Victory Kingpin SPECIFICATIONS, PRICE & IMAGES
similar detail amenities: clocks in the instruments’ LCD windows, adjustable
handlebar levers, automatic neutral finding, tool kits and helmet locks. The
Marauder also has a tachometer.
Brasfield: My how twins have changed since I stopped carrying Motorcycle
Cruiser business cards! What would have been big twins just a couple of
years ago are now merely very large twins. But that’s all right with me.
Fat Boy: 3.5 Stars
Kingpin: 3 Stars
Marauder: 4 Stars
Classic: 2.5 Stars
ll visit the Web site for his new book: 101 Sportbike
Performance Projects
Friedman: The mighty have fallen. Kawasaki’s big Classic has been a
top-ranked V-twin since our first big twins comparison back in 1996. It has
won or run with the leaders in every big twins comparison we have conducted.
But with this quartet, it’s number four.
Cherney: Never thought I’d see a 1600cc motorcycle regarded as
“middleweight,” but that sad day has arrived. These bikes still scream
“full-size” to me, and nothing exemplifies that heft like the Kawasaki 1600
Classic. Technically, the pumped-up 1600cc motor works fine, but if you’re
going out for something more than a straight-line spin, you’ll be
disappointed by a sluggish chassis. Harley’s venerable Fat Boy still manages
to be a nice surprise, with its 1450ccs of visceral rumble and
not-as-bad-as-I-expected-it-to-be handling. Still, cornering clearance is
limited and brakes are lackluster, so it’ll take a bit more than strong curb
appeal to pry 17 large out of my tattered wallet.
Bike Features
Make Model:
Victory Kingpin
Year:
2010 – 12
Engine:
Four stroke, 50° V twin SOHC, 4
valves per cylinder
Capacity:
1634 cc / 100 cu-in
Bore x Stroke:
101 x 102
mm
Cooling System:
Air / oil
Compression Ratio:
9.8:1
Induction:
Electronic Fuel Injection
with 44mm throttle bodies
Starting:
Electric
Battery:
12 volts / 18 amp hours
Clutch:
Wet, multi-plate
Transmission :
6 Speed
Final Drive:
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Belt
Front Suspension:
43mm Inverted cartridge telescopic
fork
Front Wheel Travel:
130 mm / 5.1 in
Rear Suspension:
Single, mono-tube gas
forged and cast aluminum w/ rising-rate
linkage
Rear Wheel Travel:
100 mm / 3.9 in
Front Brakes:
Single 300mm floating rotor 4
piston caliper
Rear Brakes:
Single 300mm floating rotor
2 piston caliper
Front Tyre:
130/70 -21
Rear Tyre:
180/55 B18
Seat Height:
673 mm / 26.5 in
GVWR:
549 kg / 1210 lbs
Dry Weight :
297 kg / 654 lbs
Fuel Capacity :
17 Litres
/ 4.5 US gal