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[fastfreddy]

wouldn't call it a shark..... looks more like a block head    or some transformer sh!#

[scotman623]

I love my CVO RG !!! I also look forward to seeing and test riding the Challenger when it hits dealer floors...

[Twolanerider]

Yep. Ugly like the road glide. But I like road glides.

When I see it I have to force myself to consciously not think Road Glide.  The dual headlight vision in my head just skews the mental imagery too much to make this bike look proportional.  That's an issue with my perception rather than the bike itself though (at least I think it is).  Then again I always thought the Tour Glide looked a little out of proportion on the nose also; so maybe it is at least partly a bike issue. 

FXRT/FXRD never struck me that way.  They had a smaller/narrower nose though so the proportions worked better.

[OBB]

last one

And there's the framework for the power windshield right at the top. Must be nice

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[iski]

And there's the framework for the power windshield right at the top. Must be nice

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Harley will have one someday.  It will be the same, but different.

[TN]

https://www.cyclenews.com/2019/10/article/indian-motorcycle-unveils-new-water-cooled-v-twin/

 

Competition is good.   

[FLSTFI Dave]

Interesting, I sort of like it, but I love road glides.  I will defiantly test ride one.

[ultrarider123]

And there's the framework for the power windshield right at the top. Must be nice

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It really is.  I didn't think I would use it much but I ride with it lower around town and up when on the interstate or highway...makes a huge difference.

[Rooster]

Motor kind of looks like the Vrod motor

[RivRaptor]

I don't know what's gonna hurt HD more?  This bike or the failure so far of the Livewire.  Competition is a good thing lets hope someone wakes up at HD. l'm tired of paying to fix stuff that isn't an issue on other bikes.

[kevin_n]

Looks interesting. Won't really judge until I see it in person.

[fred786]

Matt Laidlaw slams Indian. 

[ultrarider123]

Well Fred, that was interesting.  As least the first couple minutes because I stopped it after that. 

My message to Matt:  You can't start off by saying you respect all brands and are a motorcycle enthusiast first, a Harley salesman second and then start wearing out one specific brand that is a rival.  Copying Harley Davidson?  Come on, feller.  Who was first?  And, if Indian/Polaris were actually copying the MoCo, why aren't they having sumping/charging/fluid migration/lifter/infotainment/all kinds of piddly, second/third-party supplier quality issues like the MoCo has with their products on a daily basis?  Sounds to me like Polaris has learned from the mistakes of the MoCo instead of copying.  Styling issues aside, Indian makes a very nice product that is selling.

Matt, you gave it a good try but you/momma Harley crying about their peeing in their own Cheerios ain't gonna help the situation...go clear your head and ride that new Livewire...

[SHRADER]

Boy howdy

Matt must really be scared about Road Glide sales to post that bunch of hooie. HD was not the first to come up with a fixed fairing bike anyway. The first fixed fairing bikes I recall seeing were Honda gold wings with fairings by Craig Vetter named Windjammer. Heck Vetter even sold fairings to HD to mount on the FLH called the Liberator in the mid 70's. The design led to Harley COPYING Vetter to introduce the first FLT in 1980.

HD also did not introduce the first V-Twin American Motorcycle, that would be Curtis in 1903....Indian and Harley Both Copied that idea with Indian introducing its first twin in 1906 and Harley in 1909.

My point is, if I have one, is that everybody copies those things which make sense, and in this case Indian knows there are advantages to a fixed fairing machine and have taken that notion and applied it to the bike in there own way.

I ain’t a huge fan of Road Glides and yes I’ve owned one, but I will give this new Indian a look see mainly because I can’t see myself buying a super sumper.

[Twolanerider]

That made me go back and look it up.  First year of the Tour Glide was model year 1979.  It's weird the stuff you momentarily find yourself suddenly curious about..