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Anyone heard anything about Indian motorcycles since Polaris/Victory bought them?
Just a curious question. Has anyone heard any further information about Indian motorcycles?
Polaris/Victory purchased the brand in April of 2011 and its been pretty silent since then.
I went to their website and nothing even came up when I used the search engine.
I don't want to buy one--but its just one of those "loose end" things that sometimes get me
thinking.
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The Chief ,Starts off at 36899, There's a dealer in Union NJ.
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They had a big display at the International Motorcycle Show Minneapolis in Feb. I think the lowest priced bike was $32,000+
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So far according to my Victory Dealer,They won't be selling the Indians out of Victory dealerships.
Or Polaris dealerships.
Last edited by boborgera; 03-29-2012 at 03:50 PM.
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Originally Posted by boborgera
So far according to my Victory Dealer,They won't be selling the Indians out of Victory dealerships.
Or Polaris dealerships.
That's really odd... you would think they would want to expand the dealer line..... hmmmmm
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with firefly.
You would think that it would be logical--but with the prices on the Indian--the dealers would have to carry a very large $ inventory figure.
If Polaris does not get behind the marque, its probably destined for a quick demise.
Maybe, they bought it for a tax write off?????????
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Originally Posted by Firefly
That's really odd... you would think they would want to expand the dealer line..... hmmmmm
If a Polaris dealer or a Indian dealer from a previous Indian reincarnation was already selling them they'll be the first selling, They [Polaris] don't want to muddy up the Victory line.
Same reason Scion and Toyota are separate.
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Originally Posted by akspyderman
Maybe, they bought it for a tax write off?????????
That's a possiblility... or perhaps Indian had some technology that Polaris coveted...
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We have an Indian Dealer here in Fresno California, and there are at least five others across the country. They are selling three 2012 Models, The Vintage, Darkhorse and Classic. It looks like they went the stand alone Dealership route for three or four of the locations. Very expensive bikes.
Http://www.indianMotorcycle.com
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About 3 iterations ago, they had an Indian dealership here. I went in a looked around. The bikes were enough to make me drool. The price tags at that time were in the low 30's--so I bit my tounge and did not buy.
I would still have the skeptical feeling today--wondering--if I buy one of these, will there be someone around to service it in the future? Oh, and price is still a big factor.
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Originally Posted by boborgera
I gotta laugh do anyone of you realy know what a write off is.
As far as I know, it's a loss as an example that you can claim on your taxes for a reduction. You can use losses at a horse race track (for example) as a write off against any winnings that you have to claim. Of course wikipedia (info anyone can enter) has a number of different write offs listed:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Write-off
Okay, now you can enlighten us.
Last edited by wyliec; 03-30-2012 at 02:59 PM.
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Originally Posted by wyliec
As far as I know, it's a loss as an example that you can claim on your taxes for a reduction. You can use losses at a horse race track (for example) as a write off against any winnings that you have to claim. Of course wikipedia (info anyone can enter) has a number of different write offs listed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Write-off
Okay, now you can enlighten us.
What i was referring to was that, Polaris didn't buy and start up Indian to get a tax credit.
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Not a tax credit. But I will bet that if Indian does not turn out good for them, they will end up losing money on the deal--and get a tax write off for the loss.
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+They're gradually revising things. I think they're still selling off the last of the old Indian stock, and that 2013 may see a new introduction.
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix....-reportsannual
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