Indian Scout vs Indian Chief - Which Indian Motorcycle is BETTER?

Super Scout or Super Chief. Indian Scout or Indian Chief. What type or bike is better suited for your riding style. Thats what I discuss here and hopefully you can decide which is better for you.
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[@deeter900]

i bought my 2024 chief and did a two into one sawiki shorty with stage two 585s and high flow intake with a loyds tune, its a monster.

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

Yes that’s a pretty peppy beast right there. I would still put a stock new scout against that and be fairly confident in the scout. Given the run needs to go past 90mph. Where the chief just can’t keep going (I know it pulls for longer but it runs out of legs about there )

[@dreambrew]

I have the super Chief Limited and am very happy with it! I like how the extra weight keeps me planted on the road passing 18 wheelers. The thunderstroke has to be one of the best looking motors ever. It is plenty fast for me and very comfortable.

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

Hey there you go. Nothing wrong with that at all you know your ride ! Sounds like you get a lot of highway miles in and that’s what this bike is perfect for !

[@eliasramirez4297]

And IT SOUNDS absolutely BEAUTIFUL

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

It does sound awesome man. The going thing is the thunder stroke is the best sounding big twin

[@AyaWetts]

Scout Classic... add a fairing with a tall windshield, saddlebags and a sissy bar for extra luggage. I'd take it any day over the Chief. At 5 ft I'd probably still have to bring the handbars and foot controls back some to reach comfortable.

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

Very true for someone your size ! They do sell shorter pegs for both but 5foot on a chief is not the most comfortable. It’s too wide.

[@johnclore6285]

I just got a 2020 Twenty Bobber last month. I do not do much tour riding anymore as being 63 and 5'5" in height. I did have to change the seat and put floor boards on them. I love the HP and it is really fast. Way faster than the last Harley I had. Good Vid.

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

Thank you thank you !! Glad you’re out there riding and enjoying. Ride safe. I know a lot of people your age that just can’t do it anymore so if all you had to do was change a seat and floorboard that’s awesome !!!

[@lauraiss1027]

I knew that USA is different time zone but never imagined gap is so huge. Here where I live it's still 2024, so we can't have 2025 bikes yet, but it's an awesome insight to see what's coming. Thank you! Jokes aside, cool vid.

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

Lmao thank you. But America marketing is so ahead of its time the bike came early. Its xmas in august.

[@louv3080]

Nice comparison. Ever since I rode a Scout back in 2015 I've had 1 on my mind and the new Super Scout is just up my alley once my 2012 Triumph Thunderbird is ready to go out to pasture.

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

Lmfao fun way to word it but yes it’s a fun bike. It handles very light for its weight similar to the 2015 you rode. I rode them back to back and it’s hard to tell a difference in weight and handling

[@Zulutime44]

BTW, torque in the USA is calculated in pound/feet, not foot/pounds. Common mistake. In any event, 120 lb/ft is a lot, even for a heavy Chief.

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤦🏽‍♂️ let’s ignore that

[@thechunkyhen]

Great video man. I've owned a scout bobber for the last 5 years and recently rode a sport chief. Fully agree that the down low torque of the chief can be deceiving. It feels great, especially in sport mode but I didn't like (and was not used to) the bike not really revving out with the lower redline. The 116 also seemed to get way hotter than my scout motor ever has. The characteristics of the motor on the chief is totally opposite of the scout, which revs way higher and the torque increases as you get closer to redline. I did enjoy the stability of the chief but overall being at 5'5", the scout just fits me better and I enjoy the water-cooled motor much more.

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

Heck ya man. Sounds like you found your preference. ! I prefer that as well being honest !

[@ramie-uz9xi]

Would have been a lot easier to just say this is the Indian versions of the sportster and a heritage 😂

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

Ya you might be right. But then I would have been wrong because they aren’t really that close. Power delivery ergos sounds and feel is all different.

[@alessandrov-twin9755]

No confusion whatsoever, Victory is better than those 2!

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

@@alessandrov-twin9755 how are those new models doing ?

