Introducing The 2016 Victory Empulse TT With Specs

When it comes to Victory Motorcycles, the RideApart staffers seems to be split into two camps: one, represented by writer Chris Cope, who believes that the Polaris brand is on the verge of greatness, and the other, represented by yours truly, who thinks they've been punching below their weight for a few years and show no real signs of ambition. With last night's announcement of their 2016 lineup (done on their Facebook page), I'm not sure that either of us can claim victory, so to speak.

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Victory Empulse TT

The big news: Victory just jumped out in front - waaaay in front - of their chief competitor in the electric bike game. We were excited to report earlier this year that Polaris had purchased Brammo, and Victory wasted no time making good on that purchase. The Victory Empulse TT will be available at dealerships sometime this fall; Harley's LiveWire project will presumably still be a prototype. But will it be successful?

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