Having the lining fail in the gas tank of your motorcycle can happen. There are a few different causes, in some cases it’s a bad batch of tanks from the factory, or just age taking its toll. The most common reason for failure is the ethanol in our fuel eating away at the liner while your … More How To: Replacing A Failed Gas Tank Lining
After Victory Cross Roads/Cross Country owners waiting for almost five years, Victory has finally admitted there is a problem with the right hand saddle bag latch and has issued a service advisory to correct the defect under warranty. The advisory number is VSA-15-01 A-D, it applies to all 2010 to 2015 Victory Cross Roads/Cross Country models … More Victory Saddlebag Latch Recall
Occasionally motorcycle manufacturers build bikes with minor defects in design that they are slow to, or in some cases, never correct. Sometimes it is left up to aftermarket manufacturers, or the motorcycle owners themselves to solve the problem. A case in point is the current issue with the Victory Cross Roads/Cross Country right hand saddlebag … More Solving The Victory Saddlebag Problem
In our last “Diagnosing a Bad TPS” we discovered a faulty throttle position sensor on a 2012 Victory Cross Country. In this article we will cover the steps taken to replace the TPS with a new one. Of course the steps shown here are specific to this model, but, they should be similar on your motorcycle. Anyone that … More How To: Replacing A Throttle Position Sensor
If you ride for any length of time eventually you will have a headlight fail, it’s a common occurrence. Let’s just hope that it’s not in the middle of the night as you are making your way home. If you’re lucky, it’s just your low beam because it stays on all the time. I have … More The Basics: Let There Be Light
One of my complaints with the looks of the Victory Cross Roads is the single gauge, somehow, this just does not appeal to me. In addition, the one mounted on my bike came crooked from the factory! Fortunately, when I purchased my Vic, there was a $250 parts or accessories gift from Victory for anything … More Little Red Riding Vic Part Three
When you buy a new bike from any motorcycle manufacturer it often comes with some unwanted extras, the government mandated stickers and reflectors. Even the most expensive Harley-Davidson custom CVO comes out of Milwaukee with these things stuck to them. This article will show you how to remove most of them, and if you are … More Little Red Riding Vic Part Two
One thing that became clear to me during trip in June to the Smoke Out Thirteen, was just how unsuitable my 2003 Victory V92C was for extended trips. Until then, I had only used it for local riding in the North Georgia Mountains. There were many Sunday trips were I racked up over 300 miles, … More Little Red Riding Vic Part One
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