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“IN ALL MY YEARS OF TRIPPING TO STURGIS I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH POWER COMBINED WITH IMMENSE LUXURY.”
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Indian Roadmaster Elite $36,999 111ci Thunderstroke 6-speed 46mm cartridge Single air adjust Dry 921 lb./wet 953 lb.
ake a look at this here super bagger from the fine folks at Indian Motorcycle. It’s the all-new 2018 Indian Roadmaster Elite. This rig has just about every creature comfort you can cram on two wheels. Don’t let all this big blue-and-black largeness freak you out. It is a rather spry cycle even with the cavernously good trunk out back and the adjustable lowers up front. I personally rode this very bike with my better half aboard to Sturgis and back this year. I can tell you it’s a very well-equipped touring bike, if not the nicest I have ever thrown a leg over. Easily attained were 600-mile days, and even in bad weather the Roadmaster Elite kept rolling along. Some of my favorite things about this machine were the beastly 111ci motor, electrically adjustable windshield, dual-climate heated seat, and heated grips. Yes, those things aren’t the norm for me at all when riding, but in all my years of tripping to Sturgis I have never experienced such power combined with immense luxury. HB For more info, visit indianmotorcycle.com
