VOL. 52 ISSUE 19 MAY 12, 2015 P41
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIT PALMER
B
aggers. Bags of junk or
bags of gold? Depends
what side of the fence
you're on. Those who love 'em
are staunch protectors of the
species, drawn to them like a
21-year-old to a gentleman's
club. Those who don't—like my
old man—would rather go to the
dentist than ride one. But no
matter your opinion of the bag-
ger, in particular this imposing
2016 Victory Magnum X-1, with
its massive 21-inch billet alu-
minum front wheel, thumping
stereo and graphics that look
like something off of Miami
Ink, there is one part of the X-1
I must mercilessly crucify right
away.
The seat. Or rather, the pil-
lion seat.
I have to wonder what was
going on at Victory HQ when
the design for this pillion pew
was penned. For a machine
that many guys are going to buy
because they can take their
wives on the back (or wives
taking husbands, whatever),
it simply makes no sense. No
one in history has ever been
comfortable with a wedge up
their clacker for long periods
of time. The seat is shaped like
a V, meaning you get a solid
whack over each and every
bump, and not only that, the
seat is slanted backwards. With
no backrest. There isn't even
one you can fit in the current
Victory aftermarket range. How
Victory Magnum X-1
