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Fast Filings: Indian’s About to Drop Two New Models

Roadmaster PowerPlus and Chieftain PowerPlus Slotted for 2025 Debut

A side view of a bagger motorcycle.
A view of Indian's Chieftain. Media provided by Indian Motorcycles.
  • Indian is working on one, perhaps even two bigger, liquid-cooled engines 
  • Papers sourced from Indian also show a Roadmaster PowerPlus and Chieftain PowerPlus on the way
  • All of the above is anticipated for 2025

Indian Motorcycles has a pair of pretties readying for a debut next year, and both of them could be revving a 1835cc engine…perhaps even bigger. 

A red motorcycle.
A view of Indian’s Chieftain. Media provided by Indian Motorcycles.

What’s the official source for this information?

Our news today comes from the ever-comparable Dennis Chung (Motorcycle.com), who obtained an “internal document” of Indian’s that shows the company’s intentions for future models: 

The document includes a 2025 model year vehicle identification number decoder listing the new liquid-cooled models, identifying them as the Chieftain PowerPlus and Roadmaster Powerplus, as well as the new engine displacement.

…we expect these models will be equipped with a fork-mounted fairing, offering alternatives to the Indian Challenger and Pursuit.”

– Dennis Chung, “Indian Roadmaster PowerPlus and Chieftain PowerPlus Coming for 2025” (Motorcycle.com)
Two riders on Chieftain motorcycles.
A view of Indian’s Chieftain. Media provided by Indian Motorcycles.

What can we expect for the 2025 Roadmaster PowerPlus and Chieftain PowerPlus?

Chung hasn’t yet been able to confirm whether the larger engine will be reserved for a limited edition beauty; we’ll either get both the Roadmaster PowerPlus and Chieftain PowerPlus with a bