The Victory Judge: 1700cc of American Muscle... for Under £6,000 

Its not just car and motorcycle "enthusiasts" its anyone trying to get from a to b. Its just big companies trying to make more profit nothing more nothing less. Trying to justify greed as some sort of environmental service. Scapping vehicles that already exist is not environmentally friendly no discussion.

There’s a guy called the wurks,give him a ring I bet he will sort your heating 😂😂😂

Our freedoms are being legislated out from under us Freddie. We cannot be silent about these issues. I actually enjoy working on my old girl ( FJ1200 ) as I find it quite meditative at times, as good as they are I can't say that about these new machines .

Touring on a motorbike is becoming more popular and definitely easier these days. For me I can enjoy and have more of an adventure on my bike than a bog standard package holiday can give me. You don't need any special bike just the motivation to get up and go. On Thursday morning I set off for the tunnel on a ride to Iceland on my Guzzi V7, I can't wait.

All I can say Freddie is God Bless America. So far we don’t have that kind of crazy thinking about old cars and bikes being put down because there 15 years old. I have a 59 Chevy ,80 gmc, 96 jeep Cherokee, 48 and 98 Harley and a 79 Honda. They all run and I drive a different one everyday. The only thing that unites everyone in every country is there love of old cars and bikes. I truly hope that very stupid law never makes it. But if it does, the USA will buy all your old bikes and cars. No problem 👍

Totally agree Freddie. Ask yourself how many 20 year old vehicles do you see in regular use? 25 yr? 30yr? This happens naturally anyway as a vehicle ages it becomes a rare sight on the road. It doesn’t need to be forced upon us. It would seem they know that EVs are a farce, that there will be a huge shift to maintaining old ICE vehicles and they intend to put a stop to it before it happens.

I saw a victory judge as I was in San Diego and it had a beautiful patina. It was a stunning bike.

Hay Mate , thanks 🙏 for posting the pics of my Moto Guzzi V85tt , it was a fantastic trip . I actually love the Victory Judge probably one ☝️ off the few cruisers I love. I almost bought one myself ( and maybe still will ) Regards Paul from Australia. Look forward to your show each week mate 👍

Thank you Freddie for your channel. It's a breathe of fresh air. Real world content for a real life person. Congrats 🙏💯🙏

Just love the Judge, if I have Cruiser again it is one of my favourites having owned the Octane back in 19, or. FatBob, or a new Scout

I actually just bought a 2013 Victory Cross Country and it is amazing. I paid only $7500 for it. It needed some repairs done, and it was very easy at the dealership. The dealership here where I live, has committed to repair Victory motorcycles as long as they can keep getting parts for them.

Could we buy a container’s worth of old British bikes, ship them to USA and bring the container back full of Harley’s? This time next year we could be millionaires 💰💰 💰 Great vid Mr D

Interesting session Freddie. I own a Victory Octane; I love it and as you highlight, the build quality is indeed excellent. To be clear, there's very little between some Victory models and their Indian cousins so keeping the defunct brand/machines on the road could be easier than at first might appear. Cheers

The four cylinder Kawasaki 750 is more expensive than the Suzuki 1000 as its very rare - its a pre Z900 scarcity.

I went around the world in my early fifties - not on a bike - but still an absolute adventure - Though did ride a bike in Vietnam, amazing place

A few people have already commented on this but anyone as old as me (60+) would have been shaking their heads that you don’t know why Kawasaki two stroke triples are so revered. You are right about Vincent’s but you could have added Brough Superior as well.

In regards to pricing , here in the USA, if I wanted to buy an old BSA , Triumph, Norton, Royal Enfield, etc. prices here are at least twice to three times higher than in the UK.

It's funny even though my notifications are set to all with your chanel, I'm never notified!

Imagine all of those classic Astons going to the scrapper because of a head gasket issue. It ain't going to happen.

