Last Resort Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Indian Motorcycle Retail Sales Up Over 80% Indian Motorcycle has growth in sales and dealer openings. Kings Mountain, NC— Despite the economy, and in the face of nearly all other manufacturers on a sales downslide, Indian Motorcycle Company is experiencing healthy sales and dealer growth. Indian Motorcycle Company is on the verge of its third model year since its resurrection into the market in late 2008. "We are delighted with our retail sales growth, expanding dealer network and enthusiastic customer base" said Chris Bernauer, General Manager for Indian Motorcycle Company. "Retail sales are growing each and every month and year-over-year retail growth is extremely strong. With the sales growth, an expanding dealer network and the best customers in the world, our future is looking extremely bright."" With Indian's year-over-year sales up over 80% in a still-shaky US economy, Indian's future looks extremely bright, indeed. The month of May saw the strongest growth, with retail sales up 214% from May 2009. In addition to retail growth, Indian Motorcycle is also experiencing the rapid expansion of its dealer network. Indian Motorcycle currently has 29 dealers open worldwide, with more on the horizon. Indian expects to have 35 dealerships open worldwide by the end of 2010. Indian Motorcycle's entire 2011 Indian Chief Motorcycle lineup is on display in Sturgis for the 70th annual motorcycle rally. Indian Motorcycle will display the new 2011 Chief Blackhawk , as well as new color options for the Chief Dark Horse to the public for the first time at the 2010 Sturgis Rally. Indian Motorcycle accessories will also be on display and apparel will be available for purchase. The event truck is located at 4th and Lazelle Street in downtown Sturgis. All Chiefs feature 110th anniversary badging as well as 110th anniversary speedometer gauge. The American made 105 cubic inch PowerPlus V-Twin power train with electronic closed loop sequential port fuel injection come on every model. Engine cylinders are Nikasil plated and the stainless steel exhaust system is an integrated 3-way catalytic converter with heated oxygen sensors. A six-speed Baker transmission delivers power through the belt drive. Stopping is achieved via updated Brembo 4-piston calipers, with 11.5" dual rotors up front. Standard 5.5-gallon fuel tank helps extend cruising range. Seats are all-leather and built to exacting specifications. For more information on the Indian Motorcycle event schedule, dealership locations and openings, the motorcycles, accessories, apparel and gifts visit www.indianmotorcycle.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Indian Motorcycle Retail Sales Up Over 80% Indian Motorcycle has growth in sales and dealer openings. Kings Mountain, NC— Despite the economy, and in the face of nearly all other manufacturers on a sales downslide, Indian Motorcycle Company is experiencing healthy sales and dealer growth. Indian Motorcycle Company is on the verge of its third model year since its resurrection into the market in late 2008. "We are delighted with our retail sales growth, expanding dealer network and enthusiastic customer base" said Chris Bernauer, General Manager for Indian Motorcycle Company. "Retail sales are growing each and every month and year-over-year retail growth is extremely strong. With the sales growth, an expanding dealer network and the best customers in the world, our future is looking extremely bright."" With Indian's year-over-year sales up over 80% in a still-shaky US economy, Indian's future looks extremely bright, indeed. The month of May saw the strongest growth, with retail sales up 214% from May 2009. In addition to retail growth, Indian Motorcycle is also experiencing the rapid expansion of its dealer network. Indian Motorcycle currently has 29 dealers open worldwide, with more on the horizon. Indian expects to have 35 dealerships open worldwide by the end of 2010. Indian Motorcycle's entire 2011 Indian Chief Motorcycle lineup is on display in Sturgis for the 70th annual motorcycle rally. Indian Motorcycle will display the new 2011 Chief Blackhawk , as well as new color options for the Chief Dark Horse to the public for the first time at the 2010 Sturgis Rally. Indian Motorcycle accessories will also be on display and apparel will be available for purchase. The event truck is located at 4th and Lazelle Street in downtown Sturgis. All Chiefs feature 110th anniversary badging as well as 110th anniversary speedometer gauge. The American made 105 cubic inch PowerPlus V-Twin power train with electronic closed loop sequential port fuel injection come on every model. Engine cylinders are Nikasil plated and the stainless steel exhaust system is an integrated 3-way catalytic converter with heated oxygen sensors. A six-speed Baker transmission delivers power through the belt drive. Stopping is achieved via updated Brembo 4-piston calipers, with 11.5" dual rotors up front. Standard 5.5-gallon fuel tank helps extend cruising range. Seats are all-leather and built to exacting specifications. For more information on the Indian Motorcycle event schedule, dealership locations and openings, the motorcycles, accessories, apparel and gifts visit www.indianmotorcycle.com Wow... they are really doing good..... and I have ocean front property in Nevada for sale.... ok... really... this just shows how you can spin statistics.... let's look at may sales... if you sold 100 dollars worth of stuff last may... and this may... 214 dollars worth of stuff... yoohoo... 