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Indian Motorcycle Factory Liquidation (All Equipment Must Be Sold!) Date: 2011-07-12, 9:14PM INDIAN MOTORCYCLE FACTORY LIQUIDATION ( July 20th - August 10th ) All Items Open For Pre-Bidding & Pre-Selling All Equipment MUST Be Sold Due to Acquisition & Relocation Dyno Booth, Rolling Test Booth, Painting Booth, Compressor, Warehouse Carts, Hitachi Invertor, Ladders, Office Desks, Chairs, Tables, File Cabinets, Phone Systems, & Much More. INDIAN MOTORCYCLE FACTORY LOCATION: Kings Mountain, North Carolina For Information On The Sale of This Equipment Please Email Today! * it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests Original URL: http://charlotte.craigslist.org/mcy/2491270201.html |
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« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2011, 03:11:49 PM » |
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Last I knew Polaris bought them.
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« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2011, 03:34:06 PM » |
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they are dumping the factory and moving production to the victory plant
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« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2011, 03:49:45 PM » |
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Sure, you can buy Indian's stuff, but Polaris already has the name brand. They are still claiming they'll keep the Indian dealerships open but only time will tell.
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« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2011, 04:30:54 PM » |
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Honestly, I think Victory would go away before Indian. Indian has cache, Victory has a few good bikes in the lineup but beyond that? Nothing in terms of history or legacy.
An Indian product line with a proprietary V-Twin or I4 would be a much bigger draw for people looking for an alternative to Harley than Victory is.
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Boxer rebellion, the Holy Child. They all pay their rent.
But none together can testify to the rhythm of a road well bent.
Saddles and zip codes, passports and gates, the Jones' keep.
In August the water is trickling, in April it's furious deep.
1997 Valk Standard, Red and White.
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« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2011, 06:56:34 PM » |
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Seems to me that Polaris could use Victory and Indian to compliment each other... Victory has definitely moved toward the "modern cruiser" look with its Arlen Ness designs. With Indian, they can have a line of classic retro looking cruisers. Something for everyone!
However, what I expect they will do for budgetary reasons is pump out virtually the same bikes just with different badges.
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« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2011, 08:17:09 PM » |
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Seems to me that Polaris could use Victory and Indian to compliment each other... Victory has definitely moved toward the "modern cruiser" look with its Arlen Ness designs. With Indian, they can have a line of classic retro looking cruisers. Something for everyone!
However, what I expect they will do for budgetary reasons is pump out virtually the same bikes just with different badges.
According to the interview with Polaris, they want Indian to make a totally new bike. None of the tooling will be carried over. They stated they want Indians to be affordable. I hope they will make a longitudinal 4. |
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« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2011, 08:23:03 PM » |
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over 30k for a bike?
they have to do a whole bunch to bring the price down where a working person can afford one
Dont get me wrong they looked and felt great to sit on but the price point was way too high for a v twin
YMMV
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« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2011, 09:00:39 PM » |
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Polaris can absorb the R&D cost through the rest of operations the way they have with Victory to produce a new bike at a different price point.
Now Victory can market their Indian as the "first American motorcycle" which should make the marketing interesting soon.
I still doubt they'll do anything besides a V-Twin. I like the British Indian's four cylinder engine but since that is a separate company that probably won't hop the pond.
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« Reply #9 on: July 14, 2011, 03:17:44 AM » |
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moving them to the Iowa plant.
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« Reply #10 on: July 14, 2011, 08:08:12 AM » |
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over 30k for a bike?
they have to do a whole bunch to bring the price down where a working person can afford one
Dont get me wrong they looked and felt great to sit on but the price point was way too high for a v twin
YMMV
[size=11 pt]Must be the Jew in us because I was thinking the same thing while reading the previous posts. Victory is expensive enough, but Indians are just plain silly with their pricing. They are looking for the select buyer with lots of dough, but in this economy, they're just not there. Even expensive car manufacturers are coming out with lower priced cars (BMW 1 and 2 series as an example). [/size] |
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« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2011, 08:33:15 AM » |
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I agree on the previous prices of Indians (I also thought they were the bike with the most vibration ever!), but the new owners have publicly stated the same thought. The price point is one of their highest priorities.
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« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2011, 08:42:55 AM » |
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I agree on the previous prices of Indians (I also thought they were the bike with the most vibration ever!), but the new owners have publicly stated the same thought. The price point is one of their highest priorities.