Freddy, the Suzuki gs1000 is a 4 cylinder inline. The 74' H2 is a freaking 3 cylinder 2 stroke 80hp monster. It makes sense it's 6 times the price. It was called the widow maker at the time. Cose is was a strength like monster and horrible in the twistes

At the stafford show a very nice Kawasaki Z1100 only £2000. So much bike for no money. I watch every auction online that i can and i have to say thats where to buy. That Vmax will bring serious money in the future. Great stream 👍👍👍

Still 33c here in Sri Lanka Freddie you are bound to feel the cold in Blighty.

As regards classics. People buy them for that old school look. Unfortunately with the modern classic boom you realise that you can have it all, looks reliability and rideability! Keep warm.

I have a 50 year old Yamaha RD200A and a 43 year old Honda CB250RS, both these bike no longer require mot or tax. I assume they are both safe?

I've been impressed with the quality of Victory Motorcycles ever since I saw them displayed at a Beaulieu bike show over ten years ago. Note however that Victory did not go 'bust', it was under the Polaris umbrella and the brand was originally created so that Polaris could get a slice of the v-twin pie, mainly in the States. However, as Victory had no history, despite, arguably, producing better bikes, they could never overcome the 'heritage' advantage that came with the Harley brand and so sales struggled to take off. When Polaris acquired the rights to Indian, they decided to put all their bike eggs into that basket, trading on the inherent heritage that came with the Indian badge. Consequently, although the two companies traded side-by-side for a few years, it was decided that the Victory brand was no longer needed and so the company ceased production in 2017. Polaris pledged to continue to provide Victory spares and technical support for the following ten years. I think Victory was an important stepping stone for Polaris in establishing Indian as a genuine and credible competitor to Harley and, while there may not have been a viable market for Victory's products, they did not actually go 'bust'.

You should try the Yamaha Raider 2008-2016 113 ci 100hp and 124 ft lbs of torque stock

Hi. Enjoy your videos. Stayed at same place in Ouarzazate as seemed nice, just 3 weeks ago. Whay not mention pay per mile as it has already been passed in law. Did you know they want us off the road and can i ask you to look as wef document 2020

GiddyMate? Damn, you are cold....

You mention importing Harleys - there are a good few companies doing that already, selling the bikes with or without uk V5's. Cheaper if you register them your self.

If you buy unseen a bike in the US for a 1 month holiday, you might find, when you get there, it' requires work to get it in a fit state for your holiday. Your month could go by and you spend it sorting the bike!

Interestingly, Kawasaki designed the Suzuki GS engine as at the time Suzuki were two stroke manufacturers. A superb engine, I’ve owned a few. The 750 was the strongest of all of them

You need to read up on your classic bikes mate! Those Honda CR93's are pretty rare.

Respect Nick. Welcome to the biker club ✌️🤍

Great discussion points all of interest to me. Re Bonhams auctions worth remembering 15% buyers premium needs adding and no returns on a dud purchase. It’s a real shame Polaris pulled the plug on the Victory but it wasn’t a big seller, emissions were going to be an issue and Indian brand name was a winner. They are well engineered, fantastic to ride but be prepared for corrosion. British classic owners are now sadly getting old and younger owners idea of a classic is 20 years newer and Japanese or European. I think that’s why old bike prices are dropping. I also sadly think younger owners don’t have the skills or interest in fettling so much. Missed the insurance post so will go back and view now. 👍

Hey mate , love your videos, just wanted to mention, not sure if anyone else has or not , but did you change the name of the victory seller on eBay ? As her name was A NET CURTAIN haha

Yup! I traded nice beretta A400 12gauge for a rebel 250 🇺🇸 once

Victory didn't go bust Polaris stopped making them to concentrate on the Indian brand.

Hi, I wonder if you or some off your liseners know some good podcasts about motorcycle travels? Or travel story's? Thanks

Freddie, try American Cruiser UK, they import fantastic clean, never seen road salt bikes they are online based Salisbury👍

Prices will drop more for certain older vehicles due to the buyers becoming scarce.

The first thing you’re going to have to do ,if you drag one of those two wheeled USA locomotives back to the U.K. , is fit a headlight that shines a beam in the correct direction , to get it through an MOT .

