A $19,000 Indian
Indian Motorcycle is back in business with a new owner, ambitious business plans for the future including news this week of a $19,000 all-new Indian Chief V-Twin heavy cruiser due for launch this summer.
This is Indian’s new v-twin
This is the motor that will power the all-new Indian currently under development at new parent company Polaris. Dubbed the “Thunder Stroke,” Basem from About.com compares it to the twin-cam 110 that powers Harley’s “performance” CVO range, saying it develops … Continued
Indian, Beethoven and Seinfeld
I’m not a cruiser-hater. I had a Springer Softail, and it was magnificent. I felt like a bastard son of Zeus on that bike, like Henry V on Crispin’s Day. It was truly a gorgeous machine – it looked like … Continued
What the new Indian sounds like
A year and a half after buying Indian, Polaris is making rumblings about their plans for the brand’s future. Literally, they just released a clip of what the first all-new bike will sound like.
Inside The Gas Box
In an old modernist firehouse in North Olmsted, Ohio, is The Gas Box, a custom shop that’s starting to get a lot of attention. There you’ll find Jesse Bassett, the easy-going, easy-laughing mad genius; his girlfriend and business partner Kris … Continued
Polaris & the Orient Express
It seems that the gaze of the powers that control the levers at Polaris Industries is cast far and wide. An announcement today reveals that the mid-western power sports company has formed a joint venture with Eicher Motors Ltd. of … Continued
Circle your wagons Harley, Indian is on the warpath
That legendary American brand that just can’t seem to finally rest in the sacred burial ground of its ancestors is now set for archaeological excavation by those noble savages over at Polaris. The first all-new Indian has just lumbered off … Continued