have the big twin feel down as good as anyone, and more. I loved the lively fire of the Indian Flat-Tracker a couple of years back, and this Thunderstroke motor is equally wonderful, delivering 122 big running horses. There’ s something truly heartwarming about knowing that nearly half a tonne of bike and rider can be thrust ahead with such unstoppable grunt.
BIG BUT BALANCED At traffic lights, getting my feet off the boards to
stabilise the bike, I discovered that full boots are essential, as the heat from the pipe burnt my sock and leg above my inadequate ankle-high footwear. Well, you’ ll only do it once. I was concerned that such a beast-mode bike was going to be hard to stop, so on a quiet back road I tried out the anchoring department, hard. Indian must have foreseen this and spec’ d some upmarket
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KIWI RIDER 55