VOL. 50 ISSUE 34 AUGUST 27, 2013
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(Right) All three models share
the same air-cooled Thunder
Stroke V-twin motor that produces
impressive power and torque. Want
to hear it? Click on photo.
(Bottom) The Chieftain is the first
production Indian ever fitted with a
fairing and hard saddlebags. It also
gets a stereo system with a poweradjustable windscreen.
the future of the Indian brand.
You get the company's flagship
model for $22,999.
LOOKS AREN'T EVERYTHING
Indian chiefs (company brass
that is) claims that its new Thunder Stroke 111 motor mill delivers
119 lb-ft of torque at 3000 rpm.
That's significant and believeable. These bikes feel powerful.
They chug smoothly and nicely
off the bottom and pull hard
seamlessly as you accelerate
through the gears. The meat of
the power seems to be right at
that low-to-mid range point, but
overall power is quite impressive.
Vibration is present but not overly
dramatic for such big V-twins.
In sixth/overdrive gear while at
speed what vibes there are pretty
much disappear.
Of course, sound is very important when it comes to cruisers
and the Indian machines don't
