; the motorcycle is effectively turned inside-out with its architecture completely exposed. It also accentuates the innovative frame design and the process that is used to make the cast aluminum frame: the molten aluminum is poured into a sand core, which is removed when the casting process is complete.”

The aluminum alloy frame consists of five pieces and houses everything from the fuel, air box, battery box, to all of the electronics. The front is anchored by a Works Performance 48mm inverted fork with carbon fiber fork covers. And despite sporting a neo-board tracker design, hefty 320mm dual discs should be more than enough to bring the 469-lb bike to a halt quickly


Having solid brakes is a good thing, because the concept motorcycle is powered by the same engine as the 2008 Hammer. Knowing first-hand how well that 1731cc powerplant launches the Hammer off the line, I can only imagine what 97 hp and 113 lb-ft of torque will do in a bike that weighs 200 pounds less. Short, stout stainless steel Scrambler pipes
The design is raw and elemental,and the five pieces that compose the frame houses everything. shoot off the left side, leaving the right side for the belt-driven primary drive.
On the backside, a tire-hugging carbon fiber fender snugs up to an Avon tire mounted on Victory’s lightweight 18-inch X Factor wheel. A single 240mm disc will give an assist to the dual set-up on the front. And look as long as you like, but you won’t find any rear suspension. No, it’s not a softail. We’re talking one rigid ride as the rear suspension has been nixed in Victory’s move to minimalism.


The slender 3.2-gallon tank has lines that remind me of Roland Sands KRV5 Tracker (of course, minus the Kenny Roberts MotoGP mill). The bars are short and tucked in tight and helps keep the CORE’s profile sleek and slender. You get a thin plank of African mahogany for a seat that has the LED tail/turn/brake lights integrated into it. It’s original and looks fantastic, but I’m sure my backside might have a different opinion.

So why take drawings and spend the time, money and resources to build a functional concept? Victory’s Director of Industrial Design, Greg Brew, sums it up best.



he fact is a project like CORE is as important to the design team as winning Daytona would be to an engineering team. ‘Pushing the boundaries’ is just another cliché – CORE exists to show the world how dedicated Victory is to the art and science of motorcycle design,” Brew said.

It also provides a peek into what the performance cruiser of the future could possibly look like. Consider that the initial sketches of the Visteon Vision originated in 2000, and eight years later it was a production model. Using that time frame as a barometer, will we be seeing the first production CORE models in 2016? Only Victory can answer that, but hopefully we won’t have to wait that long.

 

Nope. Not interested in Victory, Honda or BMW motorcycles. But to each their own.

 

Motorcycle turned "inside out." Isn't that the basis behind the V-Rod with it's exoskeleton?
I can see where it would be a blast to hop on and try for size on a run to see what the weight/hp combo could do, but as a bike I would own........no thanks.

 

Neat looking machine,one thing lacking, Harley Davidson V-Twin.Have always loved motorcycling,only really love one motorcycle,nothing against any of the rest.

 

Your post reads like an advertisment. Besides that, it's a nice bike to look at and be seen on, but for the long haul, I'm not too sure. I went to a Victory dealer just yesterday, they're sold out of their practical bikes but the "innovative" design bikes are sitting on the show room floor.

 

I would rather have the bike in your sig. What is the info on it anyway?

 

It's a nice concept/show bike. It looks like it would be extremely uncomfortable to ride though, and I buy bikes to ride, not to just look at.

 

I like it, hope the price is minimalist as well.

 

Probably a lot of fun to scoot around on, but I don't see anywhere to haul groceries, beer, women or camping gear.

 

It looks like a Bouget frame.
http://www.bourgets.com/home.htm