Private equity firm Carolwood LP has purchased majority share of Indian Motorcycle from Polaris. After 14 years of Polaris building on-road cruisers and slapping the Indian badge on the tank, they've decided to call it quits and pass the torch onto the next suitor. A lot of unanswered questions linger. What does this mean for current and future Indian motorcycle owners? What does this mean for the race team? How is this new private equity firm going to run the company? A lot of speculation ci...
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Private equity firm Carolwood LP has purchased majority share of Indian Motorcycle from Polaris. After 14 years of Polaris building on-road cruisers and slapping the Indian badge on the tank, they've decided to call it quits and pass the torch onto the next suitor. A lot of unanswered questions linger. What does this mean for current and future Indian motorcycle owners? What does this mean for the race team? How is this new private equity firm going to run the company? A lot of speculation ci...
I talk 2025 Softails with Brad Richards, the VP of Design at Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Laidlaw's Harley-Davidson
48 minutes
8 months ago
I talk 2025 Softails with Brad Richards, the VP of Design at Harley-Davidson Motor Company
A thorough discussion of the 2025 Softail lineup and all the changes that have been implemented this year. Brad explains how a lot of the design process works and how decisions are made within the design team. Matt and Brad talk about the 6 unique models in the "Cruiser" line and go into the lineage and inspiration that has molded the style that we have today. The new electronics package is talked about and demonstrated in-depth. #2025HarleyDavidson #Softail #LowRiderS #LowRiderST #So...
Laidlaw's Harley-Davidson
Private equity firm Carolwood LP has purchased majority share of Indian Motorcycle from Polaris. After 14 years of Polaris building on-road cruisers and slapping the Indian badge on the tank, they've decided to call it quits and pass the torch onto the next suitor. A lot of unanswered questions linger. What does this mean for current and future Indian motorcycle owners? What does this mean for the race team? How is this new private equity firm going to run the company? A lot of speculation ci...
