Originally Posted By: BigCahuna
Originally Posted By: JetStar
Originally Posted By: BigCahuna
Sure seems like alot of money first for the bike, then to add any accessory's to it will cost a bundle. For a bike that's meant to COPY a Harley, and for a bike with no track record.,,
Just curious, do you suggest it's a Harley copy because of the V-Twin layout?
Absolutely. They just made this bike, just like the Indian motorcycle company was just formed. It has absolutely NOTHING to do with the original Indian Motorcycle company. They are the third company to "BUY the Indian NAME"
that's their only connection.The original Indian motorcycle company went out of business in 1954, and the 2 previous owners of the NAME couldn't make it work. And again sold only the Indian name. So why not be like Burger king and Mcdonalds, and come out with the same product like Harley does, but call it something different?. Harley is the only brand I've ever seen with the matt finish, so does anyone think the NEW Indian company just thought of it?. The all blacked out bike thing is coming to a end as it's been overdone by just about every brand, and people want something new and different. It's obvious that Indian is trying to get a % of Harleys market, just like Kawasaki, Yamaha, and Honda have been trying to do do for years. But they abandoned so many model bikes thru the years I think they have given up. And without a strong dealer network and competition from their own Victory line of bikes, it will be a matter of time and lost money that will cause try number 3, to resurrect a dead brand to shut down.,,
Well I can certainly agree on the prior two tries to revive Indian, that were basically Harley clone engines with a few differences on the outside to look like the original engines. Polaris on the other hand seems to be the most serious of the attempts to revive the name by spending big dollars to design their own proprietary engine and bike, no catalog parts bikes here. Whether they are successful remains to be seen. If they fail, it will be the most expensive failure of the three attempts. Perhaps the third time is the charm. The only bike that Indian builds that I'm remotely interested in is the Scout, the other models are a little to retro for me. As far as Polaris goes, I do like my '14 Victory Cross Country. I have no reason to believe it won't be a good bike, but time will tell there too. I can say that I rode a 2014 road glide prior to buying the Vic. I liked the looks of the road glide, but that's where it ended.