Victory Magnum vs Harley Davidson Street Glide

VICTORY is an American motorcycle company often considered a rival of Harley Davidson. Founded in 1997, Victory was a brand under Polaris Industries. The Victory Magnum is a bagger motorcycle first released in 2014 with a 1,731-cc engine. The Victory Magnum proved to be tough competition for many Harley Davidson models of a similar price category. However, over the years, the Victory Magnum did not receive any major changes or upgrades.

The HARLEY DAVIDSON STREET GLIDE is one of the oldest Harley-touring motorcycles ever built. Introduced during the 1980s, it has remained in production. Over the years, the Street Glide has received many noticeable changes and upgrades. The first Street Glide came with a 1,337 cc engine capable of horsepower of 50 hp. Over time, major changes were made to Street Glide’s engine and performance.

The Victory Magnum has an overall streamlined shape unique from other Harley baggers and cruisers. It is fitted with a large front FAIRING with an average-sized windshield. The Victory Magnum has colored fairing, fenders, a fuel tank, SADDLEBAGS, and side panels, while the exhaust, engine, handlebar, and suspension are covered in chrome. The Victory Magnum has pre-installed saddlebags, CRASH BARS, a passenger seat, and floorboards. Towards the front and rear are full-sized fenders. At the front, it has a telescopic fork with dual shocks, with a wheel travel of 130 mm, a 300 mm dual disc brake, and a 120/70R21 62V size tire. At the rear, it has an air-adjustable mono-shock with a wheel travel of 113 mm, a single 300 mm disc brake, and a 180/60R16 80H size tire.

The traditional-style HARLEY DAVIDSON STREET GLIDE has pre-installed CRASH BARS, saddlebags, front fairing, and floorboards. All of these accessories make the Street Glide a unique-looking touring motorcycle with a mix of classic design and modern technology. It has a large front fairing with a small grey windshield and a round retro-style headlight. The Harley Street Glide has full-sized fenders, cast wheels, and a stock passenger seat with passenger pegs. The Street Glide’s suspensions, HANDLEBARS, crash bars, exhaust, and engine are covered in a chrome finish, while the rest of the motorcycle is colored. It has dual shocks with a telescopic fork of 41.3 mm with 117 mm of wheel travel at the front, with dual disc brakes, and a tire of size 130/60B19 61H. At the rear, it has dual shocks with a wheel travel of 51 mm, a single brake, and a 180/65B16 81H size tire.

The Victory Magnum is powered by a four-stroke, Freedom 106/6 V-Twin engine with four valves per cylinder, hydraulic filters, and self-adjusting cam chains. The engine comes with a bore size of 101 mm and stroke size of 108 mm, capable of peak torque of 106 ft-lbs (144 Nm) @ 2,750 and horsepower of 88.6 hp @ 4,750 rpm. The Victory Magnum is equipped with electronic fuel injection with a dual throttle body and a fuel tank capacity of 5.8 gal (22 L). It runs on a low-maintenance belt drive system with a six-speed gearbox.

The Harley Davidson Street Glide is powered by a 107 cu in (1,753 cc) Milwaukee-Eight, V-Twin engine with pushrod-operated overhead valves and hydraulic & self-adjusting lifters. The engine is capable of a torque of 150.5 Nm @ 3,250 rpm and a horsepower of 93 hp @ 5,020 rpm. The Harley Street Glide delivers a moderate fuel economy of 43 MPG (18.2 km/l) with its electronic sequential port fuel injection system and has a fuel tank capacity of 6 gal (22.7 L). The Harley Street Glide has a belt drive train system and a six-speed transmission system.

The Victory Magnum is a large, bulky motorcycle with a wet weight of 337 kg, an overall length of 2,657 mm, a wheelbase of 1,670 mm, a seat height of 654 mm, and a ground clearance of 134 mm. This motorcycle has a comfortable riding position suited for taller and heavyweight riders. The large batwing fairing has a bulky look and reduces air drag. The trail size of 142 mm, rake angle of 29°, and wide, upright, and curved handlebars ensure a confident riding position.

The Harley Davidson Street Glide is a modern touring motorcycle with a classic style. Its large front fairing gives this motorcycle its comfortable ergonomics. This heavyweight touring motorcycle has a wheelbase of 1,625.6 mm, a length of 2,451 mm, a height of 1,348.78 mm, a width of 960.1 mm, and a wet weight of 376 kg. The Harley Street Glide has stock forward-mounted floorboards and curved, swept-back handlebars. It has a trail size of 170 mm and a rake angle of 26°, which ensure an upright riding position that ensures riders can travel long distances without quickly becoming fatigued.

Between these two motorcycles, the Street Glide is the better option since it has a slightly bigger engine and is capable of generating more torque. The Street Glide also has a larger engine than the Victory Magnum. Most importantly, the Victory Magnum was discontinued, while the Street Glide is still in production. Therefore, the Street Glide will have more parts available than the Victory Magnum.

Both motorcycles have a few differences when it comes to specifications. However, both motorcycles have different chassis, designs, looks, and shapes. The Victory Magnum is also more affordable than the Harley Street Glide.

Even though the Victory Magnum was a great motorcycle with plenty of features, it did poorly when it came to sales. Victory did not make a lot of profit from the Victory Magnum, especially after Polaris Industries revived Indian Motorcycles. The newer Indian motorcycles proved to be better to compete against the older Harley Davidson motorcycles. Eventually, Polaris Industries shut down production of all Victory models in 2017. However, Polaris Industries did promise to continue making parts for Victory models over the next 10 years.

Both motorcycles have comfortable ergonomics and are suitable for longer rides. Both have an adequately powerful engine and produce significant torque and horsepower. Both have large fuel tanks, and saddlebags to carry luggage, and offer comfortable riding positions.

The Harley Street Glide is a touring motorcycle, while the Victory Magnum is a bagger motorcycle. Both have a large FRONT FAIRING, HARD SADDLEBAGS, dual exhausts, a V-twin engine, forward-mounted floorboards, and a passenger seat. The Street Glide has slightly better specifications than the Victory Magnum, but both have great performance. Both are not entry-level motorcycles due to their large engines and heavy builds.