Venerable American motorcycle company Indian has gone under more than a few evolutions from their beginnings in Springfield, Massachusetts where in 1910 they became the biggest motorcycle manufacturer in the world. By 1953 their fortunes had changed and the company went bankrupt. Since then the name Indian has changed hands several times, partnering with Royal Enfield, the Gilroy, California based company before Polaris bought the name. They've been going strong re-releasing iconic Indians like the Chief and Scout including this all-new dark version of the Chief, the Dark Horse Edition. Let's see how dark we can get it with the configuration tool.
Power
Let's be clear, cruisers will never be fast. At least not relative to other motorcylces. That doesn't mean that they can't get that muscle car-esque grunt, though. Even a full bagger like this will easily pull off the line. That means checking off the $4,529.26 Stage III big bore kit. This pushes the engine from 111 cubic inches to 116 for a 20% increase in power. Put some money aside, though, because this one involves dealer installation. To complete the picture we'll go ahead and add the performance clutch and oil cooler at $309.99 each.
Bag it Up
At a certain point if you need to carry things, buy a car. Motorcycles are for traveling light. That doesn't mean you can't use a motorcycle of the long haul, however, and Chiefs look so good bagged up that we're going to add ... all the bags. That means saddle bags, tank bag, even the handlebars and fork get a bag. This tags just shy of $1,600. For another $309.99, the going price for impulse tag items it seems, we'll add a storage rack on the back, of course in black.
Finishing it Up
Since it's the Dark Horse edition and Indians are not for people who want to be reserved, we'll go with the tassel fringed heated Rider Seat for another $619.99 to give it that saddle look. We put a storage rack where the passenger seat would go, so no need the backrest or sissy bar either. For just shy of $925 we can add black highway bars which gives us another place to put a bag. Highway cruising can start to feel like someone gently pushing your chest for two hours, so we'll add a windshield for $559.99. Another $815 sets us up with some driving lights on both ends. Since low is always cool, we'll add the lowered shocks in the back for $464.99.
The final build price ends up at $28,794, $10,000 over stock. Looking good costs money after all but she looks great, doesn't she!?
Source: Indian