[@williampowell2722]

marketing department failed victory.

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

Ya pretty much 🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️

[@chefwladimir]

Man, I love your style of vids and info! Keep on ridin' and be safe!

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

Thank you thank you. More to come !

[@kur3922]

The feeling you are talking about, is exactly the feeling i everytime experienced when making a testride on both (old gen) Scout and Chief. However i like the bigger bike (i'm 183cm/6ft) i like the handling of the scout over the Chief. Nice comparison 👍🏻

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

Thank you very much. You’re able to get the scout to accommodate your size if needed. But I understand preferring the big bike. I just get the zoomies and like rehung out 1 or 2 gears randomly

[@erolyalim2911]

Thanks for the informative reviews of both bikes! I'm leaning towards the Chief now since comfort is my main concern. Now the only problem is my local Indian Dealership in Fort Lauderdale closed a few months ago. They said that they would open a new Indian Dealership with a different owner at the end of Summer or in September. I hope so. The Dealership was only a 20 minute walk from my place.

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

Oh man that sucks. I’m sure they will open another. The feeling I’ve been getting is Indian growing!

[@erolyalim2911]

@@NostalgicMotorcycles That's great news!

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

You should read the comments and see the woke Harley haters hahaha

[@michaelt6969]

Thank you for the height recommendations, I'm 6'3 and thinking of getting my first bike and like the Indians look, just didn't know if I could fit on the scout or not. So thank you again for giving the recommended heights for the bikes.

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

You are very welcome, I would still suggest giving them a sit or test ride. Some poeple have a different leg to torso ratio which could make all the difference. I have had people being 6'2" riding a scout. They are usually shorter legs and taller torso if that makes sense at all.

[@mrroger3rd]

When you talk about height and comfortability I’m 5’6” and have an Indian Chieftain and Challenger I never thought about my height when I’m riding

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

Me either lmaoo but some people do. I asked the dealer what the biggest question they get is when comparing the 2 bikes and they told me. Is the chief too big lol. I fully understand you can ride one you can ride them all but not everyone feels that way

[@mrroger3rd]

@@NostalgicMotorcycles also I would say practice, practice, practice. Become one with the bike . I started off on crotch rockets

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

Ya they all handle different but I ride a lot of different things so 🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️.

[@twowheelzen9419]

Outstanding video really great information thank you so much... My only suggestion to you would be be careful blowing all those stop signs, and passing on the double yellow... But I subscribed to your channel, going to start binge watching your content

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

Thank you very much !!! And thank you for that as well !

[@jasethejewman]

Near impossible in a major city syd aus to even get a test ride on a 25 ...would like to but not available unfortunately... thanks for the review 👍

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

Dang ! Thank you. I am sure they will be available soon.

[@jamesfenter916]

I have a chief classic ,wife has a scout .. i take them over the bobber versions of the new bikes ..if i wanted a bike that looks like a harley ..i would buy a Harley

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

I’m a little confused as to what looks like a Harley ?

[@jamesfenter916]

@@NostalgicMotorcycles the whole bobber line

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

@@jamesfenter916 Interesting take. I thought bobbing was not attached to Harley and it was more of a popular thing that people like to do to customize motorcycles. hence why people bob shadow and vtx's intersting.

[@jamesfenter916]

@NostalgicMotorcycles it goes back to the post war ... riders stripping down surplus machines..both Harley and indian.. but Harley has some bobber style bikes .. .. fact 50 years ago I was cutting down fenders to build bobbers.

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

Hmmm interesting ya that’s past my day man lol

[@rodneywebb955]

you can pay a couple hundred dollars for tune on the scout and have the same power as the 101

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

Compared to ?

[@rodneywebb955]

the new scouts 4 come with 105 horse power the 101 scout comes stock 111 horse power the dealership told me you could get tune for the other 4 to make them 111 horse power

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

They are all going to make more than that with a tune. But I can see that being a thing. I’m not aware of any internal difference in the 101 engine specifically.

