Now all they need is a supermoto called the Mis Chief.

@ritotron5752

4 ай бұрын

Where do I sign up for

Mike, I hope you never stop reviewing bikes on here. This channel is great, and your reviews are awesome!

I've watched nearly every review out there for this bike and I think thus is the most honest one I've seen so far. Very good criticisms and highlights.

I think it is the most beautiful bike among Indian models.

The thing about the price is that those bikes are very good at keeping their value in the US market. It's true you gonna pay over 20 thousand to get it out of the dealer but in 5 years you would loose just 3 thousand of those and that makes the whole ownership experience very cheap . An exotic super naked or a big adventure bike or a top of the line super sport would see their value drop by almost a half after 5 years .

@Shah_creates

5 ай бұрын

This is what I wanted to say.

Best presenter in the business 🙏

Great review as always and the details are important 😊 cheers from Oz 🇦🇺

Best reviews on youtube

I am not a cruiser fan but Indian is changing my mind

Excellent reviews...really appreciate you pointing out the pros/cons. Cheers!

Just got a 24 Sport Chief and coming from a sport bike I absolutely love it. Has more than enough pep to have fun and very comfortable for those longer rides. My only complaint is they literally couldn't have put the port for the battery tender in a worse spot

Ohhh... how I wish Buell would re-launch it's dealerships world wide. Love the concept, feel, look and character of "sports-cruisers" (Harley's Low Rider ST's and this Indian) BUT, that recent launch of the Buell Super-Cruiser, knocks them all out. If you ever can Neevsey please try one and report back and tantalise us 👍😉

If you want a sporty cruiser. Rebel 1100 . Goes stops good brakes. A lot more lean angle. Africa twin engine so plenty of grunt. Although not a pretty engine to look at . For half the price . I've done 9,000 miles on mine and still love it. I like the look of the Indian. But just costs to much.

@adods9824

Жыл бұрын

Too

Quality review . So well delivered and balanced 👏🏻

Love the review, as usual.

I can't lie. I'm a Harley fanboy. This new sport chief tho, ooohwee she fine.

Love the review, as always. Right on.

Excellent overview, as always!

@motorcyclenewsdotcom

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Why does it matter what kind of sports/adventure bike you can get for the same price if you're into cruisers, the sport chief is nicer, faster, better kit, and priced comparably to the harley low rider s

Great review! Great bike! Great Brand!

Yes really! What's really amazing is cornering cruisers with lean angles almost 30° have been around for 60 years.

Well done, honest review! 👍👍👍

Great review as always! I know exactly what you mean about having that feeling of a lack of control due to the seating position. I had a 2018 Indian Scout Bobber. I loved the looks of the bike and it was fantastic mechanically, but I never felt comfortable on it or in control of it due to the forward controls and also having to slightly lean forward to the handle bar. I ended up trading the bike in on a Speed Triple 1200 RS and couldn't be happier. I have a lot more confidence on the Speed Triple. I do love what Indian is doing and I wish them lots of success.

Low rider s it's very well stablish, interesting to see how this one will do in sales. I always find surprising how general motorcyclist reviewers don't understand the idea of some people wanting a full metal, more durable, more basic, classic looking bike, instead of pointy plastic bikes with hi-rev engine bikes, screens and all, yes they're not cheap, sad that Japanese quit the competition on big cruisers.

I rode one. The bike is ok. I loved the power, I hated the seating position. I give it a 6 of 10.

Love this bike! it should have 2 peg sets. 1 for daily where they are now, and one for sport mode higher up or back to lift feet up. You can pull the sport ones down when needed

I used to be a test rider for Harley, and I can say geometry and wheel weight can make any bike sporty. The Softail standard that has lighter wheels but a smaller engine then the street bob feels much stronger and quicker than it's big brother

Thank you.

Finally someone who find the ergonomics of the Chief Sport (same on the CDH standard) completely unbearable. I thought i was going mad.

