The Scout, a smaller bike than the company’s large Roadmaster, Chief Vintage, Chief Classic and Chieftain, has an 1133cc liquid-cooled engine that puts out 100 horsepower, the company says.

“This is our answer to the Sportster,” said Steve Menetto, Polaris’ vice president of motorcycles. “With a lower seat height, the easy balance and the smoothness of throttle, we are thinking of female riders, as well as early riders or riders who already have a Chieftain. They may not want to take out a big luxury touring bike. The scout is a fun bike.”

For Indian, it’s a return to former glory. The company sold Scouts from 1920 to 1949, and tried to revive the nameplate under a previous administration from 2001 to 2003.

Specs 2015 Indian Scout:
ENGINE Liquid-cooled 60-degree V-twin , dohc, four valves per cylinder
DISPLACEMENT 1133cc
BORE & STROKE 99.0mm x 73.6mm
COMPRESSION RATIO 10.7:1
HORSEPOWER 100 hp at 8100 rpm
PEAK TORQUE 97 Nm at 5900 rpm
TRANSMISSION six-speed
CLUTCH wet multi-plate
FINAL DRIVE belt drive
FRONT SUSPENSION 41mm fork, 120 mm of travel
REAR SUSPENSION dual shocks, 76 mm of travel
FRONT BRAKE 298mm rotor, 2-piston caliper
REAR BRAKE 298mm rotor, 1-piston caliper
CLAIMED DRY WEIGHT 244 kg
LENGTH 2311 mm
WIDTH 878 mm
HEIGHT 1206 mm
SEAT HEIGHT (LADEN) 673 mm
WHEELBASE 1562 mm
FRONT TIRE 130/90-16 72H
REAR TIRE 150/80-16 71H