11-17-2014, 11:55 PM
The Indian name stands for something in peoples minds. If Polaris can honor that image by producing a bike that the Old Indian company "might" be producing today if it could have stuck around and have people buy into that dream; well then, it's an Indian (unlike the over priced S&S engine boat anchors built under the Indian name that came before).
I don't see Polaris claiming anything that is not true (after all, they are not saying it was in production since 1901 or that they owned the company back then), are producing a darn good machine - OK, the Scout is not really dear to me - but I have not ridden one yet.
I'd like to see Crocker and Henderson come back too. Crocker was known as a performance bike so if Polaris bought the Crocker name for a hot rod V-twin line, instead of rebadging a Victory or Indian I think the spirit of the bike would be there; if not the linage.
Since I'm dreaming here; I'd love to see a modern (but not too modern) take on the Sunbeam S7. A Gentemans' Touring Bike.
I don't see Polaris claiming anything that is not true (after all, they are not saying it was in production since 1901 or that they owned the company back then), are producing a darn good machine - OK, the Scout is not really dear to me - but I have not ridden one yet.
I'd like to see Crocker and Henderson come back too. Crocker was known as a performance bike so if Polaris bought the Crocker name for a hot rod V-twin line, instead of rebadging a Victory or Indian I think the spirit of the bike would be there; if not the linage.
Since I'm dreaming here; I'd love to see a modern (but not too modern) take on the Sunbeam S7. A Gentemans' Touring Bike.