The Indian Super Chief Limited is a cruiser motorcycle from Indian Motorcycle. It is currently on sale. Cruisers are built for relaxed riding, typically with a low seat, a laid-back posture and an engine that pulls from low revs. With a 1,890 cc engine it sits in the big-bike, 800 cc-plus class.
Power comes from a 1,890 cc twin-cylinder air-cooled fuel-injected engine that makes 88 PS and 162 Nm of torque at 3,200 rpm. Peak torque arrives low in the rev range, at 3,200 rpm, which makes it relaxed to ride in traffic. Its stroke is longer than its bore (103.2 mm x 113 mm), a long-stroke layout that generally favours low-down pulling power. Divide power by kerb weight and it has about 263 PS per tonne; by that measure, it is genuinely fast, well beyond everyday traffic speeds. The claimed top speed is 185 km/h. 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.
It is built around a steel tube w/ cast aluminum rear subframe. Suspension is by telescopic fork / 132 mm at the front and dual shocks w/ adjustable preload / 75 mm at the rear. Braking is by a 300 mm disc at the front and a 300 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 spoke wheels with tubeless tyres — 130/90B16 at the front and 180/65 B16 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 335 kg ready to ride, which is heavy, so parking and tight U-turns need care. Ground clearance is 125 mm — low, so take speed breakers and steep ramps slowly. It is 2,286 mm long, with 1,626 mm between the axles. Its 15.1 L fuel tank and claimed mileage of 14 kmpl work out to roughly 211 km per tankful on paper; real-world range is usually lower.
Equipment includes a digital instrument console, an LED headlamp, turn-by-turn navigation, USB charging port, call and SMS alerts and cruise control. Safety equipment includes low fuel indicator. It has three riding modes: Sports, Touring and Yes.
The manufacturer's warranty is 2 years/Unlimited kms. For the Indian Super Chief Limited, Mechiee offers a fixed ₹21,999 doorstep service.
It is best suited to relaxed riding and unhurried weekend trips. 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.
Recommended tyre pressures are 36 psi front and 40 psi rear, solo or with a pillion. Its belt drive needs no lubrication, only periodic checks for wear and tension.
