I love the sound this bike makes at the end of the video, it makes me wanna ride! and I don't even own a bike!

Maybe this will be my next ride.

Polaris is also the parent company of Victory motorcycles. If I'm reading the smoke signals right I would expect them to be priced below the $35k/bike they are at now but still comfortably more expensive than HD.
HD isn't in the business of making budget bikes any more than Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana are about making budget clothing/accessories.
You can dress out a Honda Shadow for about $8k or buy a used one with a couple summers on it for $4k. Victory is an American motorcycle company that makes good bikes for the price but I don't see Victory stickers in the backs of peoples truck windows in the winter.
I ride dirt bikes and sport bikes so I don't own a HD and looking at reviews and spec sheets it took me a long time to understand what the appeal was. I think it may have been Mike Hanlon's article that called them a clothing company where it clicked. It's a mans version of an expensive Gucci handbag.
In that light, Indian makes a lot of sense for Polaris but unless the are committed to keeping the brand more expensive than Harley they are wasting their time. Numerous companies have attempted to make cheaper cruisers and succeeded but failed to woo HD customers in the process. If they play this right it could be the most interesting attempt so far.

Just ANOTHER fat cruiser, Indian has an oppertunity to build on the fantastic heritage forged by Burt Munro. If only they could build a high powered V twin crossed with a Hayabusa it would sure get my interest.

Internal combustion engines are not new technology, neither are they emerging technology. They are dinosaur relics of an almost redundant technology. Either change the description of your mag to technology nostalgia or stop wasting space on this old rubbish. BTW, even in terms of ICE machines, neither Indians nor Harleys are efficient enough or handle well enough to be described as real motorbikes. More accurately they are fashion accesories, like handbags, noisy inefficient ones at that.

Have long admired the Indian, if only they could find a dual-clutch 6 speed auto for the new model, it would be my dream bike! Who needs to mentally coincide clutch and throttle hands in the modern age? Add anti-collision radar to the brakes, perfect! You need all, or much more, of your concentration nowadays to keep looking for stupidly driven cars coming from all directions.

@The Skud. I assume you don't drive a motorcycle? I only ask because I don't know a single person who drives them who believes shifting distracts them from seeing other drivers. If you are looking at getting a first motorcycle and don't want to pick up learning manual Honda makes NC700X and CTX700N that are automatic. I can appreciate not wanting to start on a manual but once you learn one you are probably less rather than more distracted from driving as a result. There isn't much demand from existing motorcyclists for auto transmissions because once most people master manuals they tend to prefer them.

Mmmmm. Yet another grand reincarnation of the great Indian brand.
Pretty slick video. Valves are parallel and crank has side x side rods, but then they probably aren't looking for max performance/revs and some vibes are acceptable. I cannot help think that an Indian is well, a 1940's design with lovely valanced guards and real style. Anything other than that is a new motorcycle with a famous badge, with nothing to offer other than , the name....

I'm just not feeling this. I can't understand why the American Motorcycle industry keeps insisting we all want either RETRO, or otherwise worn out styled motorcycles using technology that's from the 1980'S! Even the sound at the end of the video reminds me of the 1980's song GIRLS-GIRLS-GIRLS by Motely Crue. This is just another overpriced piece of retro heavyweight overpriced.....status something? I would love to own a piece of American Iron, BUT until somebody steps up the plate and designs one with contemporay preforming engine and crankshaft...as well as a reasonble curb weight, and price...FORGET IT!

Heavy motorcycles are inherently unsafe. The power of the new Indian is sufficient and it looks great. But to survive on the streets a large heavy bike is not the way to go. If you ride log enough there comes a day when you will need things like the ability to take an excessive lean angle to avoid a crash or at the very least you will need to do a very sudden stop. Even a three hundred pound bike is a bit cumbersome under those conditions but this trend to eight hundred pound bikes has to be taking lives. Imagine a long slide on asphalt with your leg squished under an eight hundred pound bike. If you live there won't be enough left of the leg to save it.