By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com
An Indian Chief is going to cost a whole lot less. When the iconic brand was revived with a factory in North Carolina a few years ago, it was done so as a premium entity. That didn’t instantly change when Polaris bought the company in April 2011.
It has taken more than two years for the first new Indian model under the ownership of Polaris to be developed and built. Today, the company revealed the base price. While the 2013 Chief, a holdover from prior ownership started at nearly $27,000, the 2014 model will start at $18,999. That’s $8,000 less, making the model much more accessible.
To date, Indian has been keeping the new model under wraps, only revealing the exhaust sound and power plant. When might we get a look at the product? The company also revealed today that the all-new 2014 Indian Chief will finally be unveiled at the 73rd annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in early August.
Some clues, though, are evident in this video that Indian just released: