6 years ago I was at a gas station in Arizona and met a gentleman who was actually riding (to or from some sort of event) a 1913 Indian. I have a picture but I’m not going to go to the trouble of getting it posted here. Anyway he was gracious enough to let me take a picture and look it over.
To me it was cooler than this Harley simply because somebody was actually riding it down an American Highway.
Interesting, at least to me, is that a little over 2 years later I ditched my Suzuki for an Indian Scout. Best bike I ever owned. Actually as far as quality is concerned the Suzuki was bulletproof, I just wanted to move up in weight and displacement and the Scout was the best possible Cruiser in the class. I like it much more than a Sportster
I have a Yamaha 650 and a Suzuki 800.
My wife rides a Harley UltraGlide.........
Back around 1970, there was a guy at my high school who rode a 1920-something Indian. It had a left-foot clutch and a stick shift, as I recall.