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[bigsixman]

I am visiting my Mother in FL and there is an Indian dealer next to her condo complex and I walked over there on Saturday and was able to see the Elite in person.

It appears to be a well thought out bike with excellent paint and chrome and I personally like the open front fender. It would be nice if it had a larger motor than the standard bikes, but the 111" does do a pretty good job as I test rode two of them at Sturgis and it has a 103" twin cam HD covered.

The bike that I liked is the Chietain Limited @ around $25,000 with the hard bags, bat wing with a radio and it also has the open front fender.

I am going to give Indian a serious look when I make my next bike purchase.

[Rooster]

I think some of us may like the front fender and paint only on the front of the fairing cause it looks more like our HD's.

[slinkcvo]

History lesson: 33 bikes in 41 years of riding; a bit of offroad, racing, trail, street riding, long trips, cross country, etc.  I just moved back onto a new 2016 CVO RG Ultra after a good 17 months on a really nice VIC XC Tour.  I have a love/hate relationship with HD after 8 of them but making the RG my long haul bike after this B.S. that Polaris pulled with Victory.  I will not buy anything else from that company, Indian or otherwise.  The Victory is a really nice motorcycle but not travelling to the other end of the country on a bike with no dealer network which Polaris is responsible for with their decision to bail so I will keep my nice VIC for local work which I believe is a much better than any of the Indians.  Everybody has their tastes and opinions but won't buy a product from a company that has a history of bailing on product lines; Polaris watercraft, Victory, easily Indian next. Good luck and happy riding to all that choose that path.

[SDCVO]

I think some of us may like the front fender and paint only on the front of the fairing cause it looks more like our HD's.

Agree

[Road Dad]

You do not have to look far to see the same with HD.

Buell

Boats

Snowmobiles

History lesson: 33 bikes in 41 years of riding; a bit of offroad, racing, trail, street riding, long trips, cross country, etc.  I just moved back onto a new 2016 CVO RG Ultra after a good 17 months on a really nice VIC XC Tour.  I have a love/hate relationship with HD after 8 of them but making the RG my long haul bike after this B.S. that Polaris pulled with Victory.  I will not buy anything else from that company, Indian or otherwise.  The Victory is a really nice motorcycle but not travelling to the other end of the country on a bike with no dealer network which Polaris is responsible for with their decision to bail so I will keep my nice VIC for local work which I believe is a much better than any of the Indians.  Everybody has their tastes and opinions but won't buy a product from a company that has a history of bailing on product lines; Polaris watercraft, Victory, easily Indian next. Good luck and happy riding to all that choose that path.

[North Star]

Good point about dealer support. Important while touring, plus HD dealers are great pit stops.

Nobody can come close to HD in that respect.

[Road Dad]

I agree 100% on the dealer network. Lots of other great bikes out there but none of them can come close to what HD offer as far as dealer coverage. Definitely a huge plus when going on a long road trip.

[ultrarider123]

I agree 100% on the dealer network. Lots of other great bikes out there but none of them can come close to what HD offer as far as dealer coverage. Definitely a huge plus when going on a long road trip.

I agree and am glad that there are more HD dealers. 

However, if you build a product that doesn't break down OR use suppliers that are reliable to the original specs, there isn't as great a need for more dealer/repair shops. 

[skratch]

difference being you don't take a boat, snowmobile, or golf cart across country....  some crazy mofo may try to take a buell cc so didn't add that one...

You do not have to look far to see the same with HD.

Buell

Boats

Snowmobiles

[Road Dad]

I guess you could take a Polaris Watercraft cross country, on a trailer maybe

difference being you don't take a boat, snowmobile, or golf cart across country....  some crazy mofo may try to take a buell cc so didn't add that one...

[mark]

I agree 100% on the dealer network. Lots of other great bikes out there but none of them can come close to what HD offer as far as dealer coverage. Definitely a huge plus when going on a long road trip.

Other brands, BMW comes to mind, maybe Indian, might not require an extensive dealer network? 

[porthole]

I know it is an old thread but .....

Stopped at an Indian dealer while I was in Indiana last week. Got to see that red bike in person. It looks good in the pictures but looks way better in person. Nice looking bike.

And I sat on a couple of the dressers. Surprisingly how light they are coming off the kickstand and balanced they feel.

[porthole]

Got to see that red bike in person. It looks good in the pictures but looks way better in person. Nice looking bike.

And it was definitely the fastest bike in the dealership.

[MIKEYTEE]

And it was definitely the fastest bike in the dealership.

Uh, they must not have had any BLUE bikes at that dealership!

Mike
 

[smkymtnboy]

Uh, they must not have had any BLUE bikes at that dealership!

Mike
 

thats rjght!!