![]() ![]() ![]() With just $700 separating the 2023 Harley-Davidson Low Rider S and 2023 Indian Sport Chief, it’s nearly a toss-up between the two performance-inspired cruisers. It’s safe to say the Indian is a clear winner in this department. Alongside those features, the Sport Chief also comes standard with the aforementioned ride modes, ABS, and rear-cylinder deactivation. Not only does the brand’s RideCommand system put multiple interfaces and layouts at the rider’s fingertips but it also offers turn-by-turn navigation and Bluetooth connectivity. The Indian, on the other hand, takes things up a notch with its four-inch TFT touchscreen display. That cluster also allows users to cycle between gear, odometer, fuel level, clock, trip, and range readings. An analog tachometer captures classic cruiser cosmetics, but the digital speedometer brings the Softail into the now. The LED headlight and taillight conform to category standards, but the four-inch analog gauge commands the spotlight. When it comes to tech, the Low Rider S keeps it simple. For that reason, Harley narrowly nabs its first round in this showdown, but you need more than power and fleet feet to win a fight. Still, the two bruisers trade blows with the Hog prioritizing agility thanks to its 28-degree rake, 31.3-degree lean angle, and 63.6-inch wheelbase.Īll the while, the Chief upholds stability with a 29-degree rake, 29.5-degree lean angle, and 64.6-inch wheelbase. At the fore, we have a draw, with both models listing 5.1 inches of wheel travel. By contrast, Indian calls upon a pair of Fox piggyback shocks and a 43mm USD front end from KYB.Īside from the setup differences, the Sport Chief offers 4 inches of rear wheel travel while the Low Rider S yields 4.4 inches. The Bar and Shield relies on a tried and true 43 mm inverted front end with a triple-rate spring and a preload-adjustable coil-over monoshock. Straight-line speed isn’t the end-all-be-all, though, and both club-style competitors bring their handling A-game too. However, when considering the Indian flaunts a Sport mode (along with Touring and Standard), stoplight-to-stoplight drag races are all but luck of the draw. Compared to the Sport Chief's 685-pound wet weight, the Low Rider S edges out its rival in power-to-weight ratio. The model's 679-pound curb weight only aids the Big-Twin Harley's one-cubic-inch and five-pound-feet advantage. The same goes for Indian, and its Thunder Stroke 116 keeps pace with 120 lb-ft of torque. That air/oil-cooled, 117 cubic-inch (1,923cc) V-twin lays down 125 lb-ft of torque (3,500 rpm), though H-D bypasses all horsepower claims in 2023. The Motor Company turns to its largest production engine, the Milwaukee-Eight 117, for its Hog. The easier to read consoles places the gauge closer to the rider’s eye line, while the textured black tank is now finished with FXLRS branding on top.Both Indian and Harley bring out the big guns when arming Sport Chief and Low Rider S, respectively. For the new 2022 Low Rider S, it sees a new analogue LCD combination design, and it sees the clock shifted from the tank to the handlebars. The new 2022 Low Rider S has a slightly lifted rear end, with the addition of a slightly taller shock absorber which increases the bike’s ground clearance from 120mm to 145mm, lifting the seat from 673mm to 686mm, but more importantly increasing the lean angle by 1 degree. The new and improved design of the filter and inlet resembles the design of the now discontinued FXDR. The capacity hike is joined by cams, and a revised air intake that is said to boost the mid-range of the engine. ![]() But the top torque output is achieved at a slightly higher number of revs, coming in at 3,500 rpm in comparison to the previous 3,250 rpm. Jumping from 90 hp to 105 hp and what a big-bore V-twin is all about, the torque has increased from 112 lb-ft to 125 lb-ft. Previously the bike had a 1,868cc engine, but this has been pumped up to 1,923cc, giving it a significant boost in power and torque. The revamped engine on the 2022 models come as the biggest change. ![]()
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