Helmet: Arai Contour-X Jacket: Highway 21 Winchester Airbag Vest: Dainese Smart Air Gloves: Aerostich Elkskin Roper 2.0 Pants: Highway 21 Stronghold Boots: Highway 21 RPM
Harley; Standard, Sport, and Rain on the Indian. Both have 6- speed transmissions with slip / assist clutches and maintenance- free belt final drive.
These baggers truly are big. Fueled up and ready to ride, the Indian tips the scales at 842 lb while the Harley weighs 811 lb. That 31- lb weight difference amounts to less than 4 % of the Harley’ s mass, but it feels much lighter when lifting it off the sidestand and pushing it around. The Indian is not only heavier, it’ s also longer, stretching 65.7 inches between the axles versus 64 inches on the Harley. And from nose to tail, the Indian is almost a half- foot longer: 98.5 inches vs. 92.9. From the saddle, the Harley feels more compact, with the handlebar, fairing, and footboards closer to the rider than on the Indian.
Top left: The Indian has a more traditional dash with analog gauges and a 7-inch TFT display. Its shorty windscreen is electrically adjustable. Top right: The Power- Plus 112 cranks out a lot of power, but it can feel rough at high revs.
KING OF THE ROAD Spec sheets and dyno charts are one thing, but in a comparison test the rubber needs to meet the road. Longtime contributor and friend of the magazine Thad Wolff and I filled the top- loading saddlebags and headed north, with photographer Kevin Wing chasing us on a third bike. Both baggers have nearly 70 liters of storage capacity, and their fairings include storage compartments with USB ports for charging smartphones. We appreciated the convenience of the Indian’ s remote- locking saddlebags; the Harley’ s bags require a key to lock.
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