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buster6315 Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 402	Re: New 2017 S40? Reply #15 - 03/14/17 at 06:39:36 To each his own.
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5497 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: New 2017 S40? Reply #16 - 03/14/17 at 07:04:40 I believe riding at sun up & sun down is most dangerous. Those are times I avoid unless it's unavoidable. Always carry reflective vest in my back pack .
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SALB Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 668 Whittier, AK Gender:	Re: New 2017 S40? Reply #17 - 03/14/17 at 11:23:11 If Suzuki would do like Victory did with the 8 Ball models, and sell the blacked out/de-chromed version as a separate model at a cheaper price, it might start looking a little more attractive.
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5497 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: New 2017 S40? Reply #18 - 03/14/17 at 15:14:49 Didn't Victory just go out of business ?
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Re: New 2017 S40?
Reply #19 - 03/14/17 at 15:23:53

Ruttly wrote on 03/14/17 at 15:14:49:

Didn't Victory just go out of business ?

They are in the process of shutting down but the Eight Ball kept them afloat the last few years. Without it they would have gone down several years ago.
Since starting they have only sold an average of 7,000 motorcycles a year, and that is not very many at all in the motorcycle world.

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SALB Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 668 Whittier, AK Gender:	Re: New 2017 S40? Reply #20 - 03/14/17 at 15:28:40 Ruttly wrote on 03/14/17 at 15:14:49: Didn't Victory just go out of business ? Apparently, Polaris decided that Indian was more lucrative, and they didn't need Victory anymore.
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buster6315 Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 402	Re: New 2017 S40? Reply #21 - 03/14/17 at 15:53:17 I checked out the Scout model, but I ain't ready for a bike with a radiator, hoses, water pump etc. I realize I am bucking the trend, thanks to Big Bro. The Chief is a thing of beauty, but too big for me, both in size and price. I hope they make a go of it, give the Motor Company some competition.
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10875 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: New 2017 S40? Reply #22 - 03/14/17 at 16:29:32 The CEO made a statement that the first year out the gate that Indian had eclipsed Victory's best year and that it just did not make any sense to continue loosing $$ with Victory. They will continue parts support for Victory for 10 years.
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Reply #23 - 03/14/17 at 17:36:05

The biggest problem with buying / owning an Indian Motorcycle is going to be the same as buying anything else Polaris sells; Who is going to repair it?

I just talked to a guy this week with a brand new Scout that has been sitting at the new Indian Dealer in Denton, TX for a month waiting on a fuel injection repair.

The greatest advantage to owning a Harley Davidson product is no matter where you live in the First 48 there is knowledgeable repair facility nearby.

Incidentally I would love to have a new Indian Scout, but I ain't gonna do it.

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Re: New 2017 S40?
Reply #24 - 03/14/17 at 18:25:14

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The biggest problem with buying / owning an Indian Motorcycle is going to be the same as buying anything else Polaris sells; Who is going to repair it?

I think that might have been part of Victory's problem also. There was no such thing as a Victory dealer anywhere in my part of the country. The dealers were Polaris Powersports dealers that mostly sold ATVs, Snow Machines and personal watercraft and sometimes a couple of brands of lawn equipment. "And Oh , by the way, we got coupla a motorsickles over there in the corner."

That's not going to work for Indian either I don't think. There aren't enough Indian models for a dealer be be "just" an Indian dealer either. So Indian had better be getting their bikes into the big multi line motorcycle dealers if they want to be successful in the long run.

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The greatest advantage to owning a Harley Davidson product is no matter where you live in the First 48 there is knowledgeable repair facility nearby.

Which is one of the reasons HD is still around, and will continue to be.

One thing that Indian has going for it that Victory didn't have is this. I don't know how much it will help their sales, but since I'm a Flat Track fan I think it's wonderful.

http://www.cycleworld.com/indian-motorcycles-2017-indian-wrecking-crew-flat-t...

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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5497 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: New 2017 S40? Reply #25 - 03/14/17 at 19:05:13 OldNSlow, Slap a head & tail lights on it and call that Indian a Street Tracker cause that's my kinda bike , it's freakin bad a$$ !!!
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Re: New 2017 S40?
Reply #26 - 03/14/17 at 19:23:58

Ruttly wrote on 03/14/17 at 19:05:13:

OldNSlow, Slap a head & tail lights on it and call that Indian a Street Tracker cause that's my kinda bike , it's freakin bad a$$ !!!

They'll sell you one if you got 50K burning a hole in your pocket. You're on your own with the lights though. And good luck getting a license plate for it.

http://www.cyclenews.com/2017/03/article/indian-scout-ftr750-sale/

I used to think the XR750 Harley was the best looking racing motorcycle ever built. I'm not too sure about that any more.

http://cdn.silodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Harley-Davidson-XR750-2.jpg

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buster6315 Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 402	Indian 750 grand national champ Reply #27 - 03/14/17 at 19:44:07 My understanding is that Indian took all three podium positions last year. Harley is going to campaign their new 750. Should be interesting indeed!
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Reply #28 - 03/14/17 at 20:02:44

buster6315 wrote on 03/14/17 at 19:44:07:

My understanding is that Indian took all three podium positions last year. Harley is going to campaign their new 750. Should be interesting indeed!

Indian hired the riders that finished 1,2,3 at the last race of the season to ride the new bike this year. There was only one FTR in that race. It finished 7th.

The Harley riders, Kenny Coolbeth, Jake Johnson, and Brandon Robinson, are just as fast as anyone on equal equipment, but it remains to be seen if the new Harley is ready for prime time yet. They started racing the new bike in the middle of last season and they had the expected teething problems. They've had all winter to get those worked out though.

I'm as excited about this upcoming season as I have been for quite a while.

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buster6315 Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 402	grand national 2017-18 Reply #29 - 03/14/17 at 20:08:47 Where can one get info on the race results?
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