I owned an Indian Scout LE for a little more than a year.
Whilst it had an awesome rev happy motor, I was deeply disappointed in the bike. It felt unfinished and built to a price point.
In its stock form the suspension is bordering on dangerous, especially at the rear. The designers worked hard to get that classic Scout geometry but in doing so the compromises on the rear suspension are significant. The Bobber has even less travel than the stock Scout, which surprises and worries me....
Where as on the Triumph we get polished and detailed metal finishes, on the Scout, there was plastic...Lots of Plastic.
The Bobber version is still essentially a stock Scout and is a rather splendid example of "Bandwagoning" in favour of real product development. It looks like it was rushed out of the the door, rather than developing a new platform...
I'm a fan of the 111 Indians, but the Scout was a big let down and The Triumph Bobber is by far the Superior machine