Top review! If only addressing the short comings were as easy as digesting this review ... :-/

How does it compare to the HD Lowrider S? Especially in regards to handling and ground clearance? And what part(s) scrape theground while winging it? Thank you.

@cjdavid411

Жыл бұрын

I’ve ridden a Chief Darkhorse and a Lowrider S. Keep in mind, the Sport Chief has better brakes and suspension compared to the Darkhorse I’ve ridden. The Chief is significantly smoother than a Lowrider, in that it won’t feel like a paint shaker between your legs. Power delivery is smooth and it truly carries its weight well. Great chassis. However. The peg feelers are a mile and a half long and you will scrape both them and the exhaust almost immediately. The engine runs HOT, even with the rear cylinder deactivation, it will start to cook you if you sit at a light too long. Also, while I am firmly not a Harley guy, it’s impossible to ignore that the aftermarket for a Lowrider S is MASSIVE compared to a Chief, and Indian charges top dollar for their accessories. And you can find a Lowrider S on the used market for significantly cheaper than a new Sport Chief.

@johnpflug1567

Жыл бұрын

@@cjdavid411 Thanks so much. Good info.

@cjdavid411

Жыл бұрын

@@johnpflug1567 yeah of course. Don’t get me wrong, I like the Chief line a lot and I would 100% have one in my garage because then I wouldn’t be just another dude on a black Lowrider S in SoCal. But then again, the Chief is also like $19,000 before taxes and fees. So realistically about $24,000 out the door…

@GraemeBlore

Жыл бұрын

@@cjdavid411 , very fair comments.

Is there a reason to have radial mounted calipers with fixed rotors?

Man this thing looks so cool. Sure they're charging more than [other motorcycle company] but damn I am dying to ride this bike, hopefully the dealer near me has some demo days this year

@erisgh0sted961

Жыл бұрын

At 19k it's really not badly priced for an American made product.

@user-tm9ho3bm4v

Жыл бұрын

Considering what you get vs [other motorcycle company] I'd say it's well worth it

@Sr.D

Жыл бұрын

It's in fact cheaper than the low rider s

That's adorable. My Vrod says they're bout 10 years behind bud lol

Loob foots! I'm totally going to steal that! 🤣 Bike seems really good, but for 20k I can get so much more and better.

volume seems a lil low on this vid

@marksmallman4572

Жыл бұрын

Huh!

Great bike

Love the look of the bike, but could not live with the riding position or price.

Says all this with a straight face 😅

There are just too many people with more dollars than sense....

Stock exhaust is hideous

Maybe they should have someone ride it who can hold a line.

Some higher/narrower pegs would help these rip properly!

I personally hate the high bars

The title of the cornering cruiser only goes to ducati’s diavel

@AZMOTOMTB

3 ай бұрын

Indian FTR actually.

Not my thing, great review though.

It seems like American bikes have a fundamental flaw in the riding position that seems to be a required part of the design. It must have something to do with the lack of education about motorcycles by American consumers. The people I see who are buying Harleys, they have no mechanical knowledge of any kind, and they aren't motorcycle enthusiasts. My coworker wants an Indian to cruise on, and he has never owned a streetbike. So there is a lack of experience, and cruiser people won't buy or even desire to ride any other style of motorcycle. Harley buyers really only buy Harley or Indian. I guess the people who only buy American cruisers, only know how to ride a cruiser, and they don't even know what a good handling motorcycle is, or what it's about. Perhaps this is why the ground clearance issue is really a non-issue, because you're dealing with riders who have never experienced a single ride on a sportbike.

@joedunne9492

Жыл бұрын

Spoken like a true pompous European!

@louisbunster4266

Жыл бұрын

If I wanted a sport bike I’d buy one. I want a cruiser. Comparing the two isn’t clever.

I don't understand the appeal. It's the ugliest Chief, and in the catalogs, they boast about the "increased lean angle" right next to a photo of a rider scraping the pegs and sending sparks at a shallow lean.

