Using the 74th edition of Daytona Bike Week as a backdrop, Victory Motorcycles unveiled its newest – and loudest – creation, the Magnum X-1.
But it wasn’t any typical unveiling; the Polaris-owned Victory launched the bike while hard-rockers Godsmack crunched power chords at the iconic Full Moon Saloon on Main Street.
There was much significance to debuting the bike during some heavy-hitting music. The Magnum X-1, released as an early 2016 model, takes the base Magnum – a blinged-out production bagger – and adds monstrous sound and bolder styling.
How monstrous is the sound? Four-times louder than the Cross Country, and two-times louder than the base Magnum. The X-1 features 10 speakers and 200 watts of power – one of the most powerful systems offered on a production bagger. Victory sums it, saying “trips on the Magnum X-1 are measured in miles and decibels.”
The other main differences between the X-1 and the base Magnum are the black-billet wheels, which are machined from a single block of aluminum for strength and lightness. Like the Magnum, the X-1 arrives with a massive 21-inch wheel up front, and a 16-inch wheel out back.
The X-1 also features a smoke-tinted LED headlight that is 74-percent brighter than the cross country, and a custom paint scheme – Electric Red over Gloss Black and Platinum.
All else is typical Magnum, from the Freedom 106 that produces 106 ft/lbs of torque to the one-inch slam out back. The Magnum X-1 has 4 inches of rear-suspension travel compared to 4.7 inches on the Cross Country – the model all Magnums are based off – and sits just 25.7 inches off the ground.
As for pricing, the Magnum X-1 is offered at an MSRP of $24,999 – $3,000 more than the base Magnum. Following are the specs and a photo gallery.
2016 Victory Magnum X-1 Specs:
Engine/Drivetrain:
- Displacement: 106 ci / 1731 cc
- Bore x Stroke (mm): 101 x 108 mm
- Engine Type: 4-stroke 50° V-Twin
- Compression Ratio: 9.4 : 1
- Valve Train: Single overhead camshafts with 4 valves per cylinder, self-adjusting cam chains, hydraulic lifters
- Cooling: Air / oil
- Drive/Driven Clutch: Wet, multi-plate
- Exhaust: Split dual exhaust with crossover
- Fuel System: Electronic Fuel Injection with dual 45mm throttle body
- Transmission Type: 6-speed overdrive constant mesh
- Transmission/Final Drive: Carbon Fiber Reinforced Belt
- Transmission/Primary Drive: Gear drive with torque compensator
- Valve Train: Single overhead camshafts with 4 valves per cylinder, self-adjusting cam chains, hydraulic lifters
- Battery: 12 volts / 18 amp hours
- Charging System: 48 amps max output
Suspension
- Front Suspension: Inverted cartridge telescopic fork, 43 mm diameter, 4.4 in / 113 mm travel
- Rear Suspension: Single, mono-tube gas, cast aluminum with constant rate linkage, 4 in / 103 mm travel, air adjustable
Brakes:
- Brake System Type: Conventional w/ optional ABS
- Front Brakes: Dual 300mm floating rotor with 4-piston calipers
- Rear Brakes: 300mm floating rotor with 2-piston caliper
Tires/Wheels:
- Front Tires: 120/70R21 Dunlop Elite 3 Front
- Front Wheel: 21 x 3.5″ Front
- Rear Tires: 180/60R16 Dunlop Elite 3
- Rear Wheel: 16 x 5.0″
Dimensions:
- Fuel Capacity (gallons/liters): 5.8 gal / 22 ltr
- Oil Capacity: 5.0 qts / 4.73 ltr
- Ground Clearance: 5.3 in / 135 mm
- Rake/Trail: 29.0° / 5.6 in / 142 mm
- Seat Height: 25.7 in / 653 mm
- Wheelbase: 65.7 in / 1670 mm
- Overall Length (in./cm.): 104.6 in / 2657 mm
- Dry Weight: 761 lbs / 345 kg
- GCWR: 1310 lbs / 594 kg
2016 Victory Magnum X-1 Color & MSRP:
- Electric Red over Gloss Black and Platinum/$24,499
2016 Victory Magnum X-1 Gallery:
