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  • Chris-Craft Owners Buy Indian Motorcycle Company

    08/03/2004 4:36:39 PM PDT · by chemicalman · 46 replies · 2,057+ views
    Motorcycle Cruiser ^ | Motorcycle Cruiser
    The company that owns and revived Chris-Craft boats and Outboard Motor Corporation has purchased the remains of the Indian Motorcycle Company, which shut its doors in September 2003. The new owner is Stellican Limited, a private equity firm headquartered in the UK that specializes in reviving ailing recreational product companies with strong brand names and also owns firms in unrelated industries like soft drinks and cash registers. It has a U.S. office in Florida. Because its principals supply their own capital, it is less likely to encounter the problems other would-be motorcycle makers have when more capital was required.
  • Indian Motorcycle going out of business again

    09/20/2003 8:22:15 AM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 31 replies · 423+ views
    Sac Bee ^ | 9/20/03 | AP - San Jose
    <p>SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Despite strong sales and praise from bikers, Indian Motorcycle is closing its factory after a deal with a new investor fell through. Company executives broke the bad news to the company's 380 employees on Friday.</p>