Speed Read, November 20, 2022
An adorable little Honda ST90 holds its ground against four liter-plus bikes this week. We’re looking at an Indian Scout Rogue from HardNine Choppers, a 1,190 cc Buell dirt bike, the limited edition Ariel Ace Black, and a stunning Kawasaki from Japan.
Indian Scout Rogue by HardNine Choppers The King of the Baggers race series is an absolute blast to watch. With full-fat factory baggers hopped-up and hurled around a race track, MotoGP style, it?s easy to see why.
Indian Motorcycles are into the series?and even though this custom Indian Scout Rogue isn’t actually a bagger, it is inspired by their race entry. The Rogue is the cut-down, bobbed version of Indian’s popular Scout model, and the last bike you’d associate with racing… but here we are.
To pull this off, Indian turned to Danny Schnieder from HardNine Choppers. Danny has a background in freestyle motocross, and is an award-winning custom motorcycle builder. He’s also blisteringly quick on two wheels, so he wanted to bring that performance mindset to the Indian cruiser.
The most obvious upgrade is the new Öhlins suspension. Danny modified the yokes to fit the larger-diameter Öhlins forks, and replaced the factory shocks with longer, plusher units.
A set of Roland Sands Design performance tracker wheels were bolted on too, with a slew of braking upgrades supplied by Beringer. The new wheels allowed for a second disc to be mounted up front, providing more than enough stopping ...
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