'09 Indain pics...
#22
08-18-2008, 06:35 AM
That ain't no Indian. That's my Road King with skirted fenders. What a farse.
IMO, if they wanted to make retro style motorcycle that would stand out, they should've built a bike like the old Indian 4. We have enough companies making Vtwin bikes already.
IMO, if they wanted to make retro style motorcycle that would stand out, they should've built a bike like the old Indian 4. We have enough companies making Vtwin bikes already.
#23
08-18-2008, 08:39 AM
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I was under the impression that these "Indians" are S&S powered. Which means they have aftermarket Harley-Davidson Engines. Great company S&S, but if they are trying to create a stand alone brand with Harley engines, they better court a Mechanical Engineer soon and get the traditional indian degins back from the dead.
#24
08-18-2008, 08:49 AM
other then the steep price,the only thing wrong is that front fender, Makes me want to go and get my sawsall and trim off all that extra fibreglass
#25
08-18-2008, 08:52 AM
I'd like to see a new version of this....
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08-18-2008, 09:19 PM
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Well, at least now we'll know who the REAL RUBS are cause they'll pop down the 30+ and everybody will leave us Poser Rubs alone!
#29
08-18-2008, 09:47 PM
Cycle World had a pretty good article on this a couple of issues ago. The owners/managers of Indian do realize that the economy will not support their product, they are going after the "executive" types that will always have disposable income and don't mind spending it to have the latest toy. Same crowd that would buy a Chris Craft boat, or a Ferrari, etc. Each bike is basically hand-built, no assembly line action in their very small factory. The engine is not from S&S, it is the Indian "PowerPlus" motor that they developed before they went teats-up last time. The new company bought the rights and all the tooling to make the motor.
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08-18-2008, 10:38 PM
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To bad they don't spend money on JUNK even for any reason.
Cycle World had a pretty good article on this a couple of issues ago. The owners/managers of Indian do realize that the economy will not support their product, they are going after the "executive" types that will always have disposable income and don't mind spending it to have the latest toy. Same crowd that would buy a Chris Craft boat, or a Ferrari, etc. Each bike is basically hand-built, no assembly line action in their very small factory. The engine is not from S&S, it is the Indian "PowerPlus" motor that they developed before they went teats-up last time. The new company bought the rights and all the tooling to make the motor.