Fun fact the name thunderstroke came from the team members in spirit lake Iowa. When the fist Indian 111 started in the building everyone thought it had started storming outside. Hence the name was born.

I just bought an Indian Roadmaster a week ago. I have 700 miles on it now. This is my first full touring bike and I love it!!! It was a little top heavy for me at first but now I am getting used to it. I went from a Yamaha 1300 touring to the new Indian. It has great throttle response and the infotainment system is awesome. Lots of bike info and of course Bluetooth capability. I just love it!!!

I have a 2021 street glide special. Love it. Handles well and I have all the technology I can handle. RDRS SYSTEM so it helps keep me on my two wheels. Almost pulled a trigger on the Indian but Harley has more dealerships and are more convenient for service and repairs. Maybe if Indian had more dealerships I would have went to the dark side. Still I love my street glide!

Yes I would buy this over any HD and I really like what they did to the frame where they stamped their name right into it

I ride an Indian and a Harley, they are both great bikes, wouldn't give either up. Indian feels a bit more refined, Harley a bit more raw (riding, fit and finish is great on both). This is not a plus or minus for either brand, just a notable difference. Most importantly, the competition between the 2 will end up with better bikes for everyone.

Love the bike and love the color although the blacked out one looked awesome. You are in the right business 👏 you're a great salesman 😉✌

I’ve had a Harley and a victory, and for some reason I am totally drawn to the Indians

The rectangular slot in the lower right of the fairing is prewired for a garage door opener. Pull the rubber plug out plug the opener cable in and snap the opener in the fairing. I love my 2020 Roadmaster Darkhorse.

I really like the mix of old school gauges and new tech with the screen

The song ya lookin for is AC/DC " Thunderstruck" Kickass song! Gday Shaun from Australia! SRK Rocks!!!

This just tells Harley owners how much HD is slacking. They are brand loyal. As are Indian lovers. Simple as that. Harley has a huuuge advantage in the loyalty department.

I've had an adjustable windshield for the last 12 years. One of the best things about it is that on the super hot days, if wearing a helmet with a front vent, you can adjust the windshield to direct air right into the vents. Keeps your head cool very well once you're up to about 40 mph.

I bought the 2019 Indian Chieftain Limited Black Pearl. Everybody has a Harley. It is bad ass!

I'd take the Street Glide all day solely for the aftermarket. I like modifying my bikes. I like making them mine. Indian unfortunately just doesn't have the same aftermarket support as Harley does. Indian? You sometimes have to settle for some things. Harley? Whatever you could possibly want, they have it in black or chrome. Sometimes even in other colors!

after a lot of thought, i was considering a raod glide...but for the price of a 2018, i can get a brand new cheiftain..with more features and better looks. i think im sold on indian, sorry harley

I got rid of my harley and bought an Indian 3 years ago and I am 100% glad I did.

Indian makes a nice bike, but I have a 16 Street Glide Special and would choose it every time. If for no other reason, I never have to buy another bike for the rest of my life if the current aftermarket holds. I can replace every part and never have to overpay buying parts directly from H-D

3 things that I am super impressed with. Indian's suspension; nearly TWICE that of a HD at the rear end. An adjustable screen. Very handy for when you need protection, or down when you want the breeze. The details; lockable panniers; a pocket at the front with USB port and room for your mobile phone. Super impressive motor with a great note. (Did I mention details)? It's the sort of bike that would have me looking back to admire it as I walk away. And that's after over 40 years of Harleys.

Having a one-piece forged crank is a plus over HD's pressed together unit. No runout problems. A geared primary is is a bonus.

Just got the 2021 indian springfield Dark horse, and I love it. I've already added the stage 1 intake and plan on doing the bigger cams

I would have a tough time picking between the two. Luckily I am absolutely in love with my 2020 Heritage Classic 114.

That’s the garage door opener under the right side of the fairing. Have the same bike in black pearl. Hands down best fit and finish

My 17 year old son over heard you say "Thunderstoke" (I expected and different response) he shouted back "Thudercats HOOOOOOOOOO!" 😂

I had been wanting to get a bagger for the past six years. Over that time I would have never considered Indian. Over the past year that I have been looking seriously I did start to consider Indian and gave them a serious look. I bought the Street Glide anyway and I have ZERO regrets. I love it.

My 1997 BMW had adjustable brake/clutch levers along with ABS and heated handgrips.

The black rubber piece you pointed out under the fairing is a placeholder for a garage door opener. Indian Motorcycle sells them and they're super easy to install. Works great!

Dude the roads your were riding on, i literally ride on all the time. i had no idea you were near Lancaster. Awesome!

I bought the Scout in April to get back on a bike after 30+ years. Loved it! I’m now looking at the Chieftain or Challenger. Demo ride in a few days then the decision. Harleys are great I’m sure. But I do lean towards the look of these beautiful Indian bikes. Thanks for the great review and video.

Great video! 👍 I'd go with the Cheiftain over the Street Glide any day. Both great bikes, but I dont wanna be just another Harley lol

Still, Indian at the end. But just to be clear, I'm not one of those Harley haters. I just like the Indians more at the moment. Competition is a beautiful thing. Great video. Thanks for sharing.

I own a '14' vintage.great bike and i've owned everything including a '71' Norton Commando because i'm "71" lol

I see why i followed ya channel ya awesome! And your not afraid to have fun but first and foremost GOD! I just found out about the Indian line...thanks for posting!! But thunk im going with the Harley electric, ultra, definitely the limited edition...?? Super funny!! Dude your videos are amazing..😂😂😂

I'm a simple man.. my 94 softtail springer is just perfect for me. No need for sll the extra electronic parts. Good ol choke and carb with some drag pipes. Can't beat it

I had a 2013 Road glide then traded it in for a 2018 Indian chieftain limited. The Indian was a great bike, better suspension than my road glide, the power windshield is definitely a big perk, but didn’t care for the heat from the rear cylinder. Just traded it back in for a 2020 Road glide. I prefer the fix fairing. Was going to go with the new challenger but decided to wait a few years to see how the all new 108 liquid cool motor holds up.

Indian has caught up in popularity to Harley Davidson. Indian as of last have smoother, cooler, and more maintenance free design. Indian has a gear drive primary, single oil fill, and a large oil cooler, and full LED lighting.

That “thing” on the lower right fairing is the garage door opener.

Hey love all your videos👌🏻 i would pick the Indian Chieftain above any other bike. The 111ci and 116ci powerstroke enignes are so amazing. The technology in the bike is really incredible and the handling is excellent sharp and precise. And it looks so beautiful 👌🏻😁 my ultimate dreambike.for sure. Greetings from Holland

AC DC Thunderstruck would be the song for that Indians Thunder stroke.

I own a 2019 HD limited with a 114ci motor. I rode the Indian before going with another Harley. I didn’t like the seating position and I like that my Harley has apple car play. The Indian exhaust also cooked my leg.I did like the locking bags and adjustable windshield though.

I needed that verse today.🙏

God Bless you guys!!!

Beginning of video......Street Glide End of video.......Street Glide

There was a guy in PA who rode all year every year. Not sure about the new fenders are but the older bigger fenders began to rust inter the chrome trim in the winter. He went through 3 fenders before trading in for a goldwing.

Those codes are for the assembly line workers, you scan the part after you put it on to keep track of the counts for the warehouse and to make sure the correct parts are going on the bike since there’s several variations.

My Dad had a 48 Chief Police bike, it had a left hand throttle ( so they could shoot )

The Key to buying any motorcycle is service in your area. Love the motorcycle but the dealer I would have to deal with doesn't have a good Service Department.

I owned a 2012 Electra glide ultra limited loved that bike. But it was totaled After 5 months of waiting for the per bike for my I bought a 2017 roadmaster. And it’s a game changer. Truly love my Indian. Best change I’ve made. Great channel. Keep up the great work!!!!!

I have a 2016 Victory Magnum, I wish I could find stuff for it, Polaris quit making them so most of the aftermarket companies quit making parts for them, other than that I love it, I have no regrets buying it

Would like to see two lane road U-turns on all the bikes you test drive. Would be a good indication of how they handle at slow speeds.

Great bike Sean, thanks for sharing that. I suspect you’ll have a couple more coming as you’ve probably accidentally ordered another two from Amazon by scanning the bar codes. Haha 😂. Great Bible text. Regards, Bob M. South Wales

Love the Indian...always have, though had an oppertunity to buy one bout '78, a 47 Chief...at the time had come across hard times and had to leave LA for Fla to find work. And this man had confidence in my riding and told me to take it for a spin...whoa, his father had given it to him in his will. I had no credit and couldn't come up with any sum of cash which I regret to this day, also this bike was mint and the man was a Hells Angel and the guy was a good friend, I had confidence in my riding as had been riding for 25 yrs at the time, but didn't like LA traffic soo no ride, regret that also, at age 64 am going to look into the purchase of a new Indian!

pfus naathooda ....first ride , a 1949 Indian...bonniville w/ racer brown cam. lived on a good hill... had to jump start... no go ? push up hill ...try again..,but when the beast started ....you KNEW....something special...could pull you off the seat.. barely hanging on.... of course I was only 17 ....no license .... awesome fun. love to have one again ...now 71,,, looking for something I can hold up...maybe a Sportster......happy new year ALL

I traded my harley in for the chieftain DH. bike is awesome. turns heads everywhere.

