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Is the Octane same platform as the Indian Scout

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#1 ·
Is the Octane the same platform as the Indian Scout.

I did a review of the Indian Scout at the following link, and i suspect its the same platform, but not entirely sure

http://youtu.be/moXA-W5LQoI

thanks
 
#2 ·
Having both side by side, yea they share some similarity's, But riding both back to back, the Octane felt more power full off the bottom end, the scout seemed to have to wind up then go, could just be how the throttle is dialed in as well, the scout I was on seemed to have more lag in the throttle, not the case with the this octane, twist it and it responded, no lag.

I could flat foot both bikes no problem, but at being at six foot, I kinda liked the octane seating a bit more, but the seat itself on the scout does not have that little hump in the back, its flat and your butt sinks right into it, had to wiggle around on the octane to find a good spot, bars felt better on the octane, didnt get the chicken wing out on the octane, but a buddy of mine has a 15 scout and he has done a set of bars and it helped out a ton, instead of reaching for the bars they are closer in, I think on the octane the bars are back and have less swept on them.

Parts fiche, I only got into a couple pages to see if anything swapped over, most of it was just nuts,bolts,spacers, stuff like that, I'll dig into it some more and see what happens.
 
#34 ·
I was looking at the possibility of adding the Rekluse Radius X auto-clutch to an Octane after watching a video of an Indian Scout DIY install. So I called Rekluse and pointed out both Polaris models share 35% of the same parts. They said they didn't know they have never tired. So I called Polaris and asked the Tech if the Clutch housing and basket were identical in the Scout and Octane. He didn't know but promised to find out. I gave him my email address. Low and behold he wrote me back within the week. He said after talking to everyone in parts knowledgeable with both the Victory and Indian they found the clutches were identical. They even shared the same part number back in the days when Victory was still in business. Just thought you might find my research interesting.
 
#3 ·
Did Polaris/Victory screw buyers. 7/8's bars and no accessories for them. You want bars you're going to travel back in time to get some and then they will not work with fly by wire and those terbil grips.
 
#5 ·
I have test drove all three bikes (Scout 60, 69, Victory Octane) and the Octane was the last one I rode. H.E.T. is right about both Scouts, have to wind them up. It was a night and day difference riding the Octane versus the Scouts. I'm only 5'7" and a bit chubby at 235 lbs but when I rolled hard into the throttle in fourth gear I felt like I was going to slide off the bike even with its humped seat. That was a Rush meaning it almost scared the poop out me and was thrilling at the same time. My Harley Davidson Street 750 at half the horse power felt more like a scooter on the way home from the dealership. Don't get me wrong. I like my Street 750 and I consistently get 50-53 mpg. I'm still waiting to see someone post what the Octane's gas mileage is. In the mean time, waiting on the dealership to run my application to see what the final numbers will be before I become an Octane owner.
 
#8 ·
Who in hell buys a motorcycle based on the gas mileage it gets? It's a friggin toy fer crying out loud and you know if its an Octane or a Scout, its gonna produce 45+mpg and maybe 50+. Mileage is a non issue. Get over it!
 
#9 ·
Who in hell buys a motorcycle based on the gas mileage it gets? It's a friggin toy fer crying out loud and you know if its an Octane or a Scout, its gonna produce 45+mpg and maybe 50+. Mileage is a non issue. Get over it!
For the rare few it's primary transportation not a toy but yea gas mileage is a non issue with these bikes.
 
#12 ·
Dyno

Be interesting to see a dyno graph pic of both to compare. Like how flat is the torque curve. Maybe the gearing or tire size is causing the different feel between them.
 
#16 ·
Once you've experienced it and done math, that's all you need to know. I know I can go 250 miles on a tank, give or take 10. But I didn't marinate over that until after I bought the bike and it wasn't a deal maker/breaker.
 
#20 ·
I Like the octane but after sitting on one I would have to chop 12" off my legs , 10" off my arms , and 7" off my torso to ride it .....
 
#25 ·
Just to piss off Popevil, I'll toss this in....
I have run out of gas once after 265 miles of twisty, two lane mountain riding in mostly lower gears. My XR can produce 50 mpg regularly and even get as much as 60 mpg sometimes. But that bothers me - is it running too lean? But every time I pull the plugs, they are mildly sooty. Go figger.
 
#27 ·
oeps .... all of us are getting of track as usual ... it's about the OCTANE

sorry OP

Andre
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TaPaTaLk
 
#29 ·
so OZ and Indo getting the same numbers ... when I flog the hell out of it I get 1:12 but normally full on fun riding is 1:14 Km/L .... never got 1:18 though

Andre
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TaPaTaLk
 
#30 ·
I can average 16-18 on my Vegas fairly easily,
hey just almost smoked a V Rod off the lights on the Spyder, I nominated a sign about 200 feet away as the finish....light went green and if the Spyder hadn't gone up in smoke when I nailed it he wouldn't have got the half bike length on us.
I was two up he was solo, and it was definitely on.
998cc Rotax V Twin only gets 10kpl but it's lots of fun!
 
#31 ·
OMG!!! Is it REALLY YOU Mr. "80...****" ?
 
#33 ·
And left foot. Lug the engine and it'll suck in lots of gas that a high revving engine won't.
 
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