I own the 2019 Chieftain Dark Horse White Smoke. It does handle like a sport bike and, I can drag a foot board past sports bikes. Mine listed for 27k USD and I gave 22k.

@lilllwizzzle

Жыл бұрын

No it doesn't lol

@martingaughan2419

Жыл бұрын

Past sports bike's when they're parked up yeah

@paulh6101

Жыл бұрын

Lol. The chieftain isn't as flickable as the chief sport. And no indian motorcycle handles like a supersport. Comical perspective though.

@n.elliott9122

Жыл бұрын

@@paulh6101 through a long sweeper and with me on it, it is. Perhaps there are many out there in KZread land who only think they can " Pilot" a bike.. lol

@paulh6101

Жыл бұрын

@@n.elliott9122 what does a long sweeper have to do with anything? How fast were u going on that long sweeper btw?

loob foots🤣🤣of torque.....I do hope he knows its pounds/feet or i have missed the joke!

£20K?? Keep it..............

Who thought that was a good place to mount the number plate?

Nowadays you'd have to mortgage your house to buy a motorcycle. The prices are ridiculous. Might as well buy a private plane and get your pilot's license!! And Indians are one of the most enormously expensive brands. My dad rode Indians in the late 1940s but I'll never have one unless I hit the lottery.

Personally, I think the price point is where this bike fails. For the price, you have so many fantastic bikes from other manufacturers that this bike starts to fall down the list of purchase options.

@cjdavid411

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I’ve ridden a regular Chief and the Scout. Both great bikes. But the Scout is several grand cheaper than the Chief, and there’s really nothing about the Chief than can make me justify the extra cost.

Never understood why sport bike journalists state the obvious for cruisers, poor lean angle. People looking to buy this dont care about lean angle. The market knows if you want a bike decent at everything, get an adventure bike. The only thing we are concerned about regarding lean angle, is if its better than the low rider S 😂

@neevesybikes

Жыл бұрын

Good point. I’d never usually mention ground clearance on a cruiser because they are what they are. But this has racier suspension and brakes to make it sportier…and let down by lack of ground clearance. 👍

@rickliebold9063

Жыл бұрын

@willm8182 you're subjectively correct. But I suspect you haven't ridden a MultiV4S.

@rickliebold9063

Жыл бұрын

I wish Honda would bring back the V4, each one was a gem. What do you mean by Ducati selling out? 🤔

@rickliebold9063

Жыл бұрын

@willm8182 I hear ya. Do you miss the dry clutch too?

@louisbunster4266

Жыл бұрын

Another sport bike reviewer evaluating a cruiser 😂

If you're used to normal bikes lol

Nice glasspacks LOL!

That’s one strange exhaust. It’s definitely not worth 20 grand maybe 10grand.

Built for chimps ergonomically. Shame! Great review

Nice bike but no point trying to ride a cruiser like a sports bike. I can't see this 120 year history, there's no link to the original Indian motorcycle unlike HD.

@A_Man_Of_Culture_

4 ай бұрын

A modern harley is as close to one from the 20’s as this chief is to the original. Harley has lost the way so completely that it might as well be a different company at this point

@davesunderland1026

3 ай бұрын

My CVO was built in Thailand then I buy a Apex Road Guide and that was made in Thailand, explain that link to HD 120 history Mr Fanboy

A LIL bit auwkward lol

All indian bikes look like copies of every Harley model. This one is obvious copy of Low rider s

Hey mumbles speak up

Finally caught up to my Yamaha XV1700 Warrior, now reduce the weight and it will be passing it. maybe.

you buy this bike for the style. nothing else really matters. and this isn't some singular, unique Indian creation. This is a well established custom build type going back two decades now. Harley even had what they called a "Dyna Super Glide Sport" from the early 2000's that had adjustable Showa suspension and higher ground clearance. It's ethos wasn't far removed from what we have here. It was also very common to put those high risers and "drag" bars in period as well. My point is; this is not a new concept in any way, shape, or form. This video is seemingly unaware of that.