I would also prefer an Indian over a Harley. A big thing is, I don't do the glossy paint schemes. I love, particularly, the Matte White you can get Indians in. Plus I feel more comfortable on Indians and they don't shake you to death like a Harley.

Great looking bike and color. Smooth integration of the curves. Where are you located cause it looks like a great place to ride!

I've owned a few HDs, while I love their styling, I don't much care for the company itself...I'd love to give that Indian a try...and I love that red paint job...

"Someone put HD highway pegs on this thing, you cant do that!". Best line I've heard all week. Great video, I like HD and Indian, both awesome bikes IMO.

I'd love for you to review the Yamaha Eluder. I have one and I love it! Its unlike every other bike and everywhere i go, people ask me what it is.

I come from a Harley family. Father, grandfather, uncles, and aunts. When I was 14 I saw a slammed indian with a 20in front tire with round sexy lines. I always had it in the back of my mind but never spoke about it to my family. For years I always built my bikes. Into my mid 30s I had my finances and responsibilities in order and was looking to buy a new bike, no more working on bikes. Of course I ended up on my local Harley lot. I knew what I wanted and how much I wanted to spend. I found a nice slightly used bike and was ready to buy. Original Salesman was great and helpful but when he took my info and credit another Salesman came out and tried to push me onto a brand new Harley cruiser I didn't want. I firmly asserted I liked what I came there to see " you don't want that" he keep saying so I left. Next day I slipped into an Indian dealership. They were helpful, informative, and not pushy at all. I settled for a 2015 chieftain with the 111 thunderstroke. I love my bike it's heavy but low to the ground and very well balanced. I outrun everyone in my family and get a lot of crap on rides, I just respond "can your bike do this" and raise my windshield. They just laugh and hang their heads. The only downside I have with indian is their lack of aftermarket parts, and apparel. The radio can't really be modified because the module is wired through controls of bike. It can be modified through a custom shop but will void warranty. But as far as the bike itself I love my chieftain.

That Homer Simpson’s quote at the beginning. I see you are a man of culture.

Trust me when I say this the thunder stroke 111 sounds a lot better in person

Love the analog speedo and tach.

Bought our 2019 chieftain 2 weeks ago and we love it. My parents are Harley people but we like the chieftains look better. Both are great bikes, but the style suits us better. Already got 1400 miles on it!

Crazy seeing the tech these bikes have built into the fairing. I ride a 2000 vlx bobber haha

I've owned/ridden both the HD Glide(s) & most of the recent Indian models & while I love them all, my Victory Cross Country Tour is the best "bagger" motorcycle I've EVER ridden! Hands down.

They didn’t put the pegs on wrong not everybody has 9 foot legs OK Sean lol

I like what I've heard 👂 about Indian. The HP is crazy so many bells and whistles nice bike. Got an 89 softail and I'm going to get a street glide or a chieftain really like that bike......nice video

last year I did a test drive during Indian open house. It was the exact same however with Jekyll & Hyde system..whoow! The CT is very smooth and really doesn't vibrate at all! The adjustable windshield seemed nice but both low and high worthless to me, a lot of noise and turbulence. I'll stick with my Harley-Davidson RK CVO '08 for now ...

Inner fairing looks like a Pixar robot staring straight at you.

I would rather have an Indian..as soon as my Harley comes back from the shop for the upteenth time, I’m trading in!

Ever the optimist “I don’t know what this thing is but I bet it’s awesome”… 😂… you’re awesome

Would love a Chieftan, but they're just a little too expensive right now. I picked up a 2016 Victory Cross Country a few weeks ago and I love it. Not quite to the level that the Chieftan is yet, but it's a great bike.

Indian all day. Oh wait I already have an Indian roadmaster 😎

Indian by far, have a 2018 chieftain. Had a street glide and the handling and feel just wasn’t on par with Indian

I've ridden both The Street Glide Special and the Indian Cheiftain Darkhorse and The Indian is the one for me too. You want the limited or the dark horse though as you get lots of goodies with those packages.

I have had 6 bikes in two years. Each time I had a harley (non-touring model), it got traded in for a touring model from Indian. On a Challenger now and it will probably be the last bike I have for a while. Loved my Chieftain when it had it, just ran out of stuff I wanted to do to it. Bars, heated grips, Nav, Stage 2, locking bags, someone got a great deal when I traded it on a built out bike.

It’s a beautiful bike. I really love the Ruby red Darkhorse. Great informative video. A lot I didn’t know about this bike. If you’re on a long ride what ride mode would you use?

The screen is my favorite part

Tested them both. I found the Indian seemed to have a lower center of gravity and was more stable. The rear suspension on the SG was awful. I purposely took it down a rough road and thought my kidneys were going to come out of my side. H-D really needs to add some travel to the rear suspension. I bought the Indian and am very happy with it.

The FOB actually DOES go beep-beep, double-click and it activates the security system (the horn will sound). Try to get on the bike and lift off of the kick-stand and the alarm will sound.

Indian Dark Horse is one of my favorite bikes out there!

My Harley Electra Glide Classic developed a high speed wobble so I bought a new front motor mount and started researching how to change the rear motor mounts / isolators. Before I did anything I checked the tire pressures. Damn, I had been riding on only 24 psi when my tires should be 32 psi. Now no wobble. Tire pressure monitoring is nice. Getting on your knees with a $1.99 tire pressure gauge once a week is probably sufficient. I had not checked the pressures for months so I was very wrong. Would I buy an Indian? Not at the price. I am happy with my 1988 Evolution Harley.

Great video as always! You are always fair in your reviews...point out the good and the not so good. Love the Bible passage before you ride! I always say a pray for a safe ride before I ride off. God bless you and ride safe!

Notice you couldnt say Indian over Harley , had to say you already had a Harley first lol! Love the vids long time subscriber !

I would love to see you do a test ride on a Harley breakout

Love my indian, gets ALOT of attention even when surrounded by harleys. I love harleys too, but i wanted to be different.

@srkcycles do you guys still have this bike in stock? Love this bike

These chieftains are simply freakin' awesome. Everytime I ride it I just cannot get it, how such a bike can be so easy to handle and so much fun to ride.

I've been riding HD's since 1968. Once the 2016 Indian Springfield came along, I been intrigue with the performance and simplicity.

Those are sweet. I already have a cruiser so my next bike is going to be either a Hayabusa or ZX-14

I just purchased a 2014 Indian Chief Classic and it is Fantastic I have had multiple Harley's of all types but love the Indian it is a Numbered Bike the first 111 Bikare Stamped mine is Number 67 of 111 it has a few Extras Pipes,Chrome California Covers ,Foot Boards in leather and chrome, Carry Rack only 1,270kms when I purchased it and I absolutely love it, NEVER Fails to draw a Crowd and so many positive comments. I was at a Diner and Bar last Sunday out of the 60 or more Bikes I know that my Vintage Red Indian was definitely the Bike of the Day compared with 90% Black Bikes and a few mixed and 2 tone ..And Most of the Harley's Sound so loud and out of tune ,I guess they can't hear it with earplugs and Helmets and the Sound behind them..Who would pay thousands of dollars for the Chrome pipes made out of $50.00 worth of pipe then chrome it and charge a fortune..Harley lost me after a disaster of a Heritage Softail 103 that was doomed from day one spent months and months being repaired under warranty, I was lucky enough to unload it with a small loss ..Never Again would I buy a Harley..My friend has the same Indian as mine and commutes to work 85,000kms in 5 years Never had a problem only Service, Tyres and a Battery..

Although Polaris owns Indian now, I love the look of the bikes an the functionality as well. However I still like the older Indians over the older Harley’s. I equally like motorcycles in general an their are definitely certain Harleys I wouldn’t mind driving but I’d definitely have to have one of the newer scout bobbers definitely to own an keep.

2018 indian chieftain whitesmoke. Been amazing for 20k miles

Indian hands down:::: I like to keep oil in my bike not under it. Also I’d rather spend the time riding it instead of working on it

Did you do a video for the Challenger. I can’t decide which one I like better. The chieftain or the Challenger.

My wife surprised me with a 2019 chieftain for my 40th birthday and I love it. It’s sporty when I need it to be and comfy all at the same time. The gear mechanism for the windshield is made of plastic and WILL fail. The replacement off of eBay or Amazon is between $36-$45 and about 2-3 hours of your time to replace.

rode the 21 CVO road glide and street glide and the 21 chieftain, without a doubt i’ll take the chieftain. not even close!

Street Glide Special, I bought one this year, 1 I do not trust Polaris after they axed victory the moment they got Indian. 2 there are not enough dealers around for me to get services or anything else I may want to take it to the shop for(closest one to me is an hour away), 3 I do not like the look of them, too many curves 4 the aftermarket is much more limited, due to them not being around as long. After watching the video: 5 I have the RDRS system on mine, so having tire pressure monitoring, traction control and a rain mode so, no advantage there. 6 The 111 is comparable to the 114, so I do not see an advantage there, they are both aircooled engines with push rods. This video did not change my mind, at all.

i have a 2018 chieftain dark horse matt black. that spot under the front fender you didnt know about is for a garage door opener.

107hp/124tq with cams only is what a friend of mine made on the dyno but I still like my street glide better. He also said the bike is a very smooth ride compared to the harley he had. His indian doesn't rev as high but had plenty of power coming in and soon as 1800rpm