In a stroke of biker boldness Victory motorcycles proves it’s still about the two-wheeled designs to make riding heads turn with its new High-Ball.

It’s as if Victory has gone back to school, old school that is, and are now ready to teach everyone else a lesson in how to mass produce a bobber. Matte paint schemes, whitewall tread tires, ape hangers and not a piece of chrome in sight.

Riding in with the tag line; ‘No bells, no whistles, no excuses’ Victory describes the High Ball as ‘Stripped down. Bare bones. A bold throwback. The all-new Victory High-Ball rumbles down the road in the spirit of the classic bobber with an outright refusal to sacrifice performance along the way. Built piece by piece around the road-pounding 106 Freedom V-Twin, it’s a ride with all the power and agility you’d expect from a Victory.'

Gritty, street, raw; there are a lot of verbs being used across motorcycle magazines and websites today to describe the bobber-style bike. Every inch cries old school, exactly what Victory had in mind.

'If you’re a pure rider with a passion for old-school styling, this is the bike you fire up for the first time and never look back,’ the American motorcycle manufacturer states on the splash page for its latest ride.

The matte paint scheme shown is black with an accent of white on the tank, a bad-boy version of the classic paintwork usually associated with British café racers. Complementing the paintwork are the old school whitewall tires (16x3.5-inch), chopped front fender all sitting on smaller, chunkier spoked-down wheels.

The powerhouse enjoys a blacked out treatment as well with the powerful 106ci Freedom V-Twin engine a mixture of powder and gloss black with accents of silver. But the engine isn’t just for show weighing in at 97hp and 113lb-ft of torque along with a six-speed transmission.

Bikers ride low on the High Ball in a solo seat measuring in at 25 inches in a rider’s position which looks to be slightly leaned forward.

Sparse instrument cluster consisting of a single round gauge is mounted high between the bars (which hosts a speedometer, tachometer, tripmeter and warning lights) a pronounced headlight and did we mention the ape-hangers, which come as standard?

Victory obviously knows ape hanger handle bars have their own particular love among riders and made sure they can be adjusted to either sit high in the classic position of lower back to fit a biker’s preferred riding position.

The instant-bobber, stylish looking motorcycle comes with a host of accessories guaranteed to add instant street cred for $13,499.

Riders wanting to leave the shiny paint schemes and chrome behind can look for the Victory High Ball to ride into showrooms across the country in April 2011.

Pictures of the Victory High Ball

Official Specifications