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Polaris is engineering their own bikes, designing/engineering their own engines(unlike HD, who seems to turn to Porsche for engineering design..think Vrod and the new 500/750s),actually, the complete bikes. Simply put, I enjoy the competition that Polaris is creating with the acquisition and development of Indian, it make others step up or risk falling behind. The new Scout, as with the original, is innovative and is designed to set new standards, as the original Scout did back in the day(when the Indian Wrecking Crew set the standard in racing for decades).

Enjoy your bike(s), ride safe.



I have been to Harley's Kansas City Missouri plant and seen V-Rod engines being assembled by Americans...have you?
Harley does not hide the engineering work done with Porsche on the V-rod engine just like Triumph went to Japan and worked with Kawasaki and others when they were re-launching the new Triumph motorcycle company. If Porsche designed the complete Street 500/750cc bikes for Harley as you claim provide a credible link to prove that. Those little 500/750s are very light I sat on a 750 the last time I was at the dealership.

Polaris is a snowmobile and ATV company that diversified into motorcycles. Where do you think the money came from to buy the Indian name and then engineer and tool up (or outsource, their CEO Scott Wine actually is proud of this) the production of parts and launch production? Must be nice to have a parent company with deep pockets for resources. As motorcycle companies Victory and now Indian do not have to earn their survival on their own...they have the corporate nipple whenever they need. Don't worry quarterly reports will show massive growth for the baby bike divisions cooking the books is good marketing.

Harley-Davidson and Triumph are motorcycle companies that survive only on motorcycles, parts and accessories. Every other major manufacturer has a much larger parent company to carry them through the tough times. Triumph is even more remarkable since it is privately owned.

I do agree about competition being good, but fair competition not foreign dumping in an effort to drive a domestic manufacturer out of business. The reason Harley brought out the 6-speed transmission is because of Victory...but Harley would never admit that.