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'w be relying almost exclusively on its own deale rs. Lar son s ta ted that 200 dea lers will initially be se lected from th e m ore than 2000 Polaris dealers nationwide and th at, eventually, between 500 and 600 Polaris dealers will carry the Victory line. Cus tomers and dealers alike will ha ve to wai t until next spring to see the Victory in any numbers, and eve n the n supply will be limited. Polaris claims it w ill ha ve a number of preprod uction bikes availabl e for advance-tes tin g and display purposes by la te Jul y; but tha t the Victory won't ro ll off th e assembly line until spring of 1998. Pol a ri s does n' t h ave a s u gg este d retail price yet, and wa s even reluctant to give a ballpark figure. " It w ill be com petitive," Parks sai d . "That's about all I can say." The Victory will be assembled at the Polaris plant in Spirit Lake, Iowa , while the engine will be m ad e by Polaris at Osceola, Wisco nsin . By then, Polaris will be one of m ore than a hall dozen com panies vying for a share of the cruiser pie ma de popular by H arley-D av id so n. It is a mu ch m ore crow d ed m a r ke t tha n fiv e years ago, when Polaris initially bega n investigating th e feasib ility o f bui ld in g its own mo torcycle. "T his w ho le project was co nceived five years ago, when we w ere loo kin g around fo r o ther m a r ke ts to ex p a n d into," Po laris Chairma n and CEO Hall We ndel Jr . sa id . "T he cr uiser market was one w e s e ttle d on beca use o ur research in d ica ted it had th e potential for very stro ng and steady growth. "We also felt that the cha racteristics we need ed in order to be successful in the motorcycle market are exactly what we consider to be o ur streng ths : We ha ve the 'Polaris' name, the engineering and mar ket ing expertise, the manufacturing infrastructure, and a dealer netw ork to e ffe cti ve ly co mpete in this '" in dustry." Polaris Victory V92C Specifications Engine Oil-cooled . sa o, V-twin Bore x Stroke 97 x 102mm Displacement Valve Train 1507cc SOHC. 4 valves per cylinder Fuel Managoment . . . . .Electronic fuel injection Exhaust .. ; Staggered dual exhaust .Gee r with torque Primary Drive compensato r Transmis.lon five-spee d Oil Capacity Final Drive Dry Weight Seat Height Fue l Capacity 6 quarts , Length Belt 600 lb. 28 inches 5 U.S. gallons 94 inches Cround Clearance Wheel Ba se , 5.51 inches 3 .3 1 inches Frunt Brake• . . . . .300mm floating rotor with fc or-p istcn caliper Rear B rakes _. ...300mm floatin rotor g with two-pistoncaliper Front Suspension .. .45mm fork tubes .. 5 .12·inch travel Rear Su spension Single shock. 4·lnch travel Wheel. . . . ; five-spoke aluminum Instrumentation _. . . . .8ectrontc speedometer and tach. with odometer. resettable trip meter, Oil light. high·beam indicator. tum signal, fuel gauge. low-fuel light , and clock: Suggested Retail Price N/A For more Information. contact Polaris industr ies, 1225 Highway 169 North , Minneepobe. MN 55441 -5078 or call 61 215420500 . (Fax - 6 12/ 542·05991 43