[@omnivore2220]

Good job

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

@@omnivore2220 🙏 thank you !

[@noname-xu7fi]

I have to ask if you would take the chief across country

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

Not sure. I’m not the right person to ask I haven’t ridden anything cross country. I don’t really have a point of reference. But you can take anything cross country it will make it. Just a matter of does it have what you need to be comfortable. I would need to change the screen height if possible. I think the seat would be fine. Maybe a back rest. I think the body position is wide and comfortable perfect for longer rides. It feels very relaxed to sit on. Longer more constant speeds it’s better than the scout for sure.

[@noname-xu7fi]

@NostalgicMotorcycles I'm in canada in ont. I've been to both ways just for fun. I'm getting older and riding a 04 valusa it went to the east coast a few years ago and it's about had it. I'm heading west this time, and I'm looking for a review on new bikes. I think I will have to get on a few thank you for your input.

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

I think Indian dealer all do free test rides you should be able to go ride them !

[@rickhutchins7285]

Are they tubed or tubeless tires?

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

spoked wheels are tubed on these. They have other models that are not spoked and those are non tubed wheels

[@Samuel10463]

What happened to your mustache?

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

Someone said the bike was so hot it got burned off 🤣😂🤣😂😂

[@a99miata]

gas tanks are way too small

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

That’s relative and one of those small details that anyone that actually likes the bike won’t have break their decision. Both of these bikes get dam near 40mpg.

[@a99miata]

@@NostalgicMotorcycles I like the bike but it should have4-4.5 gallon tank if you want to called a touring bike...my opinion

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

@@a99miata I understand what you’re saying but these are cruisers not tourers. They have touring commodities. But a tank size doesn’t make the difference. Back in the day bikes with 20mpg needed 5 gallon fuel tanks to get 200 mile range. These bikes are doing the same distance with smaller tanks yet the range is the same. You can’t miss the whole picture. Do you care about the touring range or the physical size of the tank. The actual tourers chieftain and challenger have bigger tanks. But less fuel economy. They go the same distance. It’s not about the tank size anymore. Not sure if that makes sense. I rode the 101 last week and got 46 mpg I rode 60 miles with 1/8th of a tank it was ridiculous. A 5 gallon tank on that bike adds weight makes it bigger for no reason. People don’t want to ride 400 miles on a motorcycle tank of fuel. Sounds nice but the average person won’t use it.

[@Yamahog]

I don't wanna be a Snitch...... But if the windscreen was doing its job,.... your T-shirt shoulders Should not have been ruffled by the wind... ever during this filming So it's either a double-take,with you riding a naked , during the filming..... and a bike with a windscreen for sales purposes on others. That Said .....HP = work / time ...... aka. it's the effort / rate ..... So 100 # ft x 3000 rpm / 5252 = HP ,,..... so that would be 57 hp.. minus losses so say 52 hp..... on the Scout-69 .... at 5252 rpm ..... then HP = Torque = 100 Hp My point being , the only time HP = Torque is at 5252 rpm. ..... so if the bike makes 78 ft-lbs at 3000 rpm and is constant through to say 6500 rpm. when the limiter kicks is.... 6000 rpm x 78 / 5252 = max HP - losses.. which gives about 89 - losses would be about 83 hp on the Scout 60 So the scout 60 at 78 hp , maxed out would be ~~ 83 Hp tops . The Scout 69, by the same factor would be 103, or thereabouts. As for the decision ,..... by all measurements ,... either of the Scouts are needy bikes ....... needing to get up into the higher revs to get any HP ..... around 4200 + rpm's to get power. ... Some re-vamping is needed here obviously I digress I will stick with my Bolt Stay Safe

[@NostalgicMotorcycles]

@@Yamahog what 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️. The windscreen does not stop wind from existing around you. It blocks the force of wind hitting you directly. That creates a low pressure area behind out causing wind movement. You feel it in your arms and around your body but it’s not directly on you. You’re still moving fast lmaoo. I’m confused about what your actually trying to get at and why you’re talking about the scout 60.