i just got back from galveston riding my indian the old Comanche got new paint, man i miss riding with yall.
Quote from: Gumbo on September 02, 2013, 11:16:44 AMThere's a lot of talk going on about the new Indian -- let see how they pan out after a couple of years. I like em a lot myself, heck I have had polaris 4 wheelers and they have met all my expectations and I expect the motorcycle will also meet the mustard. I love my VTX and will have it in my garage until I turn to dust. She's the purddies and fastes 1300 out there I love my X but after riding 9 of the new Indians for more than 5 hours over 3 days, she's just not in their league. It was extremely tough on the ride home from MN knowing all the areas she is a little needing in. I'll keep her and love her forever but, I've already bought a 14 Indian Vintage. I've ridden a lot of bikes and this one is up there with the best. HD makes a great bike as does Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha etc. it is nice to see another manufacturer out there to give HD a run in the "American Made" category of the heavy cruiser market. What I really like is Polaris removed all the reasons NOT to buy....5 year warranty, Polaris backing the brand, guarantied resale of 70% after 2 years and 60% after 3, cost is reasonable for this type of bike at $21,900. Yes for a Metric this is considered high, but not for the market demographic Indian is pursuing. They are directly targeting HD, with some expected defections from the Metric and Victory.
There's a lot of talk going on about the new Indian -- let see how they pan out after a couple of years. I like em a lot myself, heck I have had polaris 4 wheelers and they have met all my expectations and I expect the motorcycle will also meet the mustard. I love my VTX and will have it in my garage until I turn to dust. She's the purddies and fastes 1300 out there
Quote from: seefriedm on September 02, 2013, 06:30:42 PMQuote from: Gumbo on September 02, 2013, 11:16:44 AMThere's a lot of talk going on about the new Indian -- let see how they pan out after a couple of years. I like em a lot myself, heck I have had polaris 4 wheelers and they have met all my expectations and I expect the motorcycle will also meet the mustard. I love my VTX and will have it in my garage until I turn to dust. She's the purddies and fastes 1300 out there I love my X but after riding 9 of the new Indians for more than 5 hours over 3 days, she's just not in their league. It was extremely tough on the ride home from MN knowing all the areas she is a little needing in. I'll keep her and love her forever but, I've already bought a 14 Indian Vintage. I've ridden a lot of bikes and this one is up there with the best. HD makes a great bike as does Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha etc. it is nice to see another manufacturer out there to give HD a run in the "American Made" category of the heavy cruiser market. What I really like is Polaris removed all the reasons NOT to buy....5 year warranty, Polaris backing the brand, guarantied resale of 70% after 2 years and 60% after 3, cost is reasonable for this type of bike at $21,900. Yes for a Metric this is considered high, but not for the market demographic Indian is pursuing. They are directly targeting HD, with some expected defections from the Metric and Victory. Mark I think it would be great if when you get your Indian, you let borrow it for a bout a week and get a feel for it.
Quote from: Gumbo on September 03, 2013, 10:14:46 AMQuote from: seefriedm on September 02, 2013, 06:30:42 PMQuote from: Gumbo on September 02, 2013, 11:16:44 AMThere's a lot of talk going on about the new Indian -- let see how they pan out after a couple of years. I like em a lot myself, heck I have had polaris 4 wheelers and they have met all my expectations and I expect the motorcycle will also meet the mustard. I love my VTX and will have it in my garage until I turn to dust. She's the purddies and fastes 1300 out there I love my X but after riding 9 of the new Indians for more than 5 hours over 3 days, she's just not in their league. It was extremely tough on the ride home from MN knowing all the areas she is a little needing in. I'll keep her and love her forever but, I've already bought a 14 Indian Vintage. I've ridden a lot of bikes and this one is up there with the best. HD makes a great bike as does Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha etc. it is nice to see another manufacturer out there to give HD a run in the "American Made" category of the heavy cruiser market. What I really like is Polaris removed all the reasons NOT to buy....5 year warranty, Polaris backing the brand, guarantied resale of 70% after 2 years and 60% after 3, cost is reasonable for this type of bike at $21,900. Yes for a Metric this is considered high, but not for the market demographic Indian is pursuing. They are directly targeting HD, with some expected defections from the Metric and Victory. Mark I think it would be great if when you get your Indian, you let borrow it for a bout a week and get a feel for it. I would love to but I think the wife would wipe my arse