Indian Scout Bobber

The original Indian Scout would have been amongst those bikes that created the original bobber style, so what of its 21 st century offspring?

While other brands have already claimed the ‘ Bobber’ epithet for their own products, Indian are probably more justified in its use than any other manufacturer, aside from Harley-Davidson. Students of custom motorcycle lore will know that the original bobbers were created after the Second World War, as returning GI J oes desperate for adrenaline kicks modified their bikes to compete with European machinery by reducing weight by bobbing’ ie, cutting down so they were smaller) the mudguards front and rear, and stripping off any other ancillaries such as racks, mirrors and additional lights. And not only did this apply to Milwaukee-built WLCs, WLAs and Knuckleheads, but also to the Springfield big