Victory KINGPIN EIGHT BALL problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
3 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
13,200 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2009 to 2011 model years. Data updated: . 3 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
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Most common problems
Power Train is the most frequently named component, appearing in 2 of 3 complaints (66.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Transmission and shifting | 1 | 33.3% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Power Train | 2 |
| Wheels | 2 |
Power Train: 2; Wheels: 2
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 3 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 0 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 0 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 0 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 0 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 3; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (3). 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
2014: 1; 2016: 1; 2018: 1
Pattern summary
Power Train leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10637027 · 2014-09-17 (September 17, 2014)
THE CLUTCH CABLE SNAPPED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR INITIALLY AT 18090 MILES. I INSPECTED THE CABLE PERIODICALLY AND LUBRICATED THE CABLE WITH EVERY OIL CHANGE (2500) MILES. THE CABLE BROKE DOWN BY THE ENGINE NOT AT THE LEVER. AFTER THE BREAKAGE I REPLACED THE CABLE IN NOVEMBER 2012. THE CABLE BROKE AGAIN AT 27070 MILES IN AUGUST 2014 WHEN I WAS IN DENSE TRAFFIC. SINCE I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THIS PRESENTED AN VERY UNSAFE DRIVING SITUATION, I WAS FORCED TO FORCE SHIFT THE BIKE (NO CLUTCH ENGAGED) INTO 2ND GEAR UNTIL I COULD …
Owner-reported narrative. 18,090 miles reported. Look up ODI 10637027 at NHTSA ↗
Recalls by model year
All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.
Recall campaigns
Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 |
2009: 0; 2011: 0
Year-by-year records
Vehicle analysis explorer
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
3 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
| Component | 2009 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 2100.0%ODI 10637027 · 18,090 miTHE CLUTCH CABLE SNAPPED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR INITIALLY AT 18090 MILES. I INSPECTED THE CABLE PERIODICALLY AND LUBRICATED THE CABLE WITH EVERY OIL CHANGE (2500) MILES. THE CABLE BROKE DOWN BY THE ENGINE NOT AT THE LEVER. AFTER THE BREAKAGE I REPLACED THE CABLE IN NOVEMBER 2012. THE CABLE BROKE AGAIN AT 27070 MILES IN AUGUST 2014 WHEN I WAS IN DENSE TRAFFIC. SINCE I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THIS PRESENTED AN VERY UNSAFE DRIVING SITUATION, I WAS FORCED TO FORCE SHIFT THE BIKE (NO CLUTCH ENGAGED) INTO 2ND GEAR UNTIL I COULD … | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Wheels | 150.0%ODI 10897296 · 13,200 mi3 OF 5 REAR PULLEY BOLTS SHEARED OFF WHILE RIDING. PULLEY IS POWDER COATED. THE SURFACE BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND HUB OF RIM WAS NOT "CLEANED" OF THE POWDER COATING WHICH EVENTUALLY RUBBED OFF CREATING FRICTION BETWEEN THE BOLT HEADS. THE LOOSE POWDER COATING THEN SHEARS THE BOLT HEADS OFF (THEY DO NOT BACK OUT, THEY SHEAR OFF!). THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE RIDING! I HEARD A NOISE AND COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. RODE BIKE CAREFULLY TO FRIEND'S HOUSE WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THREE BOLT HEADS WERE GONE!! MY PULLEY WAS MOVING USING YO… | 1100.0%ODI 11113216 · 13,000 miMOVING AT APROX. 70MPH ON A STATE HWY. WHEN THE REAR DRIVE PULLEY CAME LOOSE FROM THE REAR WHEEL CAUSING ALL OF THE BOLTS TO SHEAR OFF RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERATIVE. FORTUNATLEY THE BIKE WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED WITHOUT THE REAR WHEEL LOCKING UP. APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN A KNOW ISSUE WITH OTHER VICTORY MOTORCYCLES. ACCORDING TO THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE SINCE THE INCIDENT. THE PULLEY WAS INSTALLED WITH POWDER COATING ON THE MATING SURFACE. OVER TIME THE POWDER COAT BREAKS DOWN AND CAUSES THE BOLTS TO BECOME LOOSE. MATING SURFACE BETWEEN THE … |
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
