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Ahh, the two copy cat V-twins. So starting with a clean sheet why did Victory build their entire line on V-twin engines when they could have used parallel twins a design which everyone here knows is superior to the V for air cooled engines? And Indian...it would have been more uniquely Indian to build in-line 4-cylinder engines for their new bikes like their classic 402.
But no, both of the Polaris brands played "follow the leader" just another Harley V-twin copy like the Japanese cruisers. Something I appreciated about Triumph was the company staying true to their heritage with parallel twin and triple engines.
Ah, one of the Keyboard Captains of Industry is back!
Victory and Indian use v-twins because that is what heavyweight cruiser riders like. Very simple.
For Indian to have made a new Inline 4 in 2014 could have been suicide. See above. Springfield Indian made w-a-y more v-twin machines than I4s.
That being said, there are LOTs of people hoping that Indian makes a modern I4 engine someday, likely to go in a heavyweight touring machine.
To be clear, The Leader is Indian, which made a v-twin before Harley. Just sayin'... 
So, the question your really have to ask yourself is not why do other brands make v-twins? 
It's why do other brands make them so much better than Harley? 
"The leader is Indian" in YOUR mind, certainly not on any sales chart. Look, Polaris bought the right to use the Indian name, big deal. It has NO relationship with the original company any more than if Polaris had bought the right to the Studebaker name and decided to build a few cars styled like a 1958 automobile. Indian does not even have ONE dealership in every state!
"Victory and Indian use v-twins because that is what heavyweight cruiser riders like. Very simple."
No ******. Just so happens that's all that Harley Davidson builds. You know, that's the motorcycle company that OWNS 50% of the American market. That makes H-D the leader that companies like Indian and Victory follow.
Last edited by outerbanks; 07/28/2014 10:14 PM.
