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08-11-2013, 01:36 PM
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The fairing appears to be a little... "pug-nosed"...
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08-11-2013, 05:34 PM
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I think it's cool as Hell and at a price point that put's it within reach of many riders. Way to go Polaris!
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08-11-2013, 07:41 PM
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It's price point is not in-line with other bikes in its class when you directly compare every feature that comes on bikes at $22k.
Remember... $22k is the stipped-down bare essentials version of their Chieftain... That price doesn't even include the front crash bars... You pay extra for those... and many other features that are stock on other bikes. The bike is over-priced in my opinion and I believe once the newness wears off... they are going to realize it... We'll see. The motor seems really nice though.
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08-11-2013, 07:42 PM
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08-11-2013, 10:02 PM
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I am going to have see them in person to decide. I do suspect there is some smoke and mirrors in play when it comes to pricing which others have alluded to.
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08-14-2013, 06:54 PM
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Greg here is the spec sheet on the Cheiftan from Indian's website. It does come with most of what you said were add ons. 23000 is the base price of the cheiftan
DC Standard Standard EquipmentABS; Cast Aluminum Frame with Integrated Air-Box; Cruise Control; Driving Lights; Highway Bar; Keyless Start; Power Windshield; Premium Leather Seats; Remote Locking Hard Saddle Bags; Tire Pressure Monitoring; 100 Watt Stereo with AM/FM Bluetooth and Smartphone Compatible Input Electric ElectricFairing mounted instrument cluster featuring electronic speedometer, tachometer, and fuel gauge with odometer, dual tripmeters with distance and time, instantaneous and average fuel economy; fuel range; real-time clock; ambient air temperature; gear position display; front and rear tire pressure; engine hours of operation; engine oil life percentage; average speed; battery voltage; radio information display; vehicle trouble code readout; heated grip level (if heated grips installed); and 15 LED telltale indicators: cruise control enabled, cruise control set, neutral, high beam, turn signal, ABS, check engine, low tire pressure, battery, low fuel, security system, low engine oil pressure and MPH or km/h unit designation
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08-14-2013, 07:23 PM
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That's good to know...
I went on line to their site the morning after the announcement... and it did not even list ABS for the brakes, of which I later found were included. At that time, crash bars were listed as a several hundred dollar add-on... along with a bunch of other things... my final price ended-up around $26k So... what you say, apparently they have now included these things... that makes for a much more realistic price. I am going online to check it out... Thanks...  EDIT: I went to this link:http://www.indianmotorcycle.com/en-u...9-2c05dc8d41e2 On here, the picture does not show the crash bars (highway bars)... but rather they are shown as a $399 add-on. Maybe their site is screwed up... but what I saw originally is still the same. Who knows...
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08-14-2013, 08:16 PM
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The full spec sheet can be found here.
http://www.indianmotorcycle.com/en-u...torcycle/specs Part of which I copied earlier. The other models do not have the options or the price of the chieftain. I think they just listed every available option there so the other models could be dressed out. DC
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Thanks! I take back all (no... just half) of my rants...
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08-14-2013, 09:32 PM
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I took a 20 minute demo ride on a Chieftain this evening, full report tomorrow.
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You're a dick Mike!!!
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