'Indian Motorcycle' to make India debut

Indian Motorcycle, America's oldest motorcycle brand will be coming to India.

The brand is owned by Polaris Industries which already sells all terrain vehicles in India.

The all-new 2014 Indian Chief will be unveiled at the 73rd annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, USA (August 3-11, 2013).

The 2014 Chief will be powered by a V-Twin which the company calls the Thunder Stroke 111.

The 111 cubic-inch (1,819 cc) Thunder Stroke motor is a deliberate dig at rival Harley-Davidson. Harley's biggest factory engine option is the 110 cubic-inch Twin Cam. 

The massive Thunder Stroke 111 has been in development for 2 years. The air cooled twin has three camshafts, pushrods and two valves per cylinder. The engine comes with hydraulic self-adjusting lifters and a forged crankshaft.

BHP figures have not been quoted yet, torque stands at a tree-stump pulling 156 Nm. Fuel is delivered via electronic sequential port fuel injection. A 6 speed manual transmission helps deliver the power, coupled with a multi-plate wet clutch. 

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