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Indian: the original American motorcycle brand – News

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Ask a child to draw a motorcycle and chances are it’ll look like an American-style cruiser. Ask any Kiwi who our most famous motorcylist is, and there is but one name: Burt Munro aboard his 1920 Indian Scout.

While a certain 2005 film starring Anthony Hopkins boosted interest in both the story of Munro and India, it wasn’t until 2014 that the Indian Motorcycle brand returned to selling new bikes in stores.

Indian has a strong, if troubled history. Founded in 1901, it quickly became a dominant force in the American motorcycle industry. However, post-WW2 the company fell on hard

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A Castiglioni for Electric Brand VMoto

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Electric brand VMoto is getting some new blood inducted into their Board of Directors – and judging by the recent press release we’ve found, the inductee in question sports a name previously considered to be a part of Ducati and MV Agusta’s lineage. 

A view of the Castiglioni family, including Claudio and Giovanni, who both have bloodlines steeped in brands such as Husqvarna, Ducati and MV Agusta

Castiglioni is a family dynasty name spanning back to the 1990s. Ex-MV Agusta CEO Claudio Castiglioni played a huge part in the production and debut of iconic Agusta bikes such as the F4 and the Brutale, with additional knowledge gleaned from owning Ducati, Cagiva, Moto Morini and Husqvarna (this being back when the Ducati 916 sportsbike was

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