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range of models.
I think what's exciting is that
when you look at where we want
to take Indian in the next two to
five years it entails different geog-
raphies and different segments
that we currently don't serve. So
when you look at the Cruiser/Bag-
ger/Tour segments which have
a predominantly North American
focus, this is what we needed to
have in getting Indian started as a
business. In our first three years
of Indian production up until now,
we've had to establish a dealer
base, we've had to get products to
market, we've had to develop ac-
cessory and apparel catalogue—
all since purchasing the brand
in 2011. But in the next three to
five years we plan to improve our
game still further, and grow our
business dramatically—and that
will include launching bikes out-
side of the Cruiser/Bagger/Tour
markets. It will include different
model segments, sold in differ-
ent geographic areas around the
world. About 25% of our motorcy-
cle business is international right
now, and growing that substan-
tially is a major objective for us,
alongside continuing to build our
North American base. We have an
opportunity now to develop mar-
ket specific models for Europe,
as well as the USA. We're excited
about where we're going over the
next five years, now we can focus
exclusively on Indian.
I guess Indian has a very
diverse potential product base,
because you've only got to
look in the history books to
see how many different engine
platforms Indian has had down
the years.
I concur—when you look at our
history and all the different innova-
tion that Indian did, we as a team
don't see Indian handcuffed or
restricted by anything. So when
we do look at entering other dif-
ferent segments, it can be rather
exciting. When you see what we
have done in a short time with the
FTR750 flat-tracker, you can only
imagine the different directions
that engine can go in from being
a pure racetrack platform. So I
can tell you that we are looking
at all different segments where
we can bring value to the cus-
tomer, and where we can bring
