INDIAN ROADMASTER ELITE TO LAND IN OZ

The 2024 Indian Roadmaster Elite will land in Australia soon in limited numbers with a spec level and an eye-watering price tag that's only rivalled by the Harley-Davidson CVO range.

16 February 2024

Words: AMCN

Photos: AMCN

The 2024 Indian Roadmaster Elite has been unveiled and it will sell in Australia in limited numbers for $59,995 ride away. The striking machine features an all-new Indian Motorcycle Red tri-tone paint scheme with a premium candy finish that is said to celebrate the brand’s first Motorcycle Red paint scheme that was debuted in 1904 on the Camelback.

To achieve the desired finish, Indian Motorcycle partnered with two custom paint shops – Gunslinger Custom Paint (GCP) in Colorado and Custom Painted Vehicles (CPV) out of Wisconsin – both widely sought after for one-off custom-bike paint designs.

“Our Elite models take the incredibly high bar we set for all of our products, and raise it even higher, offering something more exclusive for the rider who wants to make sure their bike is a cut above anything else on the road,” said Aaron Jax, Vice President for Indian Motorcycle. “What I love about the new Roadmaster Elite is how we’ve taken the historic Indian Motorcycle Red and given it a tougher, meaner attitude with blacked-out styling.”

“Our design team is always thrilled to work on the Elite models because we’re essentially given the keys to design our very own custom bike, but instead of just one, hundreds will be available around the world,” said Ola Stenegärd, Director of Product Design for Indian Motorcycle. “With each new Elite model, we pull through custom bike trends to create something that’s not only current and relevant but authentically aligns with the Indian Motorcycle brand and complements each model’s inherent DNA.”

Only 350 examples will be made available worldwide and of these only very limited numbers are coming to Australia. As well as its distinctive paint scheme, the Roadmaster Elite features an individually numbered centre console complete with a silhouette of a 1904 Indian Camelback.

The Roadmaster Elite is powered by a 49-degree 1890cc (116 c.i.) V-twin that makes a claimed 168Nm of torque at 2900rpm. This is no lightweight bike, with a kerb weight of 403kg, but a low 673mm seat height aids when manoeuvring at low speeds. The braking package consists dual 300mm discs up front with four-piston calibers and a single 300mm disc at the rear with a two-piston caliper.

Standard kit on the Roadmaster Elite includes PowerBand audio system with bass boost, controlled via a 7-inch TFT display; a Pathfinder Adaptive LED headlight; gloss black dash; polished rider and pillion headdress floorboards, colour-matched stitched heated and cooled seat; tinted flare windshield; pillion arm rests; backlit switch cubes; and 10-spoke precision machined wheels.

The Roadmaster Elite might be expensive but it undercuts the Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide in Australia by $5k.