So we flew into Vegas in a whirlwind trip that found us flying the winged version of a early Indian Chief. A flying piece of avionics history, a DC3. This quick report will serve to give you our initial impressions. I came into this with a raised eyebrow, thinking that this might be a cheap entry bike with a bunch of cheap feeling parts and lackluster performance. After a near two hour ride I have come away with a changed opinion that this is not in fact a cheap entry bike and in fact is quick and nimble, very well made and a nice change of pace for any compared to it in the price range. The Scout Sixty weighs in at a comfortable $8,999.
Right off I was surprised with the 60 Cubic Inch motor that puts out a seemingly small 78hp. In a world where everything these days needs to be 100hp or better, I really didn’t find that it lacked any power through the range. It does however only have 5 speeds compared to the Scouts 6, which may or may not be an issue when we stretch them out a bit more tomorrow. For now it was a great surprise and I actually found myself having a damn good time on this bike by the time we had to park them for the night. When you couple that with the fact that in the sixty Indian has provide and affordable platform with enough room for the custom crowd to get in and do their thing, I believe it will be a fast hit. Watch for more quick info on Indian’s new offering in the very next issue of Cycle Source (Feb ’16) where we do the full test ride and evaluation.
