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After closing briefly in 1953, the American Indian Motorcycle company restarted production in 2004 until it was acquired by Polaris Industries in 2011.
The motorcycle company was founded in Massachusetts in 1901 by Oscar Hedström, a Swedish-born American entrepreneur, and George M. Hendee, a former cycling champion. Hedström&#8217;s brilliant idea of equipping a tandem bike with an engine to train professional cyclists impressed Hendee so much that, in 1901, they decided to launch their first bike together, the Indian Single. It was a motorbike with a single-cylinder engine and concentric carburettor – a truly amazing innovation for the time.
Success was so immediate that within little more than a decade the Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company became the biggest manufacturer in the world, beating famous competitors such as Harley-Davidson, thanks to the superiority and reliability of its two-wheeled vehicles and its continuous research towards the most cutting-edge technology.
In this way, the Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company established a monopoly in the industry, laying the foundations of American motorcycles.
The company experienced a long period of growth, until, after several changes of ownership, it closed its doors in 1953. With the turn of the millennium, the company resumed production in 2004 creating high-performance motorbikes with a design that is reminiscent of the earlier models. In recent decades, exclusive dealerships of the prestigious American brand began to spring up in Europe and around the world. One example is the Indian Motorcycle Annecy in France. Here, iconic motorbikes are on display, along with biker’s clothing and accessories. The showroom is also attached to a workshop for motorcycle repair and maintenance services.
Innovative, flicker-free, and super-efficient luminaires, all by Disano and Fosnova (Disano Group), global lighting leaders, were chosen to illuminate the various areas of the Annecy dealership.
In particular, the Liset 2.0 system with different configurations, including the ones with spotlights, was used to illuminate the displayed motorbikes to enhance the smallest detail. This is a modular and flexible linear system with the latest generation of high-efficiency LED sources, excellent light control and a very high colour rendering index.
Next to Liset, the client installed the market leading Saturno industrial reflectors, which are highly reliable and have a compact and very discreet design. For the shelving, the choice fell upon Luthor, adjustable recessed spotlights with high colour rendering, ideal for giving the right emphasis to each item on display.
Last but not least, in the workshop we used Thema, the watertight ceiling fixture with high efficiency and durability thanks to the robustness of the materials selected and the reliability of components.
The French dealership is now able to benefit from a cutting-edge and high-performance lighting installation in each different space, thanks to Disano’s luminaires, which are characterised by some of the most advanced technical features, such as excellent colour rendering, no flickering and, of course, high light efficiency.

Panattoni Park Bydgoszcz II

Indian Motorcycle Annecy