Indian Motorcyle is back in business

After its long absence in the market, Indian Motorcycle has made a comeback in the US and is now in the Philippines.

Ted Alberto – of the famed Alberto racing stable – general manager of TA Marketing, has this to say: “It’s time to bring quality into the Filipino passion.” The company is sole distributor of the elegant brutes in the country.

Cruisers are the most distinguished in the motorcycling lot – particularly the Indian, which was born in the millennia when raw horsepower instead of terabytes was the yardstick of excitement on two wheels, and when speed came with the real smell of burning rubber ripping through asphalt.

Motorcycledom was never without the Chief.

Before other motorcycle brands claimed fame to be the first in the United States, Indian Motorcycle was founded in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1901. Serving its patriotic duty during World War I, Indian Motorcycle dedicated much of its production to the war effort by providing the US military with nearly 50,000 motorcycles.

Roaring Indians

In World War II, Indian Motorcycle produced the Model 841 for the US Army. The first roaring Indians landed in the Philippines during World War II with the US Marines, and thundered on to serve the Philippine Constabulary way through the 1950s.

Returning from across the Pacific, heralding the 2016 Chief 111 and the Scout Sixty Nine with updated technology, the new Indians exude heritage unsurpassed and the daring to match.

So iconic is the Indian Motorcycle, no less than the US Embassy Manila’s Chargé d’Affaires, Michael S. Klecheski, had to deliver an opening remark during its launch in the Philippines earlier this month.

“Indian Motorcycle is an example of what US-made products are known for globally – superior, resilient, and innovative. I am sure that a lot of riders are excited to welcome Indian Motorcycle and are very eager to experience it. It is always fun to ride an Indian and I am sure it will be more fun to do so in the Philippines,” Klecheski said. – VS, GMA News