The Test Ride That Won Me Over! Indian Chief Dark Horse 

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The performance of Indian has gone up, HD has some serious competition.

As a proud owner of a stunning 2019 Indian Springfield in steel gray and burgundy metallic, I concur, Cruiser Heaven, all day, every day. Go Indian!

I hope you still have the Indian Chief Dark Horse. It's my favorite cruiser made today, and I've been studying engine and motorcycle designs my whole life, as someone who notices details. It's just stunning. I had to pause the video at 20:00 when you're doing your walk around the bike, to just admire the design. It's one of the best looking engines on any bike in history, and in my opinion, is just so much better looking than the liquid cooled motors. You need the fins, the fins on the cylinders and cylinder heads are part of the visual appeal. The mag wheels are also amazing, and look as good as spoked wheels, but for some reason Harleys and Triumphs, their mag wheels look very ugly. Indian knows how to make a beautiful wheel, that's for sure.

One of the best bikes I've ever ridden, maybe when I make a little more cash I'd love to get one.

I have the bobber darkhorse 2022 585 cams everytime i get off massive smile on my face and say to myself what an awesome machine

I was at the dealer the other day getting the fuel pump replaced in my '21 Scout Bobber due to recall and test rode a Chief Bobber Darkhorse. I was back that weekend to trade in. The comfort and quality of life stuff alone won me over especially since it's my primary commuter.

my mirror did that same thing on my first ride after purchasing .... I think that must be a dealer prep item that gets over-looked. Easy fix but it kinda freaked me out at first. I went with the bobber version because I liked the arms up some. The wind pressure isn't bad at interstate speeds. I've owned many bikes over the years and this one rides the smoothest and its low center of gravity means it handles well in curves. As far as comfort, I hadn't riden a bike in 3 years cause I was battling cancer ... but after I bought the bobber, I did 1 small local 50 mile ride and the very next day rode 378 miles .... I didn't even have my riding legs yet lol .. but not issues except my head was getting a little heavy the last 30-45 minutes to home.

I have that same model, but in a different color. I changed the handlebars to the mini ape hangers. It's the perfect seating position for me. Also added a passenger seat. I never ride with a passenger. It's to stop me from sliding back on hard accelerations. I love that motorcycle! I look forward to your next video. There is not enough content on the Indian Darkhorse chief. You have a great channel, please keep posting!

What i like about the Scout and the hd softails it's that you don't have the exhaust line and the belt drive both on the same side, letting the other side a little bit unbalanced, "hollow"… same problem with old Sportsters evo, but that's just my take on design

I rode a friends Dark Horse (I have an 02 RK ) and I couldn’t believe the pull it had in sports mode , definitely would figure out how to stay more secure , aftermarket seat or backrest would be a must . Congratulations, stay safe

Awesome video, the Indian Chief Dark Horse has a great design and the mini Ride Command system works really well for the functionality you get out of it. Despite the wait, I think it will be well worth it. I'll be looking for the follow-up video :)

Great review Paul, your enthusiasm for this bike says it all. No doubt you had a big smile when you twisted the throttle

The Super Chief Limited is my #1. I've got my eye on a new '23 in Silver Quartz Metallic. If things work out for me, it could be in my garage by the end of the year.

Test rode one, ordered a Super Chief limited within the week. Love it, just needed a Corbin seat to fit my tall self comfortably (6'5"). The bike is a torque monster in sport mode.

I'm glad your first impressions lined up with mine. It is an oddly cramped position on the Chief Dark Horse with the drag bars and mid controls. After a 100 mile ride or so, you really start to feel it in your hips. I've gone through a journey of replacing the handlebars with the Super Chief cruiser bars, adding forward controls, and putting a Saddlemen Step-Up seat on. All 3 have been great additions and made the bike feel much more comfortable. I am only 5'6 with a 30 inch inseam, but it fits much better than the stock bike did. Excited to see more Indian Chief content in the future!

Thanks for doing this video mate , an absolutely honest review. I really like this bike and love the colour too. Stay safe 👍

Funnily I went in to purchase the Chief dark horse however, I walked out purchasing the Scout Rogue! Great bikes, not been riding too long so the scout suited me. 👌🏾

I bought a 23 challenger pursuit dark horse with premium package wonderful bike too but what I like most about indian is the variety of motorcycles you can get from them and they are constantly improving their products too

Thanks for the video, still a bit early for bike season here in Canada (even in BC where it’s warmer than everywhere else) but I’ve just put a deposit on a Chief Bobber Darkhorse. For now I have been watching all the RU-vid content I can find to hold me over until I take delivery. 😁

Gratz Man! Hope to see a video when yours comes in. Its a beautiful bike.

That dash us awesone, speed on the outside edge and tach in the center on the bottom is such a good layout i loved it when I rode it

Great review, all about the feel of the bike and the experience. Which i think is much more important than the stats.

I just saw this, I Love that bike!! My friend has a Super Chief he loves,and Indian is my favorite motorcycle!! Well done!

Good on ya Bill, it’s bloody awesome, and I luv it, have fun mate. 😊😊😊😊😊👏🏻👏🏻🇬🇧👍🏻

Great review. I really enjoy your ‘reviews for the common man’ no nonsense as with the so called professional reviewers. Paid a deposit at Ballarat Indian today on Chief Bobber. Now just have to play the waiting game.

It was nice seeing you slowly fall in love with the bike great video!

I love your content. This bike is on my wish list hopefully I’ll get it for the 2024 riding season

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Awesome!! 😎

She's a beaut.

It's a lot better choice than a Harley of course. Nice looking bike.

I am not in the least surprised. Ten minutes along in my Springfield test ride and the outcome was determined. Around town and on short jaunts in the country I go without the hard bags and leave the windscreen at home. Congratulations! Wonder if Indian offers a solo seat grab rail for the Chief. I find mine provides extra support in the wind and during aggressive acceleration. Looking forward to your upcoming content more than ever!

If I didn't go for my MT-10, i probably would've gone for one of these. Maybe as my n+1.

Owned a couple of Harley’s and will never go back after testing then buying a Springfield. Great honest review!

I really like the Chief, if I could afford a new bike I'd go with that.

Well dark horse meets Dark Horse. I guess congratulations are in order, although maybe a bit early. I didn't see that coming though I do know you have a soft spot for a nice cruiser. That looks a very capable bike Paul and obviously you loved it. I look forward to finding out more as you get closer to the day. Well done. I'm off to the Indian page to have a closer look. 👍 popeye.

I really enjoyed your test ride and you seemed to enjoy it too.

I enjoyed your video. Good review. I have a scout bobber and love it. Has a lot of torque. It is liquid cooled so if you ride a lot in a hot environment it’s part of the consideration and I believe liquid cooled engines are known for torque. I will say mine definitely needs an upgrade in shocks to make the ride more comfortable.

Gday mate been following you I bought the super chief limited very happy aways been chasing HP I am 65 love the tourque all usable power. My new found friends on Harleys when we get in to the tight stuff I have to wait for them the floor boards are higher up and I haven't scratched them yet hope you get over your medical issues. What ever chief you buy you'll be very happy

I will never buy a Harley so definitely interested in Indian. I came from the adventure/tourer but it was too high for me. This will be my first cruiser. Looking at the bobber 60 however.

A lovely looking and sounding bike. We're definitely seeing more and more Indians on the roads here. Would certainly be my choice over a Harley Davidson

I rode one of these on saturday, the thunberstroke 116 on sport mode in this bike is nuts, the bike just wants to run away and leave u behind if i were to get a cruiser i would for sure get this

Thanks for reading out speed, gear and rpm! 👍

Here in Connecticut U.S I test rode the same bike and the left mirror did what your right mirror did. Wonderful bike but I also test rode the challenger and the cheiftian and i loved them all. I think i might even sell my Goldwing. Amazing bikes from Indian

Kudos to Jarod's remark on it vs the soft tail slim, lol. Glad to see you bought one, Paul. .... ( the extra 78$,(?), per payment will save you waiting for upgrade parts to bring the scout up to where you would have wanted it .... and Warrantied too....(?) ....). Buttttt... I'd want the thing in Raven Black, not Gun-ship Grey.

Thanks heaps for your video, I would never have known there was a demo bike in Ballarat to test ride if it wasn’t for this video. absolutely love the bike Mark is a great guy to deal with, after doing a test ride he offered to sell the it to me soooo I ended up buy this bike what a great machine

Love your videos and how you explain everything about your pride and joy...... I usually foamy cloth wash my bike, then go back oner it with a wet cloth to rinse to clear the dirty foam, one that's done I blow the water off with an air line...then polish and wax hope this helps....ps I never use any type of hose on my bikes....keep up the great content

Congrats When you find a bike that ticks the boxes for you You have to buy it

Love this bike i have owned harley cruisers before just cant justify big money on fairly new one with this stage 2 set up. Only thing imo is exhaust is too long. Maybe a 2 into set up in black is the go, s/bags, foward controls, mid apes, and black shield.

Congrats, nice content.

The bars look very thin. Tank looks a decent size as opposed to the smaller Scout..I like the traditional shape of the cylinder heads. Definitely go with the model with the clear screen and bags. Cruise control saves your licence.

Congrats for you. I love this minimalistic and sharpened design. If my memory serves me it is almost 2 liters engine, is it not? I reckon it probably sounds good also with base exhaust.

Floor boards, mini apes and a Corbin seat ! Good luck with it !

First of all, thank you for this great video! I really like your format, I hope that you will soon get the attention you deserve on RU-vid. I am the proud owner of an indian scout bobber twenty as my first motorcycle even if my first choice would have been the chief i wanted to practice on the smaller scout first now after almost 3 years with it i feel ready for the chief and thanks to your video it was reaffirmed! Best regards from Germany and continued success with your channel too and your son seemed very likeable too :)

This is the first Indian that has tempted me away from my Harleys, lovely looking bike, like a modern dyna.

I own this bike an man i love it

I went to a demo event and got to ride them all. Those bars were too far forward for me. My torso is too tall, and my arms are too short. Switched to the one with mini apes, which worked great, but it put more weight on my tailbone. I would put a saddlemen seat in it to fix that. Thought it was a fantastic bike

Lovely, Lovely Bike. GPS? I think that's the precursor to speed limiting...

"Ride one and you'll own one" was Victory Motorcycle saying. Since polaris made victory and now indian, guess it still holds true. Only thing i do not like on your bike is the 1/2 black 1/2 chrome exhaust. My opinion. Pick one or the other, having both just looks dumb and out of place.

Hi, I didn’t see a radiator? Is it not liquid cooled?

Looks like I missed it in the video, but how tall are you? Do you feel comfortable while riding this bike?

You would think this thing had 200 HP.

I am 5’9 and weigh 75kg, not really a big guy, you think I can handle this bike ?

Is this a chain drive or belt drive ?

I’d never go back to air cooled. I’m very surprised they even make this. It’s contrary to the awesome performance gains on the Bobber for instance. Quite disappointing.

The 6'3 guy looks goofy on it

Ride it like you stole it.....😮

Such a cool bike, thanks!

Surprised you are getting that bike. I tested it and it was very uncomfortable sitting position for me. I'm 5'10.5" high felt like It would be very tiring for a longer trip. Also the rear suspension is so much harder than the Rebel 1100cc. I felt every bump. But good luck with it. The weight and power ratio is a little bit out of wack on that Indian.

Great review, what is involved in a stage 1 upgrade, is it pipes and air filter or is there more to it?

In this entire universe, there is no such thing as an impressive $25K motorcycle that's not allowed to go over 110 mph. Worm. 🖕

Drop gears, redline, then hit it, man, wtf. Until then, you aint reviewing shit, grandpa