Don’t forget, there’s an awful lot of hassle importing bikes when you get it back into the UK. Inspections, insuring an import etc.

importing sounds good but you can pretty much double that cost for shipping and taxes to get it here

As long as the UK don't move the goalpost my 1979 Bonneville is safe and my 2015 Tiger 800 can be scrapped. The difference is even though it doesn't need MOT or road tax I MOT it for insurance peace of mind. If that rule ever came to the UK I'd simply stop taking it for MOT, as allowed, so they'd never know if there was anything dodgy like frame etc.

Freddie, a few weeks ago you were thinking about which bike would be your next one. Has this topic been postponed for the time being, as your Bonneville is getting a second life? In May, when I - hopefully - get my A license, I'll be faced with the exact same question regarding my first bike: Common sense (Transalp) vs. character (Bonneville/V7).

A friend sold his Vincent Rapide to put down a substantial deposit on his house........his house in Gosforth (Newcastle) is now more less than the Vincent !

A lot of good old American muscle for sale out there🆒😎👍!

They aren't having any of mine. This is my hill.

If you import a USA spec bike into the UK/EEC, it will cost a lot to make it compliant with local regulations, probably more than you will save by buying cheaper from the USA. BE CAREFUL

The car in the background of that guy's garage is a VW type 3 notchback

The car looks like a Triumph Herald possibly.

Amazed by the prices…could it be because of the retro boom. ?..

You can’t insure a local bike in another country unless you have an address there, so buying one to ride there would be difficult 😐

Parents went away while you were there and turned the heating off.. coincidence.. right see you next Tuesday

I guarantee that automakers are the ones lobbying for this law to be passed, so that people have to buy a new vehicle every so many years. The environmental impact is a lame excuse that you'd have to be all but brain dead to accept. The CO2 contributions of enthusiast vehicles likely accounts for less than 1% of global emissions. How cowardly and insulting it is for the captains of industry to put the burden on private citizens when corporate waste is responsible for the vast majority of greenhouse gasses. In the words of Garcia Lorca: "I will always be on the side of those who have nothing, and are not even allowed to enjoy the nothing they have in peace". This proposed legislation is nothing short of outright tyranny; an almost cartoonish example of big, unaccountable government run amok. Great video as always, Freddy.

One other thing if your gonna spout specs get them right the Victory Judge has 94.2 bhp and 113lb/ft of torque its really annoying when people scare monger and only give half the story and cant quote correct specs

10+ years old vehicles are more sustainable if properly maintained

That RU-vid scrapage video is just click bait. We've left the EU. There's a massive industry here in the UK based on keeping classic cars and motorcycles on the road. What's more likely, in the end is they will just keep raising the tax on petrol and price us off the road. We made vids of the Stafford show and auction. Lots of bikes didn't make estimate. A beautiful red CBX1000 6 cylinder went for only 9K

What's the problem... I thought we'd left the EU...mores the pity ☹️

Most people driving 15 year old cars in the US are not enthusiasts, they are low income, retired on social security, or on welfare. So to me this law sounds like an attack on the poor. Is it different in the UK? My truck is a 1994. I don't have it because I think its special, I have it because I bought it for $1800 several years ago an its still running. To buy the equivalent new 4x4 3/4 ton diesel truck, I would have to sell my 3 bedroom house on acreage, an still would not have enough. So even as someone thats doing ok, a law like that would devastate me financially. Someone just getting by, renting their home an driving a beater back an forth to work, how would they be able to go buy a new car.

Why are they allowed to charge such high prices for bike hire, that alone sounds like a scam. I had a very quick look and local to me you can hire a R Nine T or a T120 for £680 for a week.

This is way beyond the Orwellian dystopian future of 1984.

Victory didn't "go bust", Polaris closed it down in favour of Indian.

This is legislation proposed by the European Union. The U.K is no longer a member of the European Union so unless our Government chooses to adopt this piece of legislation then this would not affect the UK.

