Indian test ride today

[rickardracing]

I did the demo at Dick Scott Classic Cycles today in Livonia. Took out the Indian Chieftain. This is my opinion of the bike. Nice. My likes are as follows. Has ALOT of get up and go. 111 cubic inches of it. Hardly any vibration. The power adjustable windshield I would definately use. I like the dash. Nice speedo and tach combo. Display tells you what radio station your on, what gear your in, air temp and battery voltage. Take that Yamaha!! Saddle bags seemed to be pretty ridgid. Loved the tunes coming from the pipes.

Now for my dislikes. NO TOUR PACK!! I need a trunk, gotta have it. No heel shifter. I like the heel/toe shifter and would like to see t on the bike. No passenger floor boards. Pegs for the pillion, and they looked to be too high. A bit too much heat on the boys down below. The bike I rode had less than 1500 miles on it and the chrome on the right pipe at the head had some pitting and starting of peeling. Could be a quality problem, could just be that one bad pipe. Time will tell. Seat felt nice, not as nice as my pillow top, but ok. Needs more color options. This machine would look sooooo nice in two tone paint. As far as I could tell, no intercom system. I built one online and it priced out at 26k. For that kind of money, I want a complete tour pack and more colors to choose from. Not nice enough for me to pull the trigger and sign my name for the payments, but it is a very nice machine.