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Victory Hammer S motorcycle review - Riding

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Victory Hammer S (2007-current)

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Detail	Value
New price	£14,495
Engine size	1634cc
Power	88bhp
Top speed	120mph
Insurance group	17

	MCN ratings	Owners' ratings
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Engine
Ride & Handling
Equipment
Quality & Reliability
Value

MCN overall verdict

The Victory Hammer S is the latest product of America’s fledgling ‘second’ motor company with a slightly sportier stance and image than the stock Hammer due to mean black slathered everywhere and gorgeous Performance Machine Gatlin wheels, the rear wearing a massive 240-section tyre. Performance cruisers don’t come any flashier than the Victory Hammer S.

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Owners' rating

The Victory Hammer S's ‘Freedom’ V-twin is a stormer, the brakes and suspension shame anything from Harley and all the controls are smooth and slick like only a quality, factory bike can be.

MCN rating
Owners' rating

All things considered (huge weight, ridiculous back tyre) the Victory Hammer S's handling is pretty good. Yes, its tracking, steering and manouvrability can be something of a handful and take some getting used to but most cruiser riders will never try throwing it around in a way it wasn’t really intended for anyway.

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Owners' rating

There are no common or garden, or in any way crude cycle parts and components, on the Victory Hammer S. Performance Machine wheels are the cream of the US custom scene and usually retail for well over £1000. Brakes are Brembo, hoses braided steel. Flash and brash it is.

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Owners' rating

At standstill, the Victory Hammer S is simply stunning: Mouth-watering, gorgeously-applied paint and chrome; Masses of sublimely-crafted alloy; and finish and detailing that wouldn’t be out of place at the best custom chows on the planet. The Victory Hammer S is, quite simply, exquisite.

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Owners' rating

At £14,495 the Victory Hammer S is £500 more than the stock Victory Hammer, but then those wheels are worth more than that. That also makes it more expensive than any Harley bar the Ultra Classic Electra Glide. But think on this: the Victory Hammer S has a far better motor and is much better equipped, only you can judge the value, or not, or their respective badges. Find Victory Hammer motorcycles for sale.

Insurance group: 17

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2007: Victory Hammer S launched.

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Specifications

Top speed	120mph
1/4-mile acceleration	12.98 secs
Power	88bhp
Torque	110ftlb
Weight	298kg
Seat height	670mm
Fuel capacity	17 litres
Average fuel consumption	48mpg
Tank range	130 miles
Insurance group	17

Engine size	1634cc
Engine specification	Air-cooled 8v V-twin 6 gears
Frame	Steel tube double cradle
Front suspension adjustment	43mm inverted telescopic forks, no adjust
Rear suspension adjustment	Single shock, preload adjust
Front brakes	2 x 300mm front discs with four-piston Brembo calipers
Rear brake	300mm disc with twin-piston caliper
Front tyre size	130/70 x 18
Rear tyre size	250/40 x 18

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XB12tt08 says

Hammer S

I don't know what you been smoking in that pipe, I roded the plain Hammer and I wpuldn't want one. If I wanted a bike that was nonharley it would been the Honda VTX1800. when you talk about Harley and that Hammer, see how much money you get for it in 25 years. Keep smoking and tell about the great KIa motorcycles.

26 January 2009 22:03