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For model year 2022<\/a>, Indian completely redesigned its Chief platform, slimming down the formerly curvy flagship series into three models with purposeful, minimal profiles that still embraced a quintessentially cruiser attitude. The next-gen Indian Chief, Indian Chief Bobber<\/a>, and Indian Super Chief are all built on the same platform and pack a simple new steel-tube frame with a cast-aluminum rear subframe in a more exposed, open arrangement, and the Super Chief is the light touring-biased expression of that effort. That means it gets a removable touring shield, two-up saddle, floorboards, 9.7 gallons worth of capacity from the leather side bags, and wide handlebars to steer the ship. On the base-model Super Chief, motivation comes courtesy of an air-cooled 49-degree Thunder Stroke 111 V-twin, good for a claimed 108 lb.-ft. of torque and hung on a steel tube frame, with two wire-spoke 16-inch tires on either end and a big LED headlight leading the way. The more premium Super Chief Limited trim swaps in a beefier Thunder Stroke 116 mill, said to produce 120 lb.-ft. of peak torque; both feature three ride modes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n