The 2019 Indian Chieftain lineup (left to right): Chieftain Dark Horse, Chieftain Limited, Chieftain and Chieftain Classic.
Following announcements about 2019 updates to its Scout middleweight cruiser lineup and its Chief, Springfield and Roadmaster heavyweight cruiser and touring lineup, Indian has pulled the covers off the latest versions of the Chieftain family. The Indian Chieftain, Chieftain Dark Horse and Chieftain Limited have been restyled with a more sleek look, while the Chieftain Classic retains traditional styling.
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2019 Indian Chieftain Limited in Ruby Metallic
?As we continue to evolve the Indian Motorcycle brand, we want to expand our lineup with more aggressive style options, while still maintaining the availability of our more classic style options,? said Reid Wilson, Senior Director for Indian Motorcycle. ?What?s most important to us is developing motorcycles that meet a wide variety of customer style preferences, and Chieftain?s new look does just that.? 2019 Indian Chieftain Classic in Deep Water Metallic over Dirt Track Tan
The restyled Chieftain models get a slimmer fairing, full LED lighting, new fork guards and an open fender for a more streamlined front end, and new slammed saddlebags with color-matched fender closeouts and the new Rogue gunfighter seat provide a custom-inspired look. New badging on the tank and saddlebags?as well as the iconic lighted Indian headdress on the front fe...