Motorcycle Monday: Operation Octane Edition

"Mister Win Blames People, Not Guns" (themarvelous1310) 11/07/2016 at 14:51 • Filed to: Victory Octane, Victory, Polaris, The Odd Custom, Oppositelock, Bikelopnik

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Nope, it’s definitely not the cramped, cantankerous Project 156, but the Victory Octane is many very good things. A small, boisterous hooligan of a power cruiser. An affordable, uniquely American bike. Most importantly, it’s a hell of a start for a custom build!

Like Indian’s !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! earlier this year, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! is as simple as a global dealership contest gets: 3 months, 1 bike per dealership, no limits or restrictions. Being that Victory is (supposed to be) Polaris’s performance brand, most of the bikes are a lot more aggressive and capable than the Scouts.

To start, let’s take another look at the Indian and Victory Motorcycle Center Poitiers’s NASCAR-inspired build.

Octane Lighnting from MotoStrada Portugal.

Lillith 69, the obligatory scrambler.

Evil Ethel, a cool club-style build with some classic chopper nastiness blended in.

Finishing out with Michael Delaney, a Steve McQueen-inspired build from Britam Bikes Ag, Switzerland. In its own way, this is wilder than the Poitiers Racer build!

There’s a ton more bikes at the Operation Octane site, pick your favorite ones and vote for them! You could win one, but without the extra parts.

Pickup_man > Mister Win Blames People, Not Guns 11/07/2016 at 16:24

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While it isn’t my favorite I almost feel obligated to vote for this one because it was built just down the road from me and the fact that a lowly dealership from South Dakota is competing with some big names from all over the world is cool. I do like the bike, and the idea of a budget build, but I think the point of the build was to see who could build the coolest custom, and this isn’t it.

This one gets my vote