New Indian Scout $10,999

[redbirds_imp]

Got this in my email this morning.


My bad. Thanks for placing the new link Ferret.

 

[the Ferret]

Cant see anything there but they are reporting it on MC daily

Indian Unveils 2015 Scout at Sturgis « MotorcycleDaily.com – Motorcycle News, Editorials, Product Reviews and Bike Reviews

100 horses, 74 ft lbs of torque, $10,999. That should be a heck of a bike. Only holds 3.3 gal of gas though and I thought a Scout might be more standard with foot peg placement. Should kick a Sportsters butt though (and maybe a CB 1100s too)

 

[redbirds_imp]

First cruiser I've seen that actually appeals to my senses. Indian will sell all of these they can produce. At that weight and power figure, will be a real hot rod. The price is right also.

 

[dBuster_imp]

They have different options for the foot pegs it seems. For those with short legs or those with long legs.

I registered for the scout giveaway. As if I stand a chance but at least I am in the pool...

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[Cras_imp]

The new scout appears to be really good on paper. But from a price standpoint I'm thinking this can effect Victory.

 

[PowderToastMan_imp]

Looks pretty slick! Interesting choice to go liquid cooled, I'd say that's atypical of an American cruiser, or even most cruisers in general. But that's how you get the extra HP out of it while keeping the weight down, I suppose. Also it makes a really big contrast between modern and classic on the looks.

I like it! If I was going to buy a cruiser, this might be the first thing on my list.

 

[ss2wheels_imp]

The huge radiator would be the deal breaker for me and probebly alot of other people too.Fugly! I will keep my air cooled Vstar 1100 and my DLX thank you.

 

[redbirds_imp]

The radiator shroud does need some work. Made from aluminum as is the plate where the shocks mount, it would be easy to powder coat these two items black to match the frame thus pulling them into the bike and making them less noticeable. Other than this one gripe the Scout looks pretty good and the price and performance will be way ahead of the competition.

 

[DAC]

Nice. I'm hoping this economy keeps building steam so the makers keep bringing new models!

 

[ThomWill_imp]

I would dispute the claim that the engine is "visually stunning". I think the CB1100 engine is a real fine thing to look at, and the engine on the Indian Chief line is pleasing to the eye. The blocky thing on the scout looks unfinished to me.

 

[grover_imp]

I would dispute the claim that the engine is "visually stunning". I think the CB1100 engine is a real fine thing to look at, and the engine on the Indian Chief line is pleasing to the eye. The blocky thing on the scout looks unfinished to me.

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[ChipBeck_imp]

Gentlemen,

The other Indian models are the real deal IF you like GIANT fenders. This bike is instantly disqualified by that massive ugly radiator. If it's water cooled I'm not interested. The CB1100 is the most desirable Honda model to me. I don't like the new small bore Harley's either. I must be getting old.

Chip

 

[furious_blue_imp]

Gentlemen,

The other Indian models are the real deal IF you like GIANT fenders. This bike is instantly disqualified by that massive ugly radiator. If it's water cooled I'm not interested. The CB1100 is the most desirable Honda model to me. I don't like the new small bore Harley's either. I must be getting old.

Chip

One irony is that in the pursuit of longer engine life, the oil coolers on some bikes are a big as the 'water' radiators on smaller bikes. e.g. the oil cooler on the CB1100 is almost as big as the radiator on my CBR250R. Some of the oil coolers that have been added to air cooled harleys are so big that the bike might as well have a radiator. I agree about the Indian though, I think it's a mistake to proclaim the radiator. On my Fury the radiator is a low key item and could pass for an oil cooler (a BIG one !).

 

[the Ferret]

If they didn't introduce water cooling on this bike, they would be trapped and forever locked in to air cooled bikes with less horsepower, less reliability and unable to meet more restrictive emissions which are undoubtedly coming. Harley realizes this as well with their two new smaller models.

Air cooling just isn't the way of the future. Harley knows it, BMW knows it and Indian knows it, which is why the traditionally air cooled companies are introducing water cooling to new models. Consumers might as well get used to it.

The Japanese has realized it forever which is why the CB was such a shock to the mc world, and also why its such a poor performer for its displacement.

 

[CB4ME_imp]

Does anyone know where the bike is made?

 

[The Spaceman_imp]

I would dispute the claim that the engine is "visually stunning". I think the CB1100 engine is a real fine thing to look at, and the engine on the Indian Chief line is pleasing to the eye. The blocky thing on the scout looks unfinished to me.

Well, it is different at any rate. I want to like it, and kudos to Polaris/Indian for getting this new model out so quickly. But, is it really all that different from any number of Japanese cruisers? If not for the engine styling it'd be hard to differentiate from a Honda, Kawi, etc.

Polaris had an opportunity to do something truly unique here. A clean, injected two-stroke, a " precision cooled” engine that wouldn't need a giant radiator, or even a true air cooled engine (still a viable options in the cruiser market; can you say XL?). The ride and performance will need to be genuinely outstanding if Indian is going to " sell as many as they can make". I hope they do, but this bike is entering an extremely competitive segment, driven by noobs who are very price sensitive.

If nothing else it will be fun to ride one at Biketoberfest or Bike Week.

 

[redbirds_imp]

I think it diverges much from the typical Japanese cruiser. Weight and performance are going to be the big differences. To start, 100lbs less than the Honda Saber at $13000, 100lbs lighter than the Yamaha V Star 1300 at $12290. And engine power, the Asian cruisers are not even in the contest.

I don't think Indian intends this bike to be a "retro" Scout but rather an evolution of what the Scout may have become if Indian had never gone bankrupt. A modern hot rod cruiser with ties to the original Scout concept of a light "sport bike". To reach the very high performance numbers it has, water cooling is the only option and rather than hide this fact with fake engine fins and chromed plastic covers, the designers chose to show it's engineering openly. If Indian had designed this as an air cooled bike it would be just another underwhelming V twin with lackluster performance. The time is not far off when all air cooled bikes will be something we old timers will bemoan as the passing of "the good ol' days".

 

[VTR1000F_imp]

Wow...I want it. Ergonomics looks good, overall the design is, say, balanced. I don´t like the radiator and "I" logos on the engine. We will see the price in Czech republic but I think it will be twice of the US price ..:-(

 

[flynrider]

If they didn't introduce water cooling on this bike, they would be trapped and forever locked in to air cooled bikes with less horsepower, less reliability and unable to meet more restrictive emissions which are undoubtedly coming. Harley realizes this as well with their two new smaller models.

Air cooling just isn't the way of the future. Harley knows it, BMW knows it and Indian knows it, which is why the traditionally air cooled companies are introducing water cooling to new models. Consumers might as well get used to it.

The Japanese has realized it forever which is why the CB was such a shock to the mc world, and also why its such a poor performer for its displacement.

You can say that again. It's all driven by emission regulations. Control of combustion temperatures is key to meeting ever tightening regulations. A flexible EFI can help, but inevitably air cooled bikes will go the way of the air cooled VWs and Porsches, for much the same reasons.

 

[the_undecider_imp]

My buddy that works at an Indian dealer already has 3 deposits on these. I like it very much.