Looking to keep up its battle with legendary motorcycle brand Harley-Davidson, Indian Motorcycle recently unleashed its second model in the Scout family with the Scout Sixty at EICMA in Milan, Italy.
Named after the company’s most successful pre-war bike, the modern Indian Scout first debuted at Sturgis in 2014, with the Scout Sixty becoming the more affordable version of Indian’s current top seller.
While the Scout Sixty looks like a twin to the basic Scout, Indian has changed a few things in the engine and drivetrain to make owning a Scout model more accessible.
The Sixty houses a five-speed gearbox—the Scout’s is a six-speed—and the 60-degree V-twin of the newer model uses smaller pistons that results in 999 cc of displacement, just a little less than the 1,133 cc displacement of the regular Scout model.
Future owners shouldn’t worry; these minute changes won’t change the rev-heavy sound befitting of an Indian Scout. Indian has given the Scout Sixty an $8,999 price, which is $2,000 less than the regular Scout model, and only $500 more than Harley-Davidson’s base model, the SuperLow 883.
The fact that Indian decided to debut the Scout Sixty at EICMA is nod to the European bike markets like the UK and Germany, not to mention Italy, who have shown favor to the iconic American brand.
