Polaris Industries, Inc. announced a recall on its Victory Ness Kingpin and Ness Vegas motorcycles:

Make / Models / Years:
VICTORY / NESS KINGPIN / 2005
VICTORY / NESS VEGAS / 2004-2005

Manufacturer : POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 05V095000

Recall Date : MAR 10, 2005

Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Potential Number Of Units Affected : 774

Summary: ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE THROTTLE TWIST GRIP MAY NOT RETURN TO THE FULLY CLOSED POSITION DUE TO METAL TO METAL CONTACT OR DEBRIS BETWEEN THE THROTTLE TWIST GRIP AND THE HANDLEBAR.

Consequence: RESTRICTED THROTTLE MOVEMENT COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL DISASSEMBLE THE THROTTLE MECHANISM, CLEAN THE TWIST GRIP ASSEMBLY AND HANDLEBAR, LUBRICATE MOVING PARTS AND REASSEMBLE. ANY WORN OR DAMAGED PARTS WILL BE REPLACED. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON MARCH 28, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VICTORY AT 1-763-417-8650.

Notes: POLARIS/VICTORY RECALL NO. V-05-01. CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236.

Labels: Recall Notices, Victory

Victory Motorcycles, which is a division of Polaris Industries, is working with a Canadian company, Lehman Trikes Inc., to develop a new trike.

Basically, Lehman is going to do all the building, and the folks at Victory will be lending them their unique technology, to develop a trike that resembles the same stylings of Victory motorcycles. Victory will slap its logo on the finished product, and both companies will help to promote it.

According to a press release from Lehman:

"As the trike market moves into the mainstream, our consumers are asking us for more modern, more custom-looking and more technologically advanced V-Twin (engine) trikes, and Victory is a brand that is designing, engineering and manufacturing a platform that can really help us deliver."

Labels: Lehman Trikes, Victory