Excellent install video Mike! I talked to you and Chuck last Saturday after the chilli cookoff. You helped me with information about handlebars for the Super Scout. It was good to meet you. Regards, Lindsay.
Great video and I love the bike. It looks and sounds great. Just something about the Indian that is appealing to folks who don't want to be in the Harley crowd.
Amazing video. I have a new Scout bobber and was looking at the same 2 into 1 setup now I know exactly what to expect. Thank you for such a detailed and excellent walk through. Love my bobber and can’t wait to get this installed!
I miss the good old days of having a fuel petcock on the back of the tank. It made tank removal so much easier and always let you know exactly when you were hitting the reserve.
What a fantastic song Burt sings now Michael. I bet his voice is even sweeter live. I had to watch this in a couple of hits but I really wanted to see and hear the end result. Awesome mate !!
It is very similar to the Scout, but with a more modern and aggressive style. If you test ride both you'll notice that the Octane feels much faster. To me it felt like the Scout needed 6k+ rev to wake up, while the Octane wakes up much earlier. The number one reason I chose the Octane over the Scout is the wheels. The Octane can be fitted with radial tires, while the Scout can't take anything other than high walled radials. I wish it was available in gloss black when I bought mine, the matte paint can't be polished and waxed like normal paint. A big plus is that the Octane is extremely rare where I live, the Scout is not. But that may be a problem in the future when I need to get parts for it.
Great video, clear filming of the process and undoubtedly essential viewing for anyone undertaking the process. Beyond that, the Bassani sounds fantastic. I've always loved the Street Bob with the bassanis, they just have a great sound and that scout is a beautiful bike. Well done Mike. A long day but I bet you're delighted with the results. Be sure to keep us in the loop for the dyna stage as well if you can.
For sure, gotta record a video about the tuning results after the visit to my Indian Dealer and tweaking on the dyno. Now I must do the ever so painful job of riding Burt for the remainder of the break-in miles to hit the magic 500 mile point. ;-) Then the Sixty will get sorted and make its full potential power in this configuration. Thanks for watching. Mike
`Congrats on the new bike,you said it, surgery is so much smoother on a clean machine I'm looking at installing some Mac or Cycle X 4 in ones on my Honda cb1000c that I am restoring now,can't decide which ones I like best. They mostly all come with removable baffles wish I could try'em before I buy'em . Enjoy that beautiful machine this summer Michael.thanks for the vid! Cheers
They help a lot as I can squeeze the tank with my knees to take the pressure off my hands. Helps with numbness in my hands on a long trip. Thanks for watching. Mike
Added same pipes, intake and tuned with same Commander V. ( via watching your install) An investment, but, well worth it. My 18 Scout 60 now turns heads more than before. And for a little less than a 1000 cc cruiser, it thrills me. And that is what matters. I call my little scoot, " a pissed gorilla".
Hey man! I watched all your videos in preparation for doing some of my own first modifications to my Scout Sixty (mirrors and exhaust wrap). Just wanted to say thanks for the awesome videos they provided a lot of helpful information!
Great vid, really well commentated and clear instructions. I don't own a Scout but found it also very interesting. My mate has the bigger Scout. That exhaust looks totally awesome and sounds the goods. Well done mate.
And I thought changing the pipes in the Honda VTX1800 was a pain in the ass. You have way more patience than me. Give me back my 1970 motorcycles please!. SIMPLE!
To get a cleaner look on the tank, you could always use clear 3M vinyl? If you cut it right, it will be completely invisible, and will completely protect the paint from any scuffs or chips
Way over my skill level! I know how to put gas and check oil on my 2014 Harley Fat Bob. I am first time viewer and enjoyed your channel so much I will check out your page. I love the Indian Scout. Great job on vlog.
This was a great video, you gave a lot of information and we will be doing this exct thing with Nurse Kitty's new sixty from Bikers Against Bullies USA. Well done, Youngblood.
I'm gonna Tie Wrap my Tie Wraps with a Tie Wrap. Then I'm gonna take out all the bolts and replace them with Tie Wraps because Tie Wraps are totally TIE WRAPTASTIC!!!
Excelent vid, now we have an idea how long it realy takes to do the job. It is not just a couple hours. Mostley in youtube I dont now how much efford it takes. Thanks dude :)
little late now but idea, i like the tank pads idea, but the area is perfect at looks to make the Indian war bonnet siloghete instead of just those that you did.
I am considering Scout or Scout 60. I will change out the exhaust so hopefully won't need power commander. I plan to use the bike as versatile as posible, light touring and long distance so the Scout might be a better choice?
those bassani pipes sound awesome! ..clean job and a beautiful bike with a good choice of mods..i see a triumph? ..i have a 2011 speed triple ..to bad you live far away , I'd say lets go for a ride ..!
I have two Triumph's actually. A 2003 Speed Four that I have several videos about. The bike in the background is a 2007 Speedmaster that I am working on for my Wife as her new "big girls" bike as an upgrade from the 1987 Honda Rebel she's currently riding. Thanks for watching! Mike
Awesome work! I saw that same setup when I went to the drag strip, a local Indian Dealer was there with a number of bikes (including one with Nitrous) and that exhaust sounded great. I am assuming they had the power commander I mean why wouldn't they. Anyway if you want to see a few seconds of the Indian (I think it was a Sixty) see my video Great Lakes Dragway Tuesday the Indian races at the 10:37 mark into the video.
Crackin mods Mike mate,the new tubes sound deeper with a meaningful growl....no dought new maps will appear shortly for the pc5 which obviously will be implemented on dyno set up if not a tinkered custom tune will surfice ... I have a pc3 on the zx and there is just a sweet shop full of custom maps......hopefully tho will be re dynoed later this year . You still piss me off with that lovely big garage mate lol...and nice to see the Trumpet in the background... So you gonna spend a fortune and ship the Scout Sixty over with youreselves for the monster Jurrasic weekend? Ride safe bud and hi to the good wife!
Oh man, I wish that I could ship the Sixty over to Ol'Blighty to ride the Jurassic. I'd have to ship Melly's bike to LOL. Way to expensive. Burt goes out for a proper tune this weekend as I just hit the 500mile break-in interval. The Sixty will get a full run and tune on a chassis dyno. Will be interesting to see the results but at this point it's epic as-is. The tweaking will just make a great bike better. The Triumph is a 2007 Speedmaster I picked up second hand for an extremely low price. It's Melly's new bike for when she's ready to move up. Till that time I have a bunch of things to address from a maintenance perspective (one of the reasons I got it so cheap) and to fit the Speedy better to Melly as a rider. So it's going to be the new project bike. Thanks for watching! Cheers! Mike
Yeah i did see the new addition in ya last vid...cus i mixed up the models thinking it was a Mrs cactus America where as it is in reality a copperfish Speedmaster.......what needs doing to it mate?
+WEGGY zx12r It needs wheel bearings in the front (doing all of them), new pads & brake service front & rear, install Progressive lowering kit on the front with new seals & gaiters, 11.5" Progressive rear shocks (lowering the Speedmaster 3" total), Maverick Customs low solo saddle, sort out dodgy wiring for front indicators (old bodged install of a light bar), new bars & pullback risers, full service.... Just a few items ;-) Sounds like a lot but a large chunk of that work is to slam the Speedmaster and lower the seat for Melly. The rest is just catching up neglected maintenance. For sure there will be vids. Ride safe bro! Mike
really good video and editing, I wish I could do it that well. great bike I'm thinking of trading my 2005 America on one of these. Hopefully the handling is a whole lot better, I must get a test ride sometime.
I assume you mean the Bassani system? The muffler / silencer is a slip on after the 2 into 1 collector, so technically you can put any pipe that would fit on there. Also Bassani makes a shorter version in black and chrome. If you want a really short exhaust 2 into 1, then Trask or Dirty Bird has one. Thanks for watching. Mike
Thanks! Was well worth the wait. It will be interesting to see how much power the Sixty gains after it's tuned at the Indian Dealer on the dyno. Cheers! Mike
Just want to say thanks for making these videos, I am learning so much about bikes watching you vids, they're great! Mind if I ask, are you a mechanic ? You sure do know your stuff!
I'm 18 and for my first bike I was considering an Iron 883, HD 48, and now looking at this? In all honesty I understand that they are sportsters but I do want to go fast. Any recommendations or comments?
I'm 18 too, and have a Scout Sixty. It's going to be the greatest decision you'll ever make. Everybody has a Harley. The Indian differentiates you from the rest -- which I really like. People do triple takes when you drive past! It's also absolutely gorgeous.
Man your vids couldn't of come at a better time..Once I get the money,I'm either going to get a Scout or a 48. After watching your vids,it'll most likely be an Indian lmao and most of the mods I want to do with it,you're doing with yours aha subbed!!
I have a question all these mods you did does it void the warranty on the bike if you do what you did. And I wish you could’ve dynoed the motorcycle in stock form and then dynoed it after the improvements were made and see what the difference was in horsepower
I bought all the parts from my local Indian Dealer Spartan Cycle here in Michigan. They offer 10% off to new customers for the first year and price matching of on-line orders. I believe Revzilla.com has them for a similar price to what I paid. Mike
Always a pleasure too see you work, Mike! That exhaust looks the part, well done. LOVE the sound! Mike, in your case, the Power Commander works on open loop, not closed loop. For it to run on closed loop it would have to get some kind of feedback from the system to "close the loop", like the bike's OEM EFI does with the O2 sensor. That's why you need the O2 blank plugs. If the O2 sensors where left in the exhaust, the bikes EFI would counter all of the Power Commander's work. If, say, the PC leans the air/fuel ratio the O2 sensors detect that and the bikes EFI would compensate it. The O2 "optimizer" plugs that come with the PC are just resistors to fool the ECU so it doesn't try to adjust the fueling. Check this (short) video out ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fujeAFAjb4A.html Your Indian has a fairly sophisticated EFI system.The two O2 sensors means it has separate fuel maps for each cylinder. If you like to tinker, how about getting the Power commander's auto tune kit? Anyway Mike, your smile in the end of the video is really all it matters. Ride safe and, above all, have fun. I test rode your bike and I just loved it. What a fantastic bike. You, Sir, are a man of implacable taste. 97 days to go!!!!! Alex and Lola.
How do you feel about the upgrades that you did now that you've had about two months to ride with it all? still enjoying it as much as you had hoped? The bassani 2-1 sounds fantastic. I know its louder than stock but how much louder does it seem to you? does it leave your ears ringing after riding for a while or do you think its the perfect loud. loud enough to annoy the neighbors? thanks, great vid, ride safe
