Indian Chief Vintage V-Twin

Quick Review by Maxabout Team

Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company was one of the most prestigious and successful one in the starting of 1900s and has manufactured some sturdy motorcycles of history. They went bankrupt in 1953 and since then failed to rise again to its proper name. In 2011, Polaris Industries took over it and by September 2013, launched three exquisite motorcycles to compete with the top brands of world. One of them is, Indian Chief Vintage which is a great bike in terms of looks and performance and got a lot of praise on world's platform.

Exterior

The exterior of Indian Chief Vintage gives a premium and macho look with a lot of exciting older and new features. It has a keyless starting with a Push button start system, extensive chrome finishing wherever possible, comfortable seats and spacious saddlebags made of natural tan leather, a quick release windshield for better protection which can be removed or installed instantaneously, its iconic and classic vintage badging, an iconic War Bonnet mounted atop the front fender in a chrome frame for better lighting, its stylish, elegant and functional valence fenders for added protection with brake calliper covers, 16-inch high-quality laced wheels with 40 chrome finished spokes and DUNLOP AMERICAN ELITE tubeless tires, Beach Bar Handlebars with a comfortable reach to handgrips and controls, stylish Pinnacle collection rear view mirrors with dynamic and laterally tapered design, Indian Motorcycles script branding on its backside and supported by forged arms for added strength, customized Pinnacle covers collection consisting of horn cover, cam cover and primary cover with branding and graphics, Heritage Messenger bag with premium leather exterior, spacious interiors and strong metal clips, premium black leather Fork Bag with Indian Motorcycle script branding attached to the forks and light bar for carrying small items and additional styling parts such as leather fringe grips, floorboards, saddle bars and mud flaps to give your motorcycle an American cruiser look.

Features

It also has the ABS feature, a cast aluminium frame with integrated Air-box, Cruise control, Highway bar, Indian script tank badge, light bar and an illuminating tank-mounted instrument console consisting of an electronic speedometer with odometer, dual trip meters, a digital tachometer, ambient air temperature, fuel range, average fuel economy, battery voltage, gear position display, real-time clock, vehicle trouble code readout, heated grip level, low engine oil pressure and 9 other LED Tell Tale indicators

Dimensions

It has a length of 2634mm, width of 1026mm and height of 1490mm as its dimensions along with a seat height of 660mm and has a large wheelbase of 1729mm for a stable ride. It has a good ground clearance of 139mm and a fuel tank capacity of 20.82 litres. The rake and trail of the bike is 29degrees and 155mm respectively. It also has a gross vehicle mass of 572kgs and an empty tank weight of 363kgs.

Engine and Gearbox

Indian Chief Vintage has a 1811cc, Liquid-cooled, Wet Multi-plate Clutch, Closed Loop Fuel Injection, 9.5:1 Compression Ratio, Thunder Stroke 111 engine with a bore and stroke of 101mm and 113mm respectively to give a maximum torque of 138.9 Nm at 2600 rpm and has a six speed gearbox transmission. Indian Chief Vintage has floating rotor type, dual disk brakes with 4-piston callipers at front and floating rotor type, single disk brakes with 2-piston callipers at rear. The suspension system consists of a 119mm Telescopic Fork at front and a 94mm Single Shock at rear. It also has a split dual exhaust with a crossover.

Warranty and Shades

Indian Chief Vintage has only a single variant which has three shades in total to choose from and they include Springfield Blue, Indian Motorcycle Red and Thunder Black. It also comes with a 5 years coverage consisting of one year limited warranty plus a five year extended service contract with no mileage limitations.