used on the previous three gen-
erations of Chieftain. Standard
gives you a little more go with a
near 1:1 connection from throttle
to rear wheel, while Sport gives
you the full berries, unleashing
the built-in Indian Ride Com-
mand/GPS unit as standard with
the analog speedo and tacho
flanking either side, but the
stereo system has come in for a
proper workover. The audio team
heat—like how cars have a simi-
lar feature—and works by killing
the ignition on the rear cylinder
once the ambient temperature
reaches 59° or higher and the
machine is at operating tem-
2019 INDIAN CHIEFTAIN DARK HORSE
FIRST IMPRESSION
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(above) A slightly smaller headdress is the main
difference between this and the 2018 Dark Horse.
(below) New bags are the same capacity as before,
they just look slightly sharper.
(above) The designers gave the Dark Horse a new
fairing for a slimmer look.
(below) Black motor with chrome cooling fins looks
brilliant in the metal.
everything the 111 c.i motor (or the
116 c.i accessorized motor—yum)
has got to offer.
The rear cylinder deactiva-
tion is due to complaints of the
rider's right leg cooking to a
medium rare at the traffic lights.
It's got nothing to do with emis-
sion and everything to do with
separated the tweeters from the
mid-range speakers for better
clarity, and a new dynamic equal-
izer now adjusts specific frequen-
cies at different speeds to ensure
optimum audio performance.
The base stereo is a 100-watt
unit, but if you really want to let
everyone know just how shit
perature and at a standstill.
When it's active, you'll get a
little light on top of the display, and
if you've got a real sensitive butt
you'll notice a slight shudder as
the ignition kicks back in but for
the most part it's very unobtrusive.
Inside the cockpit, you still get
that whopping dashboard with
