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[Fired00d]

Don ... 

Don't know about you but I thought of me when I saw that picture.  Love the tan leathers.  Even more so with the red.  That's a great looking bike.

Ding, ding... we have winners!!! When I saw that picture it immediately reminded me of your former RK... that picture had you written all over it.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[Twolanerider]

Ding, ding... we have winners!!! When I saw that picture it immediately reminded me of your former RK... that picture had you written all over it.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

yeap, I could do that one in a heartbeat

[Fired00d]

yeap, I could do that one in a heartbeat

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[LabRat]

Given the new rounded saddlebag lids and mail slot in the 2014 Batwing that you know people will chrome, the Chieftain ain't lookin' all that bad.

[skreminegul07]

I rode the Indian Saturday.  I was totally impressed with the grearing.  You could not lug the motor, it had get up and go in any gear.  I thought the TBW was a bit unresponsive, it needed adjustment.  The chieftain has a pocket in the fairing like the 2014 for a USB connector and you put the iPhone right inside, almost identically. 

[Spiderman]

It is funny that you say 90%.....of what......90% of all bikes will be returned for a warranty claim?

In the outboard motor industry..90% of all outboard motors have a warranty claim and it is built into the initial cost of the motor.

Ohforchrisakesreadmypost  10% return rate.  Ten Percent and I'd be willing to bet from the feedback I'm getting from people who've done test rides that I'm pretty damn close

[ultrarider123]

I asked about a Full Tour Pack, "Coming Soon"Engine Guard = $399.00 "Coming Soon"
Quick Release Mid-Height Windshield = $549.99 "Coming Soon"
Quick Release Tall Windshield = $599.99 "Coming Soon"
Hard Saddle Bags - Not showing as and option yet
Saddle Bag Guards = $299.99 "Coming Soon"
DR

DR, if I heard it once I heard it a hundred times at Sturgis....same question and same answer.  Maybe it's just me but don't you think that would be one of the first options they would have really pushed to have ready for their debut?  The current rack option they offer just isn't large enough.  To push the Chieftan as a touring bike without many options ready to "make" it more touring ready didn't make much sense to me.  However, I did like their detachable mounting system and at least they are working on a rear hard/leather bag.

[Rio]

At the end of the day, regardless of what exactly Polaris/Indian/Victory does, they build an OK nice bike to each is own?  Personally, I think the Chieftain is a pretty cool bike compared to a Road King, outside that, I don't think there in the game.  Aside from all those opinions, heres the real truth.  I took a long weekend ride this past weekend to the U.P. Munising and Pictured Rock.  When we left Gaylord and stopped for lunch in some small town in the UP I noticed I had oil splattered on the right side of the motor coming from somewhere around the oil filter, or oil pump.  Of course I checked my oil, continued on to Munising.  I went to the HD logo on my Roadtech, I saw there was a HD dealer in Marquette 35 miles west of where we were.  I called the dealer and asked if they could look at my bike in the morning, at 9:10 I was there, at 9:40 I was on the road again and it cost me zero.  Try and find an Indian dealer when touring!  There are two in Michigan, one in Canton, the other in Grand Rapids.  They have a long way to go before they can come close to matching the network body Harley Davidson has.

[ultrarider123]

At the end of the day, regardless of what exactly Polaris/Indian/Victory does, they build an OK nice bike to each is own?  Personally, I think the Chieftain is a pretty cool bike compared to a Road King, outside that, I don't think there in the game.  Aside from all those opinions, heres the real truth.  I took a long weekend ride this past weekend to the U.P. Munising and Pictured Rock.  When we left Gaylord and stopped for lunch in some small town in the UP I noticed I had oil splattered on the right side of the motor coming from somewhere around the oil filter, or oil pump.  Of course I checked my oil, continued on to Munising.  I went to the HD logo on my Roadtech, I saw there was a HD dealer in Marquette 35 miles west of where we were.  I called the dealer and asked if they could look at my bike in the morning, at 9:10 I was there, at 9:40 I was on the road again and it cost me zero.  Try and find an Indian dealer when touring!  There are two in Michigan, one in Canton, the other in Grand Rapids.  They have a long way to go before they can come close to matching the network body Harley Davidson has.

