Indian Scout Bobber - My First Five Modifications

I definitely enjoy riding my 2018 Indian Scout Bobber, but here are a few things I would change (or may have changed already). Some are absolutely necessary, others are more of a personal choice.
The video ends with a quick ride through the Hawks Nest...
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[@Paiste18]

I don't mean to be critical, but do people understand what a bobber is built to offer? It's suppose be a short distance scoot, with power and aggressive looks. Stripped down and clean and simple. So to say you may need to change the shocks for a smoother ride or the seat hurts your butt after a 45 minute ride isn't really a con to the bike. It's not made for distance but to cut around town in and look cool doing it. But I still enjoyed your video...Just my 2 cents :)

[@archiemunro3824]

August I agree entirely. I’ve had my Scout for 3 years now & it’s due for a trade in (PCP). I took the bobber out for a test ride today & I could recognise all of the comments that I’ve read on various reviews. I will be trading up to the Matt black 2019 bobber. I will not be changing anything - for the very reasons stated by August. Have you people got too much money & an irresistible desire to just keep customising and changing the stock bike. It’s perfect for what it is! To compare the suspension on the bobber to that of a Chieftan is just stupid. Buy a friggin Chieftan if that’s what you want.

[@hobsonschoice8649]

I plan on buying one and customizing it for longer rides as well. . . .... .....

[@LordMcMPA]

Wellllll, yes.......but baseball caps also were invented to protect baseball players' eyes from the sunlight. And today are simply worn as a fashion accessory. So if someone does wear a baseball cap and says "if you wanna wear this all day long it helps to put a little cork strip behind the sweatband to prevent your sweat from soaking the screen" then - yes, technically baseball caps weren't built to be worn all day long but that's how a LOT of people are wearing them today. :)

[@Paiste18]

LordMcMPA agreed but adding a cork strip shouldn’t be a con on how the hat was made.

[@LordMcMPA]

@@Paiste18 touché! :D

[@mack22x]

I drive mine in LA daily. Few engine upgrades. The seat breaks in around 4k miles if you don't want to waste your money and still retain the better looking seat (imo) Still on the stock suspension as well and it also seemed to get better with time. Bike rides smooth now at 5k miles potholes and all.

[@BuckIt24]

#1 0:28 - Seat - Corbin #2 1:40 - Suspension - Progressive 444 Rear shocks, and Progressive front fork springs #3 4:08 - Foot pegs - not sure what to get yet #4 5:40 - Black Levers - not sure what to get yet #5 6:27 - Headlight - Motodemic Blacked out Question on the Moteodemic... I looked on the website and they don't list Indian at all. Is there a model that fits? also, where would you put exhaust and/or air intake? I guess I should look back at your other videos! ;) keep up the good work and happy riding!

[@karchman3197]

Jeff Smith wow, nice touch on the breakdown by minutes, thanks! From motodemic: “Yes, we do offer a 5 3/4 unit for your model. The same light we use for our Triumph bobber will be the same fitment for your Indian Scout Bobber. motodemic.com/shop/led-headlight-for-triumph-bobber/ “ - I already bought it, once installed I’ll throw together a video confirming it works

[@BuckIt24]

Glad you like it, i figured i would help out anyone else coming, but then i realized i May have overstepped my bounds. 😬 Thanks for the confirmation on the headlight! Will check it out.

[@karchman3197]

Jeff Smith haha, no sweat at all, I’m relatively new to all this stuff, so anything that helps everyone out is good by me

[@Boobtube.]

for black levers try this guy. Bill Taylor. He does powder coat either your levers and will send back to you, or he can send u a set and you just send him your original ones. He does semi gloss or matte color. For your bike I would go with matte (flat black) finish. www.taylorspecialties.com/?page_id=5 I have received several items from him, as well as black levers and its all good stuff. He is a 1 man operation, so he cares about his products he puts out.

[@karchman3197]

XboobtubeX thanks!

[@RebelRides]

Hey just subbed. Interesting to see how everyone is getting on with the Scout Bobber and what folks are changing 👌

[@karchman3197]

Dazzle Яebel Rides thanks brother, I’m doing the fork springs, rear shocks and headlight this weekend, will post

[@699669king]

I got the FOX Shocks that are made for Indian. Granted I lost the slammed look. But I got a comfortable handling machine with that option.I also got the 1920 Tractor Seat to avoid the stock seat numbing of one's rear end. I am totally pumped with the simple changes.