214% increase... we're on our way.... Ok... do we need to do the same for retail sales in general.... I wonder why he doesn't mention all the 09's available as they're getting ready to launch 11's.... everything is great... right up until it isn't ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Resort Posted August 4, 2010 Author Share Posted August 4, 2010 ... if you sold 100 dollars worth of stuff last may... and this may... 214 dollars worth of stuff... yoohoo... 214% increase... It would be 114% increase, not 214% if 100 was to have a 214% increase it would equal 314 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 It would be 114% increase, not 214% if 100 was to have a 214% increase it would equal 314 Yes sir... I stand corrected... on the math... not the concept.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnQ Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I would say it's much better than this! No doubt these are tough times, but, I would like to think that KM has the know how and the ability to change course and goals as dictated by economic factors, among other things. Maybe they are trying to paint a rosy picture! I don't know and I don't think anybody here really knows! I do know that it is nobody's business but mine when it comes to MY business plan and I'm sure KM feels the same about thiers. I'm not going to try and out guess KM. I do wish them all the best though!! . After 107 years in Milwaukee, Harley could leave By DINESH RAMDE, Associated Press Writer Dinesh Ramde, Associated Press Writer 1 hr 31 mins ago .MILWAUKEE – It's the roar that made Milwaukee famous — the distinctive throaty rumble of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. But that much-loved racket could be rumbling away to another state if the company cannot bring down its labor costs. Harley-Davidson warned employees in April that it will move its Wisconsin manufacturing operations elsewhere if it cannot cut millions of dollars at the factories that build the bikes known as "Milwaukee Iron." Harley's corporate headquarters would remain here, but that's small consolation to a community that has already endured repeated blows to its civic identity. "When you think of Milwaukee you think of beer, brats and Harley-Davidson," said Steve Daily, a researcher at the Milwaukee County Historical Society. "Right or wrong, that's what it is." But that's been changing. For example, the corporate parent of beer giant Miller parent moved its U.S. headquarters to Chicago in 2008 after joining its domestic operations with Molson Coors Brewing Co. Then there was Schlitz, which billed itself as "the beer that made Milwaukee famous" until financial and labor problems forced it to sell out to a Detroit company in the 1980s. That leaves Harley-Davidson Inc. as the city's lone signature brand. It's also a magnet for tourists, many of whom want to visit the factories where Harley engines are made. "We get asked frequently where the plants are," said Paul Upchurch, the president of the VISIT Milwaukee tourism bureau. "A lot of people around the world associate Milwaukee with the home of Harley." Harley chief executive Keith Wandell said the company will make its decision on whether to move in the next two months. Harley executives are already scouting out other states, though Wandell will not say which ones. The company, he said, would also be open to incentives to keep the 1,630 manufacturing jobs in Wisconsin. But the idea that it could move production elsewhere stuns many Harley loyalists. "You can't describe it. They've got so much history here. They've just become the blood of the community," said Tom Steepy, a lifelong rider and the director of the suburban Milwaukee chapter of the Harley Owners Group, or HOG. "If they moved their manufacturing, it would just create a void you can't fill." Harley has been a local fixture for more than a century. It all started in 1903 when 23-year old William S. Harley and 22-year old Arthur Davidson began selling motorcycles built in a cramped wooden shed. The company later built motorcycles for the U.S. military in both world wars, which helped introduce the bikes to a global audience that saw them as an American icon. "They symbolize the classic American values of independence and hard work, freedom, all those values," said Kanti Prasad, a marketing professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee business school. "Harley-Davidson is a uniquely American phenomenon." And a Milwaukee phenomenon. Prasad said when he travels to Europe, China or Japan most people respond blankly when he says he's from Milwaukee. Then he points out it's Harley's hometown and their faces light up with recognition. As storied a company as Harley has