2017 Roadmaster/Chieftain 'Ride Command' Review Indian Motorcycle Reviews & Impressions >
Junior Member 37 posts Eotatavo Junior Member 37 posts
Eotatavo
I had a play with the new Ride Command system at the dealership the other day. People are right - it DOES look better in real life.

It's very smooth, and harbours a plethora of information at your finger/glove tips in it's womb.

Also, FINALLY, Indian worked out that for decent sound, you need decent material for a sound box.

Up until the 2017 models, even if you replace the stock Indian speakers (which use mini driver magnets) with Polk or Focals, the bass is still 'muddy'.

If you feel the fairing and its flexing like a mutha even at low volume, not to mention all the 'leaks'.

Now the fairing is made from the same sort of ABS that the panniers are made from, with very little flex, giving bass a much less muddy sound. Add to that the 100w amp, as opposed to 50w, and its a vast improvement over 2014/15/16 model  sound. It's actually enjoyable.

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crash Founding Member 2,565 posts
crash
and something that you can see clearly - that's pretty good (not that red crap).  It looks like they have changed the colour of the backlight behind the speedo - that's awesome - hopefully will be able to see the speedo now in low light.
Ulysses #30673
IMRG #AU100394
Current: RoadMaster (ebony and ivory)
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Eotatavo Junior Member 37 posts
Eotatavo
Yeah, that's a biatch eh Crash? Especially as dusk, its as if the backlight, the ambient light, and the dial all merge into one colour. Awesome tests they must have done [biggrin] [rolleyes]
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crash Founding Member 2,565 posts
crash
I notice that the gauge still is in MPG - presumably they can change that on delivery - this must just be the default value.
Ulysses #30673
IMRG #AU100394
Current: RoadMaster (ebony and ivory)
Highett Victoria Australia
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Eotatavo Junior Member 37 posts
Eotatavo
Not my pic Crash... "borrowed" from a US site because my phone camera was playing up.
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Kappy Full Member 362 posts
Kappy
The guys at Perth Indian allowed pleasrue of using a BLACK RM over night the instruments are really easy to  read.

The rode command is awesome.

My Willow and Ivory can only be days away.

I did a vid of part of the ride.

 
Kappy

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2017 Indian Roadmaster-Willow Green/Ivory--Wicked Willow
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CHF10 Senior Member 2,396 posts
CHF10
Listen to that sewing machine! lol It really is sad that the bloody EPA laws prevent Stage 1 from being standard.
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Filthy Phil Junior Member 7 posts
Filthy Phil
Kappy wrote:
The guys at Perth Indian allowed pleasrue of using a BLACK RM over night the instruments are really easy to  read.

The rode command is awesome.

My Willow and Ivory can only be days away.

I did a vid of part of the ride.
Hi Kappy, I'm just wondering if the Ride Command screen has a dimmer? It seemed very bright in your video & would annoy the crap out of me.
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crash Founding Member 2,565 posts
crash
Yes, you can dim it down.  You can also turn it off (but kind of defeats the purpose of having it I suppose).
Ulysses #30673
IMRG #AU100394
Current: RoadMaster (ebony and ivory)
Highett Victoria Australia
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