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The Indian Challenger fixed-fairing touring range powered by the new liquid-cooled 1770cc Powerplus engine has finally been unveiled. Neither has been much of a secret with leaks and spy photos for months. The Challenger looks like an Indian version of the Harley-Davidson Road Glide with its frame-mounted fairing providing more stability with light steering and agility. Features …
More spy photos have emerged for the upcoming Challenger bagger from Indian Motorcycle believed to be powered by a liquid-cooled 1770cc engine called the Powerplus. The bike looks like a “challenger” to the Harley-Davidson Road Glide. The images are courtesy of Tim Ledford and were taken in Colorado in July. “We tried to get them to stop …
As if the Indian Roadmaster isn’t special enough, the company has released an Elite version with a 600-watt stereo system and gold-leaf paint that took more than 30 hours to paint by hand. Indian Australia spokesman Christopher Gale says they have already sold one of the $52,995 (ride-away) limited-edition bikes to a Perth customer. He says …
Indian Motorcycles has now launched three new models this year with the hand-painted Chieftain Elite and Chieftain Limited bagger joining the new Roadmaster Classic. Only 350 Chieftain Elite models will be available worldwide and there is no indication yet how many Australia will receive, but they will cost $47,995 ride away. Each bike is hand-painted …
Harley-Davidson has announced its first black Milwaukee Eight engine in the new Road King Special bagger and will no doubt shoehorn it into more bikes soon. HD boss Matt Levatich this week said they would introduce 50 new models in the next five years and this is the first. Although this is only a variant of an …
Victory Motorcycles Australia has announced a streamlined 2017 line-up with Octane (pictured above) prices dropped by $1000 and the Cross Country Tour costing $1000 more. The 2017 line-up also introduces new colours and LED headlights. Prices on all other models remain the same, despite the low Australian dollar. They have axed three cruisers, including the ’50s hotrod-style …
The BMW K 1600 GTL has been updated with optional electronic reverse, auto emergency call function, new styling and new colours for 2017. It was unveiled at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan alongside the new G 310 GS and R nineT Urban G/S, updated R 1200 GS and F 800 models, as well as their ConnectedRide …
BMW is directly targeting the American market with the launch of the K 1600 B for bagger, but given Australia’s love of big, cruisy tourers, it could be coming here. There is no word from BMW Motorrad Australia yet, but they have posted the official press release about the new bike, so they must be …
The new Indian Springfield takes direct aim at the Harley-Davidson Road King, says Indian Motorcycle Country Manager Peter Harvey. Both are hard bagger American tourers that convert into cruisers with quick-release windscreens and panniers. (The Springfield goes a little further with a dual seat you can convert to solo.) So a comparison between the two …
Indian Motorcycle has released a hard bagger version of the Chief called the Springfield, named after its birthplace in Massachusetts, as we predicted last week. At $33,995 it will go head-to-head with the Harley-Davidson Road King (now a hard bagger) at $32,495 when it arrives in March. (Both are ride-way prices.) Both hard-bagger tourers feature …