been, it's weathered some rough spots, too, most notably in 1984, when a banker had the option of allowing the company to refinance a $90 million loan or forcing them to declare bankruptcy. At the last minute, the banker allowed the company to refinance. According to the story, it's because he owned a Harley. The famed motorcycles have also had a long history with Hollywood. They've appeared in films from "Easy Rider" to the more recent "Simpsons" movie. Elvis Presley rode one. And so did the Fonz in the very early episodes of "Happy Days" — the classic TV sitcom set in Milwaukee. So if the Milwaukee-Harley marriage is so solid, how could the company even think of straying? Company spokesman Bob Klein said Harley wants to remain faithful, but its production schedule needs to be more closely aligned with seasonal demand, a change that would require approval from labor unions. Negotiations with the unions began in late July. The president of Harley's largest union did not return multiple messages seeking comment. Prasad, the UW-Milwaukee professor, doesn't see Harley's threat to move simply as a negotiating tactic. A company with a 107-year history is more concerned with the next 100 years than with making idle threats to extract short-term advantages, he said. Harley benefits the city's image and its bottom line. When the company turned 105 two years ago, some 100,000 fans from around the world joined the Milwaukee celebration. But even if Harley's production goes elsewhere, there's still a tourist draw here — the popular Harley-Davidson Museum. Whether that's enough to help Milwaukee cling to the brand that keeps it on the map is another question. Either way, the loss of Harley production would be another painful drop of water in the erosion of the city's proud working-class history, Milwaukee historian John Gurda said. "It's important to have that identity. You need a certain level of civic self-confidence," Gurda said. "And Harley-Davidson, that's a brand that's been imprinted on America's imagination unlike any other Milwaukee-made product." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel3078 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Was it planned or just pure F'ing luck that the beginning of Indian's rise, just happens to be at the same time as the beginning of HD' fall? Grab a 6 pack of cold ones and think about that for awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian Stage Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 W e W A N T A D E A L E R S H I P O N L O N G I S L A N D N E W Y O R K .... W H E N ? T H E C L O S- E S T O N E W E H A V E I S I N R O M E , N Y , N J , C T , or P A . W H E N ?????????????????? Luca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airpirate Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 The numbers from Indian are reported like they came from the Obama administration. I DO wish all the success in the world for Indian. Regarding HD, "once made in America, soon to be made in China" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injun46 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I wish the best for them, and hope they're here to stay. Sounds like they're business plan was right on. Now if we could get them to develop a mile flat tracker....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasbin Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I hope they continue to gain momentum & start making a motorcycle I will by......Time will tell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMFTD Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Wow... they are really doing good..... and I have ocean front property in Nevada for sale.... ok... really... this just shows how you can spin statistics.... let's look at may sales... if you sold 100 dollars worth of stuff last may... and this may... 214 dollars worth of stuff... yoohoo... 214% increase... we're on our way.... Ok... do we need to do the same for retail sales in general.... I wonder why he doesn't mention all the 09's available as they're getting ready to launch 11's.... everything is great... right up until it isn't ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleynot Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 (edited) Wow... they are really doing good..... and I have ocean front property in Nevada for sale.... ... my god man, how many businesses are reporting 80% sales growth in todays economy ? not many in the motorcycle business certainly not HD... So two press releases are posted here and you stick with your "glass is half empty" rhetoric with regards to Indian.......I would think that HD would have much greater resources and experience SPINNING Their News out of Milwaukee.....I don't read here or on the HD forums in a positive with regards the near future of HD. one company has positive press release and another one has a negative press release fair is fair rant all you want, it falls mainly on deaf ears......I'd like to remind you and the other 2 or 3 naysayers.... This is an Indian Motorcycle Forum..... FACT P.S. I've been in Vegas this week and I saw beach front property all over the place.. Edited August 