| Component | Mileage range (25th–75th percentile) | Median | Usable records | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train | Too few reports for a range | 15,645 mi | 2 (sparse) | ODI 10637027 · 18,090 miTHE CLUTCH CABLE SNAPPED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR INITIALLY AT 18090 MILES. I INSPECTED THE CABLE PERIODICALLY AND LUBRICATED THE CABLE WITH EVERY OIL CHANGE (2500) MILES. THE CABLE BROKE DOWN BY THE ENGINE NOT AT THE LEVER. AFTER THE BREAKAGE I REPLACED THE CABLE IN NOVEMBER 2012. THE CABLE BROKE AGAIN AT 27070 MILES IN AUGUST 2014 WHEN I WAS IN DENSE TRAFFIC. SINCE I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THIS PRESENTED AN VERY UNSAFE DRIVING SITUATION, I WAS FORCED TO FORCE SHIFT THE BIKE (NO CLUTCH ENGAGED) INTO 2ND GEAR UNTIL I COULD … ODI 10897296 · 13,200 mi3 OF 5 REAR PULLEY BOLTS SHEARED OFF WHILE RIDING. PULLEY IS POWDER COATED. THE SURFACE BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND HUB OF RIM WAS NOT "CLEANED" OF THE POWDER COATING WHICH EVENTUALLY RUBBED OFF CREATING FRICTION BETWEEN THE BOLT HEADS. THE LOOSE POWDER COATING THEN SHEARS THE BOLT HEADS OFF (THEY DO NOT BACK OUT, THEY SHEAR OFF!). THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE RIDING! I HEARD A NOISE AND COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. RODE BIKE CAREFULLY TO FRIEND'S HOUSE WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THREE BOLT HEADS WERE GONE!! MY PULLEY WAS MOVING USING YO… |
| Wheels | Too few reports for a range | 13,100 mi | 2 (sparse) | ODI 10897296 · 13,200 mi3 OF 5 REAR PULLEY BOLTS SHEARED OFF WHILE RIDING. PULLEY IS POWDER COATED. THE SURFACE BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND HUB OF RIM WAS NOT "CLEANED" OF THE POWDER COATING WHICH EVENTUALLY RUBBED OFF CREATING FRICTION BETWEEN THE BOLT HEADS. THE LOOSE POWDER COATING THEN SHEARS THE BOLT HEADS OFF (THEY DO NOT BACK OUT, THEY SHEAR OFF!). THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE RIDING! I HEARD A NOISE AND COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. RODE BIKE CAREFULLY TO FRIEND'S HOUSE WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THREE BOLT HEADS WERE GONE!! MY PULLEY WAS MOVING USING YO… ODI 11113216 · 13,000 miMOVING AT APROX. 70MPH ON A STATE HWY. WHEN THE REAR DRIVE PULLEY CAME LOOSE FROM THE REAR WHEEL CAUSING ALL OF THE BOLTS TO SHEAR OFF RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERATIVE. FORTUNATLEY THE BIKE WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED WITHOUT THE REAR WHEEL LOCKING UP. APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN A KNOW ISSUE WITH OTHER VICTORY MOTORCYCLES. ACCORDING TO THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE SINCE THE INCIDENT. THE PULLEY WAS INSTALLED WITH POWDER COATING ON THE MATING SURFACE. OVER TIME THE POWDER COAT BREAKS DOWN AND CAUSES THE BOLTS TO BECOME LOOSE. MATING SURFACE BETWEEN THE … |
Complaint and recall timeline
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
| Month | Complaints | Campaigns announced | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2024-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-10 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-10 (partial) | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2009: 0 complaints · 2011: 0 complaints
| Model year | Through age 0 | Through age 1 | Through age 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Date coverage across each selected cohort
| Year | Incident dates used | Filing date fallbacks | Excluded dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
| Component | Power Train | Wheels |
|---|---|---|
| Power Train | — | 1ODI 10897296 · 13,200 mi3 OF 5 REAR PULLEY BOLTS SHEARED OFF WHILE RIDING. PULLEY IS POWDER COATED. THE SURFACE BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND HUB OF RIM WAS NOT "CLEANED" OF THE POWDER COATING WHICH EVENTUALLY RUBBED OFF CREATING FRICTION BETWEEN THE BOLT HEADS. THE LOOSE POWDER COATING THEN SHEARS THE BOLT HEADS OFF (THEY DO NOT BACK OUT, THEY SHEAR OFF!). THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE RIDING! I HEARD A NOISE AND COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. RODE BIKE CAREFULLY TO FRIEND'S HOUSE WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THREE BOLT HEADS WERE GONE!! MY PULLEY WAS MOVING USING YO… |
| Wheels | 1ODI 10897296 · 13,200 mi3 OF 5 REAR PULLEY BOLTS SHEARED OFF WHILE RIDING. PULLEY IS POWDER COATED. THE SURFACE BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND HUB OF RIM WAS NOT "CLEANED" OF THE POWDER COATING WHICH EVENTUALLY RUBBED OFF CREATING FRICTION BETWEEN THE BOLT HEADS. THE LOOSE POWDER COATING THEN SHEARS THE BOLT HEADS OFF (THEY DO NOT BACK OUT, THEY SHEAR OFF!). THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE RIDING! I HEARD A NOISE AND COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. RODE BIKE CAREFULLY TO FRIEND'S HOUSE WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THREE BOLT HEADS WERE GONE!! MY PULLEY WAS MOVING USING YO… | — |
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
0 patterns with matching reports.
No narratives match the published patterns.