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Why would I go to the HD plant in KC ? Is that a pilgrimage? Did you walk around the plant like the masses around the Kaaba?

I referred to engines, not the complete bikes with the VRod, and the new 500/750 line.

Why is there an issue where the cash to develop came from? Polaris is immensely profitable and is building new lines from the ground up, and growing quite well. As for intelligent business operations, diversification is an extremely smart business model, and Polaris is building upon that wonderfully(thats why they have the cash to do what they do). Funny thing is that with Indian, they have the name that has legend and cache that easily is equal of HD, and in a sense, even greater. It makes for great competition, and Indian is generating momentum.



Harley offers tours of all 3 production facilities and of course their museum in Milwaukee, even Polaris offers tours of their final assembly plant in Spirit lake IA. Many motorcycle enthusiasts find these plant tours very interesting that's why both companies offer them. We went to the museum on the way to Sturgis SD and the Kansas City Plant on the way home.

And no, you said the complete bike in your post since you forgot what you said...
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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.



Oh and thanks for the laugh:
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Funny thing is that with Indian, they have the name that has legend and cache that easily is equal of HD, and in a sense, even greater.



Indian died in 1953. In the 60 years since the brand name was whored out to various companies and each failed hence the term "Zombie Indian." The difference this time is Polaris can afford to pour money into the brand at a loss for a few years just like John Bloor had to when he brought back Triumph. So the New Indian for the first time has a chance to survive...the question is what's to become of Victory? Will it be folded into Indian eventually since resources like the new Scout engine seem to be being diverted.

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