Been waiting for a long time for somebody, anybody, anybody in the US anyway, to bring back the “Indian Scout” concept; a light, nimble machine with a good HP/weight ratio, and, especially, above all, pegs you can stand on

 

Indian brought back the “Scout” name but, in my opinion, what we are seeing is an art-deco Sportster.

 

Make up your own minds

www.indianmotorcycle.com/en-us/scout-indian-red

It's ugly; just like HD's newer 500 and 750.
Peace

Looks like a butt ugly V-Rod,

There is a lot to be said about any new attempt to revive a name brand,and Indian is no different.

IMHO this is not how I envisioned a new Indian Scout,yet I applaud their efforts to try and capture that spirit

I especially dislike the motors general appearance & if I block out that ugly looking lump,the body style isn't so bad.Yet on some level it still doesnt capture that Indian "feel/look" even a simple addition like the Indian light for the front fender would have gone a long way towards giving it that look.

Great job of keeping the tradition.  Looks almost identical to the original Scout 


I got no problem with innovation and comming out with new stuff (I am sure there is a group who like the style), but why the hell do they give it the name of something from the past like it has be revived?

Indian (well OK, Polaris) is really playing up that whopping (????) 69 cubic inch engine (I got almost that in one jug) and the introduction of the "first ever liquid-cooled Indian Motorcycle engine" like it's a good thing. You gotta love those marketing people - they have an uncanny knack for overcoming shortcomings of the engineers. It would have been a complete package if they'd have thrown a shaft drive on it.

I'm sure there'll be a market for these bikes - RUBs who buy a motorcycle to ride down to the bar and brag about owning an American classic.

RUBs don't understand that.

Only thing I have ever Ridden is a 57 Panhead and a Sportster.... I never even look at bikes, happy with what I got but the Pipes and the Square back lookin Fender are Ugly....

Other than the pipes, I like the looks of the bike and I'm definitely not a RUB. Real Ugly Biker, Rich Urban Biker or whatever that means. I think I'm more of a MEB (Middle-aged Enlightened Biker).

Well, I guess it's no worse than HD coming out with an electric motorcycle.....geezzz

Grey color is nice, its easier just to say that than to list the dislikes

Looks like a transformer,not sure what look HD and Indian are going for with all the dark color and flat paint schemes