That's the answer I received when questioning why no Sirius on the Indian. Polaris/Indian assumes (and probably correctly) that most folks will stream their music through their phones. I don'a do dat. I put all my stuff on a zip drive and/or listen to FM while traveling. I did use the XM on the '15 SERGU until the free 3 months ran out. We lucked out when we rode up to Canada last year...it was a free two weeks for Sirius...got it free for most of that trip.
Sounds like a good excuse to me. A $44,000 + motorcycle should include the XM module.
Personally i really like having SXM on my bikes. Negotiate every time I renew, about $60 per year.
Hate bring this up; BMW includes the SXM functionality on there touring bikes with radio. They also give you a one year free trial period. This is on a bike that's less than $25K loaded.
Harley is just shaving another corner. In the end they know that anyone buying a $44K+ bike is not going to pass over a SXM module. Chances are they won't know until they are owners.
We all must face reality, Harley is about return to shareholders, the dealers are about the bottom line. Motorcycles are just the "product ". Building the best motorcycle, a competitive motorcycle, especially in the category supported by older riders, touring bikes, not the highest priority.
Harley is making it's investments in electric bikes, Adventure bike, other products that they feel will appeal to younger folks and those riding other brands.
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