Indian Motorcycle Launches New Cruisers

As of yet I haven’t had the opportunity to address Indian Motorcycles. Indian’s Scout has been a mainstay of Indian’s line for over a decade, and in that time Indian have sold over 100,000 of the units. There is a club in my hometown, and this week, for the first time, I saw about 20 of them on the road together. It made me think about why I haven’t ridden a cruiser/bobber since I got back into motorcycling.

This year Scout gets a ground-up redesign, including a new engine for what was the 1133cc Scout Family of motorcycles.

MCN’s April Issue details how important this year’s Scout line is to the company as it accounts for 40% of Indian’s sales, with 28% of Scout owner’s being new to riding. The newest iteration has a new 1250cc DOHC liquid-cooled V-twin engine, a tubular steel chassis and five model variants for 2024. While there is still to be a entry-level Scout Sixty, with a smaller displacement 1 litre engine, all five variants of the Scout will get a Euro 5+ compliant 1250cc V-twin with 105.9 hp at 7250 rpm, with one variant receiving a 110 hp with a slightly different tune.

Torque tops out at 79.7 lb.ft at 6300 rpm, with 101 Scout delivering 80.4 ft. lbs of torque. The bikes come in three trim levels with the lowest tech offering ABS, LED lighting and analogue clocks. The next level adds better banging, cruise and traction control. The Limited (Mid-trim level), also includes three riding modes and a USB charging port.

The top level or Limited + Tech adds a circular touchscreen, navigation, mobile connectivity and a keyless ignition. The line has over 100 accessories available broken down into four collections. The Bobber model offers a 649mm seat height.

The Scout Classic retails for $22,855 CDN, while the Scout Bobber retails for $22,515 CDN. The Scout Sport retails for $22, 855 CDN and the Super Scout, equipped with a fly screen, saddle bags, plus a pillion provision, gets wire wheels and rolls on Pirelli MT60RS tires. It comes equipped with the Limited +Tech package and retails for $27,463 CDN.

I’m looking forward to taking one for a ride in the coming months. I’ve only ridden one cruiser in my life, but I’m interested in seeing how they’ve changed, or improved. I’ll let you know what I think.

Thanks to MCN for the information and pictures.

Ciao…