5, 2010 by HARLEYNOT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 my god man, how many businesses are reporting 80% sales growth in todays economy ? not many in the motorcycle business certainly not HD... So two press releases are posted here and you stick with your "glass is half empty" rhetoric with regards to Indian.......I would think that HD would have much greater resources and experience SPINNING Their News out of Milwaukee.....I don't read here or on the HD forums in a positive with regards the near future of HD. one company has positive press release and another one has a negative press release fair is fair rant all you want, it falls mainly on deaf ears......I'd like to remind you and the other 2 or 3 naysayers.... This is an Indian Motorcycle Forum..... FACTP.S. I've been in Vegas this week and I saw beach front property all over the place.. Then why do you keep talking HD..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 For all you yaysayers... except Dr. Mark, Joel, Aaron, and anyone else that has ponied up... you should be ashamed... especially you steve... you got the bucks to travel all around yet you'll only support these guys with lip service.... they probably haven't sold 600 bikes in 2 years... not counting presales time.... so... if you love em that much ... step up... support them by buying a bike.... and steve... don't tell me you're waiting on some special model... it may never come... buy now... and no discount for you.... msrp.... show em you care..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tostein Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 It's pretty easy to increase your sales by 80% when you start at the bottom, but that being said, they will be around for years because they're building something that's extremely well built, very nostalgic/vintage/iconic, and not pushing them on the market with only 2/day being made. Todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdkuder Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 From what it looks like my local dealer still has probably half of their original shipment of Indians. So I don't know what was in their peace pipe when they priced them or did the calculating unless it was the fact that they sold 5 bikes this month instead of 1 from last month nation wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel3078 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 For all you yaysayers... except Dr. Mark, Joel, Aaron, and anyone else that has ponied up... you should be ashamed... especially you steve... you got the bucks to travel all around yet you'll only support these guys with lip service.... they probably haven't sold 600 bikes in 2 years... not counting presales time.... so... if you love em that much ... step up... support them by buying a bike.... and steve... don't tell me you're waiting on some special model... it may never come... buy now... and no discount for you.... msrp.... show em you care..... Stu is showing me some love - gotta go to DQ and buy an ice cream today. I looked up for shits and grins the 2009 bikes that are on cycle trader. There are 45 for sale. Out of 475 bikes or so made in 2009, 45 plus a couple stragelers at other dealers not listed in cycle trader is not too bad. http://www.cycletrader.com/Indian-Motorcycles/search-results?type=Motorcycle|356953&make=INDIAN|50865296&year=2008:2009&zip=55313&radius=any&sort=year:desc The guys at the top of the heap (number for sale) are Nebraska and Michigan. Michigan website = http://www.indianmotorcycledetroit.com/ This dealer's website is powered by PSN and at least promos Indian bikes. However, they are a multiline dealer and sell Victory as well as other brands. There is soooo much of a price spread between Indian and Victory, it makes it hard for the buyer to justify the extra dollars when the inexpensive solution is sitting on the same dealers showroom floor. Even friggen worse situation is the Nebraska dealer's website. http://www.rodspowersports.com/ These guys don't promo Indian at all on their website and when you do dig deeper to find the bikes, they have the old full retail 2009 prices on them both on website and on cycle trader. These guys are a Honda Powerhouse dealer and for obvious reasons don't sell many Indians. Another bad mulitline dealer situation. Honda is running this website and when I go there, I have no idea that they sell Indian. I blame the dealers, not Indian, for having left over 2009 bikes as 2011 models are being released. Ya economy sucks and all that. However, most of the time a sales person will eventually push the less expensive bike to the buyer in order to get the sale. Having a premium priced bike on the same showroom floor with bikes that have such a huge price spread is hurting Indian bike sales. However, Indian has taken some consessions and lowered their standards for what it takes to be an Indian dealer. This is all experimental business decisions in order to try it and see what happens. Again, it's only been 18 months or so of Indian bike sales. Takes years to get the business formula right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Resort Posted