Donny and I rode a couple of Indians this afternoon at the local Triumph/BMW/Victory/Indian dealership They were having free test rides. I am trying to find something nice to say about them, but it's really hard. We took them for about a 30 minute ride. They have a 105 CI engine that looks like an old Harley panhead and some of the paint schemes and saddle combinations are pretty cool. There is a sweet spot at about 70 in sixth gear and everything smooths out, but getting there involves some shakes and vibrations and even an odd noise now and then. The least expensive one is $25,000 and they go up to $36,000. They are hand made so that is something. We also got a patch that said we rode a part of history today, but I honestly can't see how someone would buy a bike like that, if they were going to ride it much. Lets just say the best part of the afternoon for me, was when we were talking to Richard in the Triumph section. He said they had 2 Thunderbirds coming in next week and at the dealer meeting there was no mention of a new Trophy other then rumors. He thought it would definitely not show up in 2010. Did I mention we rode a part of History today?
