Motorcycle specifications Indian1250 Scout Bobber 2025 Dirty Scout

Every American manufacturer needs a bobber. The scent of stripped-down custom, the lightness of a machine stripped of the superfluous, the essence of the essential endorsed by a lean, mean style. The Scout has had this string to its bow since 2018. Now it's time for a new chapter.

With a bigger engine! She must have been fed up with her 95 horsepower, especially when she saw the latest Sportster 's block sending out a big ladle of extra watts. So Indian took the buffalo by the horns and thoroughly reworked the 1133 cm3. After a 5 mm bore increase, a sharp rise in the compression ratio, a new injection system with larger throttle bodies and a total cubic capacity of 1250 cm3, the twin (christened SpeedPlus) gains 10 horsepower and over 1 mkg.

105 horses in the belly and a thuggish profile in perfect descent with yesterday's Bobber. The new Bobber takes on everything: the small black headlight cowling, the solo seat, the inverted mirrors attached to the handlebar ends and the axed mudguards. The new chapter is even more streamlined, with the disappearance of the "sculptures" on the V of the engine, a single exhaust, the removal of the plates on the edges of the rear mudguard and the radiator better integrated into the center of the frame.

An unobtrusive element, yet one that has undergone significant change. Scouts used to benefit from an aluminum frame. This has now been replaced by a classic double-cradle tubular steel frame. A return to the usual values of the category. Forks, shock absorbers, wheels and brakes remain unchanged. Even the reduced rear suspension travel (51 mm) has been reiterated - allowing the seat to drop to one of the most accessible values in the sector, at just 665 mm.

The Scout's face is still as patient as ever. One look, one gesture, and it looks like it's going to hit you. And yet it's far from fierce. The Bobber has become the most accessible of all Scouts. If you want to stay true to its spirit, there's nothing more to say.
But Indian subtly stirs up a whole bunch of technological treats, even adding the riding aids that colonize much of motorized production. To get traction control and riding modes, the kind of co-pilots that come as standard on almost all mid-size bikes (and above), you need to splash out on the 1,000-roro "Limited" finish. It comes with cruise control and a Limited badge. A USB charger is also included in the package... the previous Scout Bobber 1133 came with one as standard. Pity.

The next level of finish is called "Limited +Tech", costs 2,000 euros more than the basic Bobber, and adds keyless ignition, other colors, the option of A2 throttle, and a 4-inch color TFT screen - like those found on FTRs (almost all of them). Its circular shape suggests a classic spirit, but behind the 10 cm touchscreen, it's something else. The Ride Command software platform offers a choice of six display themes, two gauge screens, Bluetooth smartphone management and on-board navigation.

Still dark and rebellious, now stronger and more technological, and fundamentally ready to eat sensations and frelling, the Scout 1250 Bobber confirms its "bad boy" status. Mammoth & Piston would be under its spell.

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