August 5, 2010 Author Share Posted August 5, 2010 Even friggen worse situation is the Nebraska dealer's website.http://www.rodspowersports.com/ These guys don't promo Indian at all on their website and when you do dig deeper to find the bikes, they have the old full retail 2009 prices on them both on website and on cycle trader. These guys are a Honda Powerhouse dealer and for obvious reasons don't sell many Indians. Another bad mulitline dealer situation. Honda is running this website and when I go there, I have no idea that they sell Indian. Is that it? Indian Motorcycle Nebraska Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel3078 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Nope, the one I found on cycle trader is: Rod's Power Sports 1030 Saltillo Rd LINCOLN NE 68430 Phone: (402)423-6230 Fax: (402)423-8274 Toll Free Phone: (800)898-9411 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Resort Posted August 5, 2010 Author Share Posted August 5, 2010 Nope, the one I found on cycle trader is: Rod's Power Sports 1030 Saltillo Rd LINCOLN NE 68430 Phone: (402)423-6230 Fax: (402)423-8274 Toll Free Phone: (800)898-9411 Indian Motorcycle Omaha Nebraska Crossing 14333 South Highway 31 Suite G109 Gretna, NE 68028 Phone: 402-332-4802 They are different addresses. My bet is they have the same owner And I bet one person sets up the cycletrader ads for both the Indian and the Rod's Power Sports buildings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indian T Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I would say it's much better than this! No doubt these are tough times, but, I would like to think that KM has the know how and the ability to change course and goals as dictated by economic factors, among other things. Maybe they are trying to paint a rosy picture! I don't know and I don't think anybody here really knows! I do know that it is nobody's business but mine when it comes to MY business plan and I'm sure KM feels the same about thiers. I'm not going to try and out guess KM. I do wish them all the best though!! . After 107 years in Milwaukee, Harley could leave By DINESH RAMDE, Associated Press Writer Dinesh Ramde, Associated Press Writer 1 hr 31 mins ago .MILWAUKEE – It's the roar that made Milwaukee famous — the distinctive throaty rumble of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. But that much-loved racket could be rumbling away to another state if the company cannot bring down its labor costs. Harley-Davidson warned employees in April that it will move its Wisconsin manufacturing operations elsewhere if it cannot cut millions of dollars at the factories that build the bikes known as "Milwaukee Iron." Harley's corporate headquarters would remain here, but that's small consolation to a community that has already endured repeated blows to its civic identity. "When you think of Milwaukee you think of beer, brats and Harley-Davidson," said Steve Daily, a researcher at the Milwaukee County Historical Society. "Right or wrong, that's what it is." But that's been changing. For example, the corporate parent of beer giant Miller parent moved its U.S. headquarters to Chicago in 2008 after joining its domestic operations with Molson Coors Brewing Co. Then there was Schlitz, which billed itself as "the beer that made Milwaukee famous" until financial and labor problems forced it to sell out to a Detroit company in the 1980s. That leaves Harley-Davidson Inc. as the city's lone signature brand. It's also a magnet for tourists, many of whom want to visit the factories where Harley engines are made. "We get asked frequently where the plants are," said Paul Upchurch, the president of the VISIT Milwaukee tourism bureau. "A lot of people around the world associate Milwaukee with the home of Harley." Harley chief executive Keith Wandell said the company will make its decision on whether to move in the next two months. Harley executives are already scouting out other states, though Wandell will not say which ones. The company, he said, would also be open to incentives to keep the 1,630 manufacturing jobs in Wisconsin. But the idea that it could move production elsewhere stuns many Harley loyalists. "You can't describe it. They've got so much history here. They've just become the blood of the community," said Tom Steepy, a lifelong rider and the director of the suburban Milwaukee chapter of the Harley Owners Group, or HOG. "If they moved their manufacturing, it would just create a void you can't fill." Harley has been a local fixture for more than a century. It all started in 1903 when 23-year old William S. Harley and 22-year old Arthur Davidson began selling motorcycles built in a cramped wooden shed. The company later built motorcycles for the U.S. military in both world wars, which helped introduce the bikes to a global audience that saw them as an American icon. "They symbolize the classic American values of independence and hard work, freedom, all those values," said Kanti Prasad, a marketing professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee business school. "Harley-Davidson is a uniquely American phenomenon." And a Milwaukee phenomenon. Prasad