New 2014 Indian Motorcycles Reveal

[rooster52478]

I think they are ugly. The reveal at Sturgis is pretty damn corny too.

[davidabl]

To me, there can only ever be one Indian.

True enough, but you can always build your own wannabe
And it can maybe be closer to the spirit of the original than any of the new Indians..

[Hyde802]

Fugly, every single one. And overpriced

Yup.

I could probably learn to like the skirted fenders, but paneling or whatever it is under the seat ruins it.

[TurnerR]

I'd like to see one in person... Via picture, it seems very plastic and metric. Just like the Victory bikes... Maybe a first hand look would change my opinion.

[Guest]

Anyone into REAL vintage, shoud go to Ted's Motorcyclepedia Museum in Newburgh, NY....that man and his dad (I known em for over 30 yrs) have put together a HUGE ass history of all bikes, and a whole 1/2 a floor is dedicated to Indians, from day one.....I spent 3 hours there, and still didnt see all....(theyre in a huge 2 story renovated warehouse)...

What ticks me off about this unveil, is that them 2 scrounger guys are gonna be doin it....oh yeah, American Pickers...the lil chubby guy's ok, but that Mike is so fulla BS all the time and dont know his ass from his elbow....Wiki the word "wannabe"....

http://www.motorcyclepediamuseum.org/index.php/exhibits/itl-menu

...aaaand in the 40's, Indian made a kinda snowmobile....dont Polaris make snowmobiles ?.....

....the wheel goes round and round....comes back to the same spots....*weg*

Not just that, but them new Can Am backwards trikes....Can Am was originally Bombardier....a snowmobile company....all them trikes are is snowmobiles on wheels pretty much....I went to my local Kawi dealer (they got CanAms too) to get a part, and a guy tried to sell me on a trike....I just told him, that "I dont like snowmobiles too much"....he just looked at me puzzled...bet he didnt even know, lol....

[spidr]

I think its ugly as sin. And I really like the old indians.

Fucking manufacturers need to quit trying to copy what others have sold. The bagger looks like a Glide fucked a Goldwing. and the cheiftain whatever the fuck looks the the offfspring of a Fatboy porking a Shadow.
The motor looks cool. But I've never bought or rode something because the motor looked cool. Sad really. They had a chance to do something cool.

[Bdehlin]

Love the old Indians, these new ones are just awful. They look like rejects from the Honda design team trying to imitate an Indian. The price is also outrageous for what you get. Don't see anyone but the RUB's buying these things...

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[FatSmitty]

Dirty bird concepts has tricked one out - I think these are aimed at the ever increasing bagger crowd.

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[davidabl]

I could probably learn to like the skirted fenders, but paneling or whatever it is under the seat ruins it.

In my humble opinion the Indian that wore it's skirts the best of all was the 1940 Indian Scout Sport

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HKqxGewu7SQ#at=40

Notice what a lean, trim bike it really is compared to Gilroy/Charlotte/Spirit Lake(Polaris) "Indians"
Although the big guy riding it DOES make it look a little smaller than it really is ;-)

[NeoDutch]

How on earth can a new bike be "Vintage"?

[davidabl]

Yep, as "vintage" as new wine in old bottles..

[thackertommy]

A smaller bike in the line comparable to the Sportster.
What were they called back in the day ? Scout?
Would be cool.[/QUOTE]

X 100

You took the words right out of my mouth. I think it would be a huge success for the company to have a smaller model anyone could afford

[bobscogin]

I think it would be a huge success for the company to have a smaller model anyone could afford

If anyone could afford it, Indian couldn't afford to build it. A company that just dumped $100 million into a new model isn't going to build a bike that would probably cost about 75% of what it cost to build the Chief and sell it for 50% of the price in order to compete against the Sportster. They need to be in the $20K range to get a pay back. You may eventually see a middleweight, but it's a long way off.

Bob

[Guest]

If anyone could afford it, Indian couldn't afford to build it. A company that just dumped $100 million into a new model isn't going to build a bike that would probably cost about 75% of what it cost to build the Chief and sell it for 50% of the price in order to compete against the Sportster. They need to be in the $20K range to get a pay back. You may eventually see a middleweight, but it's a long way off.

Bob

...its not that far off...

[CRFyou]

I'd ride that first one, but I wouldn't pay for it.


And don't you guys act like if Indian made an affordable entry-level sportster bike, you'd be on board.

People on this site have such a kung fu death grip on actual sportsters, that I doubt anyone would let go for another bike/brand.

You've got that whole spooky dark custom hand-shake thing going and the dealership knows you well...