"Revved for revival
Despite court battles and two crashes, the legendary Indian motorcycle is gearing up to roar again.
By Greg Griffin
Denver Post Staff Writer
The Indian motorcycle trademark has been on a wild ride since the original maker of the legendary bikes closed its doors 53 years ago. It's been lost, found, bought, sold, split up, reunited, coveted and endlessly fought over. Twice, it was driven into financial ruin, most recently in 2003. But the legendary Indian brand lives on. Indian, which built a motorcycle two years before Harley-Davidson in 1901 and then battled its archrival until failing in 1953, is on the rise yet again. The trademark, the focus of court battles in Denver since the mid-1990s, is now in the hands of a British investment firm that vows to succeed where others have failed. Hollywood is helping out this time, purely by chance. "The World's Fastest Indian," starring Anthony Hopkins, was released Friday. The film is about Burt Munro, a New Zealander who rode his vintage Indian to a world speed record in the 1960s."