Wow, some of you have your heads so far up Harley's azz that you can't even appreciate another brand. I love my Harley, but also love my Indian and hope to get one of the new ones some day.
BTW, the Indian motor is not an EVO clone, completely Indian design. The 1999-2001 Idian Chiefs and 2001-2003 Scouts and Spirits have the S&S EVO motor in them.

 

During WWII both Harley and Indian were competing for the military contract. They were both to spec a bike with limited cubic inches. Harley didn't stick to the agreement and built a larger engine and won the contract. Indian Motorcycle Co. never financially recovered. Had they played by the rules, Harley may have lost the contract and gone under. Maybe we would all be drinking Indian Coffee, drinking whiskey from Indian Shot glasses, and Indian Beef Jerkey.

 

They will have to prove themselves to gain any market......gonna have to get established....

 

I didn't know they were BACK in production again. How long this time?

 

I got a chuckle out of that one too. That's History gone bad instead of Girls gone bad.

 

This is good to hear. I'd like to read an updated review because the last one I read on a bike from this new company wasn't too kind. But I think they still had the older/not redesigned/leftover motors in them so maybe they are getting better.

 

You could paint your Road King like that and have a WAY better bike.

Wouldnt rely on one of them if ya gave it to me. Working on them SUCKS ***! They couldnt make a motor that would stay together for crap, ignition system that didnt last, basically a pieced together catalog bike with some bad chioces for parts.

Last Indian I'd own was built in '46!

 

I wouldn't buy one of them for $10,000. The ONLY thing that I like is the longer wheelbase. RUB bait to be sure...

 

I'm not trying to defend the price on the new Indians, it's out of my reach but there are a few differences from a standard H-D.

Chrome front end assembly

Brembo calipers and master cylinders with floating rotors ( dual disc up front )

The exhaust is a stainless steel 2-1 design with chrome heat shields. The catalytic converter is in the collector. Then if you want to change the muffler to an aftermarket piece, you're still EPA compliant.

S/S braided control cables

S/S braided brake lines front & rear ( not just front like the H-D CVO models )

Adjustable clutch and brake levers

Hydraulic clutch

2 12volt power outlets

Billet wheels, rear pulley and a few other pieces are Performance Machine.

The laced wheels are from American Wire Wheel. No tubes.

The frames are from the same company that builds the frames for Ducati and Honda/Europe.

There are no robots in the factory. All work is done by hand including the paint and buffing. The tank logos are hand painted, not decals.

Rear suspension is a single Fox adjustable coil-over. Mounts higher than the shocks/springs on a Soft Tail, kinda up under the rear of the seat.

All chrome foot controls

105 CI engine

Baker DD6 speed transmission

I wonder what you'd have in whatever model H-D you ride if you added all those features?

 

I really like the brand and am glad they are making another resurgance, but the great nostaligia and relevant MC history aside, visual detail and character seem to be lacking on some of their other models for the $$ they're asking ...anyone else think so?