The first new Indian to come out of the Polaris Iowa factory will be the 2014 Indian Chief due to be unveiled at the Sturgis Rally in August and expected to go on sale in the UK later this year. It will retail from £18,100.
Polaris, who acquired the Indian brand two years ago, revealed the Chief’s Thunder Stroke 1800cc, 49-degree V-twin, six speed engine earlier this year at Daytona. It will be built at its Osceola, Wisconsin, engine assembly plant for shipment to the Iowa factory for final assembly.
Steve Menneto, vice president of Polaris Motorcycles, said: “We set out to make the power and heritage of the new Chief available at a price point that is competitive and more accessible to people looking for authenticity and choice in American motorcycles.”