All,
Not Honda related, but did anyone else hear that Polaris will be
killing off the Victory brand name?
http://ride-ct.com/stunned-reaction-to-polaris-killing-victory/
It came out last month, and I for one am saddened. Any removal of a brand
from the market, no matter if you ride it or not, doesn't help motorcycling
in general.
In retrospect, Polaris tried to buy Indian motorcycle once before -
and on their second attempt, they managed to buy it. If you owned a brand
that had history in motorcycling since 1901 - would you keep your own brand
that you spontaneously started less than 20 years ago?
I'm not sure I would. I'd take everything I learned from that brand,
all the talented people I'd hired and roll them into an effort to make that
historic brand name the best line of motorcycles it could be.
Simple fact - in 2017, in the United States, the people that can
afford to buy a new motorcycle at a cost of $20,000 plus are going to buy
what they like and if they want something other than a Harley, but want an
American Made bike, Indian has a lot more nostalgia and history than
Victory. I suspect that was part of the decision.
Thoughts?
-Joey
-Joey Kelley
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