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RIDE REVIEW I ROLAND SANDS DESIGN INDIAN CHIEF BUILD P102 RACE TIME I only got one run on the Chief before I rode it in anger at Miller Motorsports Cam- pus. That was a quick trip to the stunt pad and back to make sure the brakes worked and to discover that the quickshifter was so sporadic in its workings that we de- cided to unplug it and leave it be. I'd been to the RSD compound in Los Alamitos for an initial fitting a week prior and found a bike nowhere near race ready. Although, I didn't doubt they would have the bike ready by Utah as they al- ways seem to pull it off when it counts. Our weekend started off well enough, aside from the fact the Chief didn't really go around left handers thanks to the pri- mary cover extending about three inches past where we wanted. On the right hand- ers I could ride the bike as normal, but on the left I was having to hang so far off the bike to stop the case from touching down that it was really quite exhausting. The motor is such a blast. Our redline was just under 6000 rpm and the usable torque window was about 1500 rpm low- er than that, so although it's a massive twin, you still need to keep it in its happy spot for the optimum performance. Considering we were there for three days we did very little riding. The pomp and ceremony of the Bagger Racing League was more show than go, and we didn't get onto the track until midway through the afternoon on Saturday for the first practice session. After steadily cranking up the rear pre- load further and further, Cameron and I settled on gearing selection and went out for qualifying. Harley-Davidson's Sean Ungvarsky and I were trading fast- est laps over the session, but we ended up topping the times with a 1:47.294 us- ing the stock primary cover. Ungvarsky was second on a 1:48.398. 2022 Indian Chief • 116 cubic inch displacement • Indian Stage 2 camshaft, throttle body and injectors • Indian Stage 1 Intake • Dunlop KR448 Front Tire 120/70 R 17 • Dunlop KR451 Rear Tire 200/60 R 17 • Loydz Garage ECU Tune • RSD 17-inch Race Wheels • RSD Custom Equal Length Stainless Steel Exhaust System 2-into-1 with SC Projects Muffler • RSD Custom High Clearance Billet Primary Cover • RSD Handlebar Risers • RSD Billet Gauge Mount • RSD Custom Chromoly Handlebars • RSD Custom Chain Idler • RSD Custom Regulator/Rectifier Mount • RSD Custom Adjustable Shift Linkage • RSD Custom Front Brake Lever Guard • RSD Custom Adjustable Sub-Frame • RSD FTR1200 Front Brake Reservoir Cap • RSD FTR1200 Rearstand Spools • RSD Super Hooligan Front & Side Number Plates & Mounts • FTR1200 Rear Reservoir with RSD Reservoir Cap • FTR1200 Carbon Fiber Front Fender • S&S Triple Clamps • S&S Chief/Challenger Hubs • S&S Chief/Challenger Triple Clamps and Rear Caliper Bracket with Brembo P34 Caliper • S&S Chief/Challenger Chain Drive Countershaft Sprocket • S&S Challenger Rearsets with RSD custom mounting brackets • Saddlemen Tail Section • Saddlemen Custom Seat • Saddlemen Custom Tank Pad • Saddlemen Carbon Fiber Belly Pan • ASV Unbreakable Clutch Lever • K&N Oil Filter • Motul Twin 20W50 Oil • Brembo P13 Rear Master Cylinder • Brembo Serie Oro Rear Brake Rotor • Brembo 17RCS Front Master Cylinder • Brembo M4 Cast Monoblock Front Calipers • Brembo T-Slot Front Rotors • Rizoma Foot Pegs • Spiegler Brake Lines • Vortex Rear Sprocket • RK Pro DR 530 Chain • FTR 1200 Forks with GP Suspension Cartridge Kit • Antigravity Lithium Battery • Stomp Grip Tank Traction Pads • 15-inch Fox Dyna Shocks • Speedymoto Crash Sliders • Heal Moto Quickshifter ROLAND SANDS DESIGN INDIAN CHIEF THE FULL BUILD LIST: