Quote: I see what Ron is saying and agree for the most part. Indian will never feel like Indian to me again no matter what they do because the old company is long dead so now it is only a name no matter what you do. No real heritage. Triumph is and always was Triumph, HD is and always was HD, Honda is and always was Honda. The new Indian is going to be a cool bike I think ,but never a real Indian. I will be a Polaris knock off, probably well made and dependable and I love the look of the new engine but to me you could call it a Polaris and it would be just as cool.
Good point. Using the Indian name would be like Toyota introducing an all-new car and calling it Studebaker or Packard. Maybe Polaris should have copied an even more exclusive American motorcycle manufacturer...Crocker!
Polaris admitted when they introduced Victory motorcycles back in '97 that they wanted a piece of Harley's highly profitable high-end cruiser market so they built only air cooled V-twin cruisers and baggers.
What Polaris could never copy was the heritage, now they think they can buy it with the Indian brand.
2011 Triumph America (10/2011 to 07/2014)
2012 Harley Davidson 1200C Sportster
2014 Harley Davidson Dyna Wide Glide
