The Indian Scout Bobber is a roadster motorcycle from Indian Motorcycle. It is currently on sale. Naked and roadster bikes pair a lively engine with an upright riding position and little or no fairing, which makes them easy to live with every day. With a 1,133 cc engine it sits in the big-bike, 800 cc-plus class.
Power comes from a 1,133 cc twin-cylinder liquid-cooled fuel-injected engine that makes 106.45 PS and 108 Nm of torque at 6,300 rpm. Its bore is wider than its stroke (104 mm x 73.6 mm), a short-stroke layout that generally favours higher revs. Divide power by kerb weight and it has about 433 PS per tonne; by that measure, it is genuinely fast, well beyond everyday traffic speeds. It has electric start.
It has a 6-speed manual gearbox with a 1-down, 5-up shift pattern, and a belt carries drive to the rear wheel. It uses a wet multi-plate clutch.
Suspension is by telescopic fork, travel - 120 mm at the front and dual shocks, travel - 51 mm at the rear. Braking is by a 298 mm disc at the front and a 298 mm disc at the rear, with dual-channel ABS. ABS on both wheels keeps either tyre from locking under hard braking. It rides on 16-inch alloy wheels with tubeless tyres — 130/90-16 at the front and 150/80-16 at the rear.
The seat is 665 mm off the ground, which is low and makes it easy to put your feet down. It weighs 246 kg ready to ride, which is heavy, so parking and tight U-turns need care. Ground clearance is 109 mm — low, so take speed breakers and steep ramps slowly. It is 2,206 mm long, with 1,562 mm between the axles. Its 13 L fuel tank and claimed mileage of 25 kmpl work out to roughly 325 km per tankful on paper; real-world range is usually lower.
Equipment includes an analogue and digital instrument console, an LED headlamp, USB charging port and cruise control. Safety equipment includes traction control and low fuel indicator.
The manufacturer's warranty is 2 years. For the Indian Scout Bobber, Mechiee offers a fixed ₹14,999 doorstep service.
It is best suited to riders who want performance with an upright, everyday-friendly posture. Its low seat also makes it approachable for shorter and newer riders. With this much performance, it is better as a step-up bike than a first bike.
Its belt drive needs no lubrication, only periodic checks for wear and tension.
