VOLUME 57 ISSUE 17 APRIL 28, 2020 P69
(Left) Stately and
steady is the best
way to describe the
Roadmaster. (Below)
Roadmaster Dark
Horse, minimalism
in a maximalist
motorcycle.
fairing from the Chieftain. Unlike every other itera-
tion of the Dark Horse, this one costs a little less
money. Indian doesn't hold back on features on
their top-of-the-line tourer, so two fewer headlights
and less complicated finishing add up to a grand
less than the base Roadmaster.
To be fair, at most speeds, and in most situa-
tions, it's hard to tell this from the other full-faired
Indians. Sometimes, on a particularly curvy road,
going from the side of one tire to the other, the
extra pendulum effect of a top box and an extra 60
pounds over the Chieftain (85 on the base Road-
master, turns out extra headlights are heavy) makes
itself known. But usually, rolling a long highway,
tunes ablastin', you'd never know. CN
