Indian Motorcycle Invents the Dyna LOL

[VicTim]

I know cruisers are hated here but I just love this. Some have mid controls and mid controls are available. Lots of tech in these, the speedo has navigation built into it. This is where the hole in the Indian lineup was. For me I like the style and happy to see these new models.

https://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/indian/2022-indian-chief-line-first-look.html

 

[ST Guy]

To me, any bike with controls in front of your butt is a forward control.

 

[VicTim]

To me, any bike with controls in front of your butt is a forward control.

Ya, im sure that won't meet a lot of peoples criteria for forward controls but that person probably wouldn't want this type of bike.

 

[Gary856]

The Chief models are good looking bikes, except the gap (hole) formed in the frame tubes in front of the tank looks off.

 

[Gary856]

To me, any bike with controls in front of your butt is a forward control.

By that definition all scooters would have forward control, but by anyone else's definition most scooters have what's called mid-control.

 

[auntiebling]

The Chief models are good looking bikes, except the gap (hole) formed in the frame tubes in front of the tank looks off.

agree. very awkward. a fill plate would help and probably be enough for me

 

[Map8]

Those are good looking bikes. The instrument package is clever.

 

[pepesm]

I love them.

I wouldn't mind a demo ride.

New Chiefs looks great. The front end, especially the Bobbers and Super Chiefs, are awesome. The Chiefs, with its chopper looks, are okay. It's not to my tastes.

I went to their website and have two custom build, I picked Chief Bobber Dark Horse and add a few bits. Rather have 120ft.lbs of torque on it. ;-)

 

[OldMadBrit]

Not meaning to be sarcastic but aren't they all basically the same bike with some minor variations in colors and controls.

Some of them have a rear tire on the front wheel and 2 have leather bags.

The red one looks the fastest and they all look better engineered than HDs.

 

[Dubermun]

If I got a cruiser it would be an Indian

 

[Blankpage]

Much better for around town than a Panigale

 

[gixxerjeff]

If I got a cruiser it would be an Indian

^This^
:thumbup

 

[VicTim]

Much better for around town than a Panigale

I would rather have an Indian Chief than a Piangle anyway.

 

[pepesm]

My heart beats stupid fast for a sexy-bomb-g-string-PANIGALE. I would loooorve a Panigale V4-rated-R (not for squid-kids) to burn the twisty backroads up on Highway One. Just stop it, I am drooling hard.

Then there are time when my own stupid hooooo-man body telling me “would you please stop!?!? Ride something comfeeerterble please, jeebus!!!” Duly noted, I don’t mind nice torque-y cruiser that’ll help me ramble along the nice road to a fancy-pants espresso stop then ride out more and ooogle the beautiful sequoias and sniff the pine air while farting on a comfy saddlemen seat toward nowhere.

So Indian Chief Bobber Dark Horse it is then. Innit!

 

[ST Guy]

In my book, the front pegs should be positioned so that if you try to stand up from your riding position (sitting on the seat with your hands on the bar), your butt neither goes backwards (forward controls) nor forward (rearward controls), but instead goes straight up. That, to me is the optimum position for any riding.

 

[Sportbiker]

Definitely cool looking bikes!
:thumbup

 

[Slow Goat]

670 to 740 pounds?

 

[redtail]

I wouldn't mind a demo ride.

I did and I am very impressed with that motor. Polaris/Indian really did their homework. Ridiculous amount of low end torque, seamless power band the bikes actually handle well, given they're a cruiser...

 

[VicTim]

I did and I am very impressed with that motor. Polaris/Indian really did their homework. Ridiculous amount of low end torque, seamless power band the bikes actually handle well, given they're a cruiser...

Where and when did you get a test ride?

 

[redtail]

Where and when did you get a test ride?

I test rode the Indian Springfield with 111ci motor at San Jose Spirit motorcycles. That was last May.