Maybe Indian is planning on not having any oil leaks....less need for dealers on every corner....

Sorry Rio, couldn't help that one....just a' jokin' with ya...

You are correct in it's nice knowing when something happens to our HD's, there is a dealer close

[North Georgia Hawg]

Maybe Indian is planning on not having any oil leaks....less need for dealers on every corner....

Sorry Rio, couldn't help that one....just a' jokin' with ya...

You are correct in it's nice knowing when something happens to our HD's, there is a dealer close

It is nice to have so many Harley dealers... but by this point Harley should be able to make a bike that doesn't have all of the technical shortcomings of the clattering, too-punched-out 110 sitting on a TC 88 bottom end with a cheap, pressed-together crank. A better, less-finicky top end engine is long overdue.

I would lay odds that the ThunderStroke 111 will run circles around our 110s in both performance and long-term reliability. Time will tell. It's a much more modern engine design with a geared primary and single fill hole, and Polaris has proven their technical chops with the Victory bikes.

If I didn't own the Honey Badger, I would have already placed an order for a Chief Vintage in Springfield Blue with the Stage 1 fishtail exhaust and rider and passenger back rests. Oh, and the fringe footboard trim! Can't deal with the BUTT UGLY Chieftain, tho...

Ken

[Twolanerider]

If I didn't own the Honey Badger, I would have already placed an order for a Chief Vintage in Springfield Blue with the Stage 1 fishtail exhaust and rider and passenger back rests. Oh, and the fringe footboard trim! Can't deal with the BUTT UGLY Chieftain, tho...

Ken

Why would you buy it in the wrong color.... ? 

[Black Diamond]

Why would you buy it in the wrong color.... ? 

I don't know Don....looks damn nice in the "Blue"  Looking forward to seeing both colors.

JW

[bbrown]

At the end of the day, regardless of what exactly Polaris/Indian/Victory does, they build an OK nice bike to each is own?  Personally, I think the Chieftain is a pretty cool bike compared to a Road King, outside that, I don't think there in the game.  Aside from all those opinions, heres the real truth.  I took a long weekend ride this past weekend to the U.P. Munising and Pictured Rock.  When we left Gaylord and stopped for lunch in some small town in the UP I noticed I had oil splattered on the right side of the motor coming from somewhere around the oil filter, or oil pump.  Of course I checked my oil, continued on to Munising.  I went to the HD logo on my Roadtech, I saw there was a HD dealer in Marquette 35 miles west of where we were.  I called the dealer and asked if they could look at my bike in the morning, at 9:10 I was there, at 9:40 I was on the road again and it cost me zero.  Try and find an Indian dealer when touring!  There are two in Michigan, one in Canton, the other in Grand Rapids.  They have a long way to go before they can come close to matching the network body Harley Davidson has.

This is a very valid point.  At the Demos in Strugis they said they plan to have about 150 dealers by Februrary....we will see since this is a key in selling the machine   

[Rio]

Thats OK...you guys can get in line to take a poke at me for that one!  They took the oil filter off and put a new one on which apparently solved the problem, but again, needed a HD dealer around to get er fixed.  I know you guys are far from nieve, but most everything mechanical is far from perfect and will eventually fail.  Me personally, the Chieftain for an around town bike would be great, I would prefer it over a Road King any day.  Touring and getting on the road purposely trying to find less populated areas, I think you have to ride something with a dealer network and available parts reasonably close?

[North Georgia Hawg]

Thats OK...you guys can get in line to take a poke at me for that one!  They took the oil filter off and put a new one on which apparently solved the problem, but again, needed a HD dealer around to get er fixed.  I know you guys are far from nieve, but most everything mechanical is far from perfect and will eventually fail.  Me personally, the Chieftain for an around town bike would be great, I would prefer it over a Road King any day.  Touring and getting on the road purposely trying to find less populated areas, I think you have to ride something with a dealer network and available parts reasonably close?

If it was just the oil filter, you didn't need a dealer to "fix" it anyway...

Ken