I'm not anti-Harley, but I'm not sure they are 'for the older gentleman'. That's because they are very heavy, and older gentlemen have arthritic knees etc! An uphill start at a T junction with a steep road camber might lead to dropping it.

Victory Motorcycles are good bikes but they stopped production in 2017 with Polaris saying they will produce parts till 2027. So if you buy one today, you can only be sure of parts availability for the next 3 an a half years. After that you have to hope enough still exist to bring in the aftermarket suppliers. They were not big sellers. So I am betting the price of these crash in the next 3 years. They may become valuable later if parts are picked up by someone else. So someone might make money on them. Or they might end up with a bike they cant get parts for an no one wants to buy. We will just have to wait an see.

Why do we still have to abide by EU vehicle rules when we (UK) are not in the EU? Typically we get the worst of both worlds.

Does the 30 year old geezer actually work, as he seems to be on a permanent holiday!

They are not laws, they are rules. Everyone needs to wake up, this is about loss of freedom of movement, which is a God given right.

Victory's have service stuff that can only be done by the dealer's computer. May as well buy a John Deere with all their service and DRM woes.

My Citroën 2CV is a 1971 in perfect condition. My Buick is a 2003 in very good condition. My 2000 ST1100 is a wonderful bike. How is ripping resources out of the Earth and using fossil fuels to manufacture new vehicles better for the environment than simply keeping these old vehicles on the road?

Government is off the rails.

That will be me stuffed then,I have nine 1940’s 50’s Nortons that belonged to my Dad 😡

Having our vehicle taken away, thats nothing with the digital currency proposal planned for 2026. You will then have your money tracked. And I understand there is a thought where money will have an expiration date - so if you don't use it, you loose it 😆. Nanny state UK is well and truely on its way.

Biggest engine doesn’t mean best or even fastest on a Harley. Try a good DYNA Freddie

I can just imagine some one taking his ferrari GT250 to the scap heap 😂 not

Looks like I'm going to be buying every spare part I can get my hands on..all the big wigs have definitely got their hands burnt with them EVs,

Bikes are cheap in the USA in the current market for some reason. I think it's b/c many people are having a hard time paying for rent, mortgages, fuel , and food. Not much left over for niceties. You should see the price of used Bonnevilles and Interceptors. You'd get a boner😁

chewsday 😂

You can then own the car or motorbike, but you cannot use it on PUBLIC roads... EL-Bikes are not realistic for many years yet. The batteries must be lighter and better... Electric cars/MCs are not globally environmentally friendly, only local improvement.

No it would still not be okay if they prewarned us when buying new vehicles. How dare they dictate. Who do they think they are. Don't forget, we vote these muppets in, and we didn't even ask for EU government interference.

This is an EU proposal WE ARE NOT IN THE EU anymote it does not apply to uk

I'd be too embarrassed to ride a HD. I just don't get it.

Major breakdown or damage on a 15 year old vehicle will usually always mean the end anyway.

Freddy, Do Americans and the British have any freedoms anymore ? Can America and Britain alone correct any proposed climate problems ?

It’s hilarious how the UK government and suchlike but other countries do what ever they want. The reason I will never return to 3rd world UK 😂

Freddie, please do not spread misinformation. The rumor about EU's ban to repair old vehicles has been denied and there are several fact-checking articles disproving it. A simple google search with the terms fact checking ban repair old vehicles will result in several of these articles with the facts.

What has happened to your chin?

This has been debunked. No one is taking your bike from you. Do a google search before you post content like this. Other than that i like your videos.

Ev isn't the answer because carbon isn't the problem. Keep the sheep scared and keep them in line. 😢

Weather bitter Freddie. Cant be. weather bloke said its warmest april , since the dinosaur . Climate scam grifters for you. 🚾

*I'm pretty sure that a "Holliday" Edition Bonneville with original **_The Wurks_** graphics will sell for £5,000.* Maybe more at auction.

Happy I'm a retired expat living in Thailand. None of that idiotic proposed legislation here