They weren't all that expensive. 30k was their most farkleated model and even those could be had at a discount. Scouts (of which I know two owners) were quite affordable for the average person. |
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Boxer rebellion, the Holy Child. They all pay their rent.
But none together can testify to the rhythm of a road well bent.
Saddles and zip codes, passports and gates, the Jones' keep.
In August the water is trickling, in April it's furious deep.
1997 Valk Standard, Red and White.
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« Reply #14 on: July 14, 2011, 11:26:41 AM » |
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I agree on the previous prices of Indians (I also thought they were the bike with the most vibration ever!), but the new owners have publicly stated the same thought. The price point is one of their highest priorities.
They weren't all that expensive. 30k was their most farkleated model and even those could be had at a discount. Scouts (of which I know two owners) were quite affordable for the average person. Have to disagree, but probably on what is affordable for the average person. I looked at them, and the Scouts were way too close to $20K for me, but maybe I'm not average. If I get where I need a new bike, I'll just find a low miles Valk or something for way under $10K. |
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« Reply #15 on: July 15, 2011, 07:21:39 AM » |
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I agree on the previous prices of Indians (I also thought they were the bike with the most vibration ever!), but the new owners have publicly stated the same thought. The price point is one of their highest priorities.
They weren't all that expensive. 30k was their most farkleated model and even those could be had at a discount. Scouts (of which I know two owners) were quite affordable for the average person. Have to disagree, but probably on what is affordable for the average person. I looked at them, and the Scouts were way too close to $20K for me, but maybe I'm not average. If I get where I need a new bike, I'll just find a low miles Valk or something for way under $10K. Last I looked, there were no Scouts or Spirits. They were all variations of Chiefs with long (valenced) or short (normal) fenders. The Cheif classic seems to be their entry level model with the short fenders and it lists with a base price of $25,999! http://www.indianmotorcycle.com/index.php?submenu=Chief_Classic&src=gendocs&ref=Chief%20Classic%20Specifications&category=Motorcycles |
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« Reply #16 on: July 15, 2011, 09:26:54 AM » |
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Honestly, I think Victory would go away before Indian. Indian has cache, Victory has a few good bikes in the lineup but beyond that? Nothing in terms of history or legacy.
A company that started production in 98 and has been profitable from 02 to present, I think that's a pretty good "history" and "legacy". Took a test ride on a few Victory's and was very impressed, so much in fact, that we bought a Vegas for my wife. If my Valk wasn't so nice I would buy the Cross Country. The nicest V-Twin I've ever ridden. As for Polaris aquiring Indian, I think it is the best thing that could have happened for the Indian's future. |
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« Reply #17 on: July 15, 2011, 10:08:05 AM » |
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I had a 48 Chief for a few years. It was a nice bike.
It was on par with the 56 Pan I had after that.
A friend and I pulled a 41 Scout outta the mud in the Phillipines. He still has it.
They were what they were. Glad I didnt really have far to go and had nice roads. Spend a day on one of those and you'll have GOBS-o-respect for out forebikers. R.J.,you have it.
When I put 2 miles on the Valk, I was home. The quest for perfection was over.
I also had an 58 Enfield, but thats a different stripe.
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« Reply #18 on: July 15, 2011, 10:26:14 AM » |
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Honestly, I think Victory would go away before Indian. Indian has cache, Victory has a few good bikes in the lineup but beyond that? Nothing in terms of history or legacy.
A company that started production in 98 and has been profitable from 02 to present, I think that's a pretty good "history" and "legacy". Took a test ride on a few Victory's and was very impressed, so much in fact, that we bought a Vegas for my wife. If my Valk wasn't so nice I would buy the Cross Country. The nicest V-Twin I've ever ridden. As for Polaris aquiring Indian, I think it is the best thing that could have happened for the Indian's future. Agree on all points. As I understand it, Indian is to be an alternative for people who are willing to pay for old tech that has "cache": H-D's customer base. |
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« Reply #19 on: July 15, 2011, 10:29:19 AM » |
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Spend a day on one of those and you'll have GOBS-o-respect for out forebikers.
My father used to race Harleys in "TT" racing before WWII. He said they just rode
their bikes to the race, took off the headlight, raced, put it back on, and rode back home.
He described TT as being like early 1970's motocross with no jumps (ugh - jumps on a 700 lb hardtail)...
He said he used to wear a leather helmet, and the worst he ever got hurt was once when
he dragged in a corner and it threw him into a tree...
-Mike
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