said when he travels to Europe, China or Japan most people respond blankly when he says he's from Milwaukee. Then he points out it's Harley's hometown and their faces light up with recognition. As storied a company as Harley has been, it's weathered some rough spots, too, most notably in 1984, when a banker had the option of allowing the company to refinance a $90 million loan or forcing them to declare bankruptcy. At the last minute, the banker allowed the company to refinance. According to the story, it's because he owned a Harley. The famed motorcycles have also had a long history with Hollywood. They've appeared in films from "Easy Rider" to the more recent "Simpsons" movie. Elvis Presley rode one. And so did the Fonz in the very early episodes of "Happy Days" — the classic TV sitcom set in Milwaukee. So if the Milwaukee-Harley marriage is so solid, how could the company even think of straying? Company spokesman Bob Klein said Harley wants to remain faithful, but its production schedule needs to be more closely aligned with seasonal demand, a change that would require approval from labor unions. Negotiations with the unions began in late July. The president of Harley's largest union did not return multiple messages seeking comment. Prasad, the UW-Milwaukee professor, doesn't see Harley's threat to move simply as a negotiating tactic. A company with a 107-year history is more concerned with the next 100 years than with making idle threats to extract short-term advantages, he said. Harley benefits the city's image and its bottom line. When the company turned 105 two years ago, some 100,000 fans from around the world joined the Milwaukee celebration. But even if Harley's production goes elsewhere, there's still a tourist draw here — the popular Harley-Davidson Museum. Whether that's enough to help Milwaukee cling to the brand that keeps it on the map is another question. Either way, the loss of Harley production would be another painful drop of water in the erosion of the city's proud working-class history, Milwaukee historian John Gurda said. "It's important to have that identity. You need a certain level of civic self-confidence," Gurda said. "And Harley-Davidson, that's a brand that's been imprinted on America's imagination unlike any other Milwaukee-made product." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It is Baloon Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 my god man, how many businesses are reporting 80% sales growth in todays economy ? not many in the motorcycle business certainly not HD... So two press releases are posted here and you stick with your "glass is half empty" rhetoric with regards to Indian.......I would think that HD would have much greater resources and experience SPINNING Their News out of Milwaukee.....I don't read here or on the HD forums in a positive with regards the near future of HD. one company has positive press release and another one has a negative press release fair is fair rant all you want, it falls mainly on deaf ears......I'd like to remind you and the other 2 or 3 naysayers.... This is an Indian Motorcycle Forum..... FACT P.S. I've been in Vegas this week and I saw beach front property all over the place.. If someone doesn't like IM, or anything regarding the same, they should consider doing their ad nausea rant on one of the Charley Dickerson chat rooms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I used to like Kid Rock. But now that I see the company he keeps, I'm startin' to wonder...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 If someone doesn't like IM, or anything regarding the same, they should consider doing their ad nausea rant on one of the Charley Dickerson chat rooms. You are so clueless.... some one can like and care about the Indian brand... enough to recognize and state that the owners are screwing the pooch.... but if you love the current company so much buy one and go to the IRG website and spew how great things are... otherwise... again.... IMI doing just fine thank you is just lip service.... but hell... you don't ride anyway so why buy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel3078 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Google maps shows about 36 miles away from each other. Same owner makes sense as I can't imaging Indian letting 2 seperate dealers be so close together. My guess is the owner moved some of the Indians from the Gretna (Omaha) store over to the Honda store in Lincoln to give them double exposure. The move may be simply electronic and the bikes are physically located at the Omaha store. IF so, that would be a smart thing to do. Sucks that Indian website took off location of Indian dealers. Now you can only type in a zip code or city/state to find dealer by what you typed in. It used to simply list all the dealers. Makes it hard for me to visit the dealers as I travel for work. Putting a cramp in my t-shirt buying from the different dealers gig. http://www.indianmotorcycle.com/index.php?submenu=Dealer_Locator&src=directory&view=dealer&category=Domestic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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