Indians come with a pretty good owner's manual, as do all new vehicles. The service, or workshop manual, is sold separately.can't believe service manual doesn't come with the new bike!!
Howdy Fire Rider Blue,Randall, these engines also have decompression cams. Both exhaust cams have small additional lobes that hold exhaust valves open during start up and centrifugal force pulls the lobe/ small arm away once spinning. The manual doesn't even mention it ? What you mentioned is a additional retarder I think?
I had that experience with my HD dealers over the years. After the initial purchase of the shop manual, the dealer would just swap out my "old" manual for the "new" manual when I traded my HD for a new one. There was no cost to me for the swap and my old manual would be placed in the parts department on a rack for used manuals which he sold at a big discount. I think Indian dealers should consider a similar offering which would be especially nice if the manual was sold/swapped as a pdf file.I have always found the shop manuals to be pricey. I always bought one for my H-D's. The Dealer always had em on the rack right there by the lubricants. As the Indian brand matures I'm sure the stocking plan will as well and you'll be able to pick them up from the dealer when you get your bike.