QUICKSPIN I 2022 Indian Scout Rogue
P112
The 19-inch front tire is the one unique, major
change from the Scouts of the past. Unlike
some other manufacturers, a switch to a 19
doesn't need to make the bike slow steering.
The wide, low-profile tire is part of it. Metzeler's
Cruisetec 130/60x19 rides on the same steering
geometry of 29 degrees of rake with 0.7-inches
of trail as the 16s on the other Scouts. Not
bouncing along on a bulbous high-profile 16-
inch tire, with a similar circumference, handling
on the Rogue is crisp and light.
The Rogue's 1133cc liquid-cooled V-twin is
the same as the previous Scouts' engines, in a
mild state of tune (unlike Indian's fire-breathing
FTR), meaning it's got a mile-wide powerband,
but also a large "happy place." Most cruisers are
content at about 3000 rpm, as is the Rogue, but
it's also just as happy at 4000, where cruisers
will go but they start to sound decidedly unhap-
py. The torque of the Scout's engine is every-
where, it cruises easily at lower rpm, while not
getting all vibey at higher rpm; it literally doesn't
There's 29 degrees of lean angle
available from the Rogue chassis.
