Indian Motorcycles

[Pete]

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Address: 7 NE 10th Phone: Hours: Type: Motorcycles Status: Square Feet Links: Official Website Facebook Page

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3/11/14: After a few months of rumors, the location for a new OKC Indian Motorcycles dealership was confirmed to be 7 NE 10th. The historic building is currently unoccupied but construction should start soon and only take about 90 days before opening the doors.
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[OKCRT]

Didn't read the article but Polaris owns Indian brand now. They make some great bikes under the Victory brand. I have owned a KingPin for a few years now. Maxeys Honda sells the Victory lineup. I would imagine that they might be involved with Indian also but haven't heard. Jones Offroad in Jones Ok. also sells the Victory brand so they might be another place in the city area. Indian is not a big enough brand at this time to stand on their own so they will need to be coupled with other MCs.

These will prob. be the best Indian motorcycles ever produced IMO.

[Urbanized]

I stopped inside of Maxey's a couple if month ago assuming they would soon be an Indian dealership. The salesman I spoke with said there likely would be an Indian point here but it would not involve Maxey's. It seems the Indian strategy is to steer clear of existing Polaris and Victory dealers, which is actually surprising to me since the network already exists. I suppose they think by separating dealerships they will see less cannibalization.

In following the launch of Indian (admittedly mostly via a Triumph message board), it seems that a lot of Victory owners are upset with Polaris for introducing advancements on Indian that they have been asking for on victory for years, basically bypassing victory, which is no cheap brand by itself. Though the Indians are beautiful, I'm not a fan of cruisers/baggers so I'm hoping they release a modern version of the Scout to compete with the HD Sportster models and the Triumph Modern Classics like my Bonneille. I think there is still room in the segment and it would be nice to see an American manufacturer in the standard segment NOT named Harley.

Regarding the building at the NE corner of 10th and Broadway: you're right, Pete, I think it would be an excellent location, though a modern dealership would certainly need an additional building for service, make ready, storage (assuming the showroom made use of the upstairs too).

HOWEVER, I heard a few weeks ago from a reputable source that a deal is done on that space for another retailer. I was even introduced to the owner of the proposed store, though we didn't discuss the store or the location.

[OKCRT]

I don't see how they can open a Indian dealership only and survive. Maybe they can couple it with Victory and make it work but just don't see a stand alone Indian dealer. Others have tried to revive Indian's and failed but with Polaris money backing it the brand should survive for years now. I do know that they are/will be top notch and can compete against the best on the market.

Maxeys sells quite a few brands and I can see why they wouldn't want to put Indian in there. In fact,I think it's time for Victory to start standing on their own or at least at Polaris dealerships instead of mixed in with cheaper rice burners and such. Nothing wrong with rice burners mind you but Victory is an American built back and seems out of place with Yamahas and others. I am hoping Victory/Indian dealerships start popping up.

[OKCRT]

I don't see how they can open a Indian dealership only and survive. Maybe they can couple it with Victory and make it work but just don't see a stand alone Indian dealer. Others have tried to revive Indian's and failed but with Polaris money backing it the brand should survive for years now. I do know that they are/will be top notch and can compete against the best on the market.

Maxeys sells quite a few brands and I can see why they wouldn't want to put Indian in there. In fact,I think it's time for Victory to start standing on their own or at least at Polaris dealerships instead of mixed in with cheaper rice burners and such. Nothing wrong with rice burners mind you but Victory is an American built back and seems out of place with Yamahas and others. I am hoping Victory/Indian dealerships start popping up.

[Urbanized]

I don't know. He seemed to indicate it was corporate strategy, but who knows how accurate that was?

I can say that there really seem to be some 2-wheel dealership opportunities in OKC right now. No BMW dealer (I think Maxey's picked up Ducati), no Indian dealer (yet), no Triumph dealer (Performance Cycle still services them and has relationships with other Triumph points, but lost their dealer flag), and no Vespa dealer. All of those brands except Indian are stalwarts, and I expect Indian to be VERY successful.

[OKCRT]

I don't know. He seemed to indicate it was corporate strategy, but who knows how accurate that was?

I can say that there really seem to be some 2-wheel dealership opportunities in OKC right now. No BMW dealer (I think Maxey's picked up Ducati), no Indian dealer (yet), no Triumph dealer (Performance Cycle still services them and has relationships with other Triumph points, but lost their dealer flag), and no Vespa dealer. All of those brands except Indian are stalwarts, and I expect Indian to be VERY successful.

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Maybe they have something like this in store for the OKC area. Sure would be nice.

[Urbanized]

Well, there goes the theory that they won't bundle Indian and Victory. By the way, to each their own but as far as I'm concerned those Victory baggers are hideous.

[Bill Robertson]

I think bundling the two would be a great idea for Polaris. Indian is going for the nostalgic look while Victorys almost look like something you would see Luke Skywalker on. Really two different markets.

[OKCRT]

I think bundling the two would be a great idea for Polaris. Indian is going for the nostalgic look while Victorys almost look like something you would see Luke Skywalker on. Really two different markets.

I was never a fan of the Victory Vision. Way to futuristic for me. I hear they are great bikes but not for me.

I am wondering when Maxeys used the word bundling if they were talking about bundling Indian with the Jap bikes like the Hondas and Yamahas ect. they sell? Because I wouldn't want Indians sitting in the same showroom with Hondas either. Now couple them with their Victory brand makes perfect sense to me.

I have owned a Victory KingPin for the last 7 years or so and they are great bikes. Sold an older Fatboy I had and was gonna buy another one and decided on the Vic after checking it out.

[Urbanized]

By the way, a new Triumph dealer is now open in Tulsa.

[bluedogok]

A friend is working on getting a Ducati/Triumph dealership in OKC. A BMW Motorrad has been in negotiations and expected to be granted soon, not sure when/where it will open.

[HangryHippo]

A friend is working on getting a Ducati/Triumph dealership in OKC. A BMW Motorrad has been in negotiations and expected to be granted soon, not sure when/where it will open.

BMW is going to try another store here in OKC? I'd like it if they did, but their first location was a horrible spot. I wasn't surprised to see it close up.

[Urbanized]

It wasn't only the location.

[Urbanized]

A friend is working on getting a Ducati/Triumph dealership in OKC. A BMW Motorrad has been in negotiations and expected to be granted soon, not sure when/where it will open.

That's great news about Triumph (I will selfishly opine). The brand is the hottest it has been in 40+ years. It's a shame Performance didn't reinvest and maintain the flag.

[bluedogok]

It wasn't only the location.

The location didn't help but it was far from the main problem.

I had a 2000 Triumph Sprint before I bought the 2012 Kawasaki Concours14, a few months before the new Trophy came out.

[HangryHippo]

It wasn't only the location.

You and blue both say it wasn't the main problem. What was?

[bluedogok]

You and blue both say it wasn't the main problem. What was?

Ownership

[Urbanized]

^^^^^^

[Pete]

Just confirmed the Indian dealership is going into 7 NE 10th.

It's the first building directly east of the RR tracks and presently unoccupied.

They have yet to file for their build-out permit but I'm told it won't take them long to get the space ready.

This is directly north of Kamp's 1910:

[Urbanized]

Wow! Very cool. I saw a couple of guys riding around downtown on Indians today, but vintage.

[Mel]

I like the Victory sci-fi art deco bikes. If they came with phasers and photon torpedoes I would but one in a heart beat. I got hook on Triumph's from the show "Then Came Bronson". Although this is our preferred way of alternative travel:

[Bill Robertson]

I got hooked on Triumph's from the show "Then Came Bronson".

My first Harley was a Sportster because I wanted one just like Bronson rode. But that didn't last long before I wanted a bigger one.

[musg8411]

They covered all the windows last week and have had a couple construction dumpsters. So things are moving along.

[Pete]

They are first putting in a sprinkler system.