[@karchman3197]

Paul King nice one, the fox shocks look great, glad to hear they perform well

[@cwx7587]

how much is the difference?

[@699669king]

The FOX Shocks were almost $ 1,000. And the 1920 Solo Seat was $395

[@FNGMOTO]

I love my Corbin solo dude. It was the best money I’ve spent on the bike, just got one for my wife’s scout 60. I also put on pirelli night dragons on and I feel it went a long way in the smoothness of the ride. This is my first bike so I don’t know any better lol

[@StealthTheSniper]

I bought my scout in November of 2015, I had gel insert added inside of the stock seat made all the difference in the world. $150.00 done. Mine was ordered matte black with bronze package, the bronze looks very dark and compliments the blacked out version better than the chrome. Have never scraped pegs but I do not like the indian tires they only made it 7500 miles. Good vid thanks be safe.

[@Stevebarker66]

Great video, man - thanks for sharing. I bought a standard scout 1200 last year and was relieved that they had changed the suspension over the original models; I'm hoping Indian will at least change the seat on the Bobber for next year. I'm 6'2" and the Scout is fine for me although I'm going to go for the extended reach footpegs which should help out on longer runs. I tried the extended reach seat but all it did was make me feel a little too high up on the bike so I'm going to try Indian's own Sports seat which features less of a 'rump' and enhances the long, low lines of the bike. Looking forward to your next video!

[@karchman3197]

Steve Barker this is really great info Steve. I should have a review of the new suspension next week (along with the headlight). I plan on bringing the bike in for its first service soon (I did the first oil change myself) and pick up some forward controls

[@joedavis6377]

Thank you for the video. I agree with your picks. I've done the pegs, and went to an eagle led headlight. Just installed my exhaust. Springs are next, then the ass chewing seat. I haven't found black leavers either. With Indian releasing the flat track next year, how about fixing your current models? As a side note, Dazzle Rebel Rides is trying to pull Indian rider KZbinrs together if your interested. Happy father's Day!

[@karchman3197]

Joe Davis thanks Joe! Looks like we’re on the same page. What pegs did you install?

[@joedavis6377]

Ryan Karchner Kuryakan with the adapters. Also did foot control pads. My only complaint, work boots=bitch to shift. A little tight

[@karchman3197]

Joe Davis great, thank you Joe

[@Boobtube.]

if you are still looking at levers, look up this guy. He is on facebook. He can take your levers, during the off riding season, and powder coat yours either gloss or matte black and get them back to you real quick. Or you can just see if he has any already made, he ships them to you, and you can send your stock ones to him to keep from paying the "core" charge. He did a set for me in matte black, very happy with the work. www.taylorspecialties.com/?page_id=5

[@derekv275]

When I get mine I'm getting some after market slips ons then seat

[@dwaynealexander8637]

I purchased the scout 60 instead on the bobber because of the seat and handle bars.

[@axslinger99]

Just curious. I have the 2018 standard scout. I understand Indian upgraded the shocks from 2017 to 2018. In addition, the standard Scout has more travel. So, I'm curious, since I don't have a frame of references, is the 2018 an improvement over 2017 on the standard Scout?

[@LordMcMPA]

I haven't heard about any suspension upgrade from the scout 17 to the scout 18. I can tell you, however, that the scout BOBBER has 2.5" left suspension travel than the regular scout. Is that maybe what you've heard/read and are referring to?

[@DaemonWulf7]

love my Bobber, but i couldn't agree more on the seat (already bought my damn Corbin) and i'm inclined to agree on the suspension, because i'm considering the 444s. i'm fine by myself, but it's killin the wife. i haven't scraped peg as much as you have by the sound of it (i get aggressive, but apparently not enough.. lol) but i'm wondering about your opinion of the tires? that was the second thing i noticed after the seat... those cheap ass Kendas are terrible and i have a 4" wide flat spot in the center after 4600 miles. gonna try out the Michelin Commander 2s when i bring her in for the 5000 mile service in a couple of weeks. that was just a bad marketing choice, in my opinion. side note, i'm about 2 hours from you over in Hyde Park... your area looks great.

[@karchman3197]

DaemonWulf7 love the look of the tires, but yep they’re crap. Ride em til they’re done then throw on a new set!! Ride safe up in the Catskills!!!

[@DaemonWulf7]

i need to do some more riding that way... but the season's a long way from over yet. ;)

[@garage55mukku]

Is this a muffler with this individual an stock one? If This is exacrly,this sounds is exccelent!!

[@Michael-eu1jg]

Do you know if a passenger seat would fit with the corbin seat?

[@karchman3197]

Michael don’t know offhand, probably not, but this is not a great bike for a passenger anyway. Rough ride, unless maybe you’re going really short distances with a passenger

[@Michael-eu1jg]

@@karchman3197 that's a fair observation.

[@DaemonWulf7]

the stock passenger seat will definitely fit with the Corbin... mine fits fine. as to being good or bad for a passenger, my wife doesn't mind it terribly, but the stock sissy bar seat puts the back pad too low for her and the ride is rough due to suspension (considering getting the Progressive 444s). plan atm is to get the rear seat reupholstered with softer foam (and this way it'll be a color match to the front, because Corbin's colors are off) and we'll go from there.

[@Michael-eu1jg]

awesome thanks man. yeah I wish they had more colors so we didn't have to spend money on reupholstery just to get matching colors. Hopefully it'll be something they do in the near future

[@aussie1546]

passenger on this bike???

[@PawanKamrani]

Nice video

[@karchman3197]

TECH NOVA thank you, ride safe!

[@KlingonCaptain]

The Scout started off with bad suspension, but the upgraded is later on.

[@derekv275]

Wah wah wah geez lol I'm buying won know the ride isnt that great I wont even complain mind you my first bike was a ridgid frame and I was still smiling like the butchers dog and yes had to brace for impact half the time meh it's all good eh

[@paullepage4549]

Nice video I couldn’t sit on the stock seat either and bought the Corbin seat. I also did the extended reach pegs those few inches really helped my comfort. Less cramped I’m 6 feet tall. I think the engineers really need to start paying attention to the touch surfaces on a motorcycle the rider experiences the grips pedals and seat. They need to be comfortable and durable cutting corners on these items is a mistake. Didn’t you also upgrade your exhaust?

[@karchman3197]

Paul Lepage great info, guess I’ll have to go with the extended reach too. I upgraded to the rineharts and Indian performance air intake. I agree with all your points, thanks for commenting

[@BuckIt24]

I also got the Corbin. There was some bad stitching but other than that it’s amazing! So glad i got it. And only took 3 weeks to get it.

[@BuckIt24]

Which extended pegs did you get?

[@paullepage4549]

Jeff Smith The ones that Indian sells for the bobber

[@steinerfarm]

my scout sixty back suspension is so hard i jump out of the seat when i hit a nice quebec pot hole , junk id say

[@tonyc6135]

I’m 6’2. Will I look weird driving it lol. Did you extended the foot clutch and foot brakes ?

[@vacum2124]

I’m 6’4 and feel pretty comfortable, the only thing I’d probably adjust for comfort would be the bars to some mini apes to be more upright instead of leaned forward

[@willie4life96]

Most of these videos are make in a way that is not doing the purposes of why we are surgeons for we want to see the bike not just listen to a conversation 😯

[@danniehenriksen1116]

That bike need some sound..

[@karchman3197]

Dannie Henriksen here is the exact sound kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqncoKqdosaqi8k

[@danniehenriksen1116]

Ok. That sounds great thank.you for the link😊. .

[@ibraheemkhan9116]

Would you recommend the bobber to a 6’4?

[@karchman3197]

ibraheem KHAN no

[@ibraheemkhan9116]

Ryan Karchner How tall are you?

[@wascash]

If your a poontang ....dont buy ..lol

[@jambam6176]

*Captains Log...... 07/11/2020...... **18:56** Eastern.........* I had better get me an *"Indian" motorcycle* before these JackAsses force the company to change the company name.

[@illduitmyself]

kinda...sounds..like...you should just buy a scooter :/ these new niche bikes bring in a new slew of sissies

[@dougempey211]

What a rambling load of shit. I am 5"11 and the bike is fine, sissy. "Indian get your stuff together!", (regarding suspension). It has minimal stroke & also what level of perfection is expected for 12K? You want the badass look, but also need an I-phone mount and cupholder. I yanked the converters from exhaust tails & installed $80 Kuryakyn mini-board's...done. Man up, or buy a Honda Silver Wing. Wife says OEM with mini-sissy is fine for our local trips, yet she weighs 125. Do you have a heavy-duty honey?