2020 INDIAN SCOUTS & THUNDERSTROKE 116
R I D E R E V I E W
P56
A PAIR OF
CUSTOM SCOUTS
The first bike we hopped on was the Scout Bob-
ber, with an aftermarket two-into-one pipe, lower
bars, lowered shocks and a single tiny saddlebag
(advertised on their website as the "Transit Pack-
age"). With this package, this doesn't feel like the
"bargain" Indian. To be fair, even the bone stock
ones do not feel like a bargain bike—even the de-
bored Scout Sixty for $2000 less.
Sitting down in that sleek machine feels very
aggressive. It has a very hot-rod feel, without
feeling like a sportbike engine in a cruiser as
so many other "power cruisers" do. It's rumbly,
torquey, but also winds out with a satisfying top
end. It handles well, with light turn-in and neutral
handling, right up until you run out of ground
clearance. Which was probably
not helped by the lowered
shocks. The sound of the
opened-up exhaust was the
right balance of rumble and
snort, without too many
decibels.
The Scout Bobber
(with Transit
Package) is a fun
and practical bike
for short-distance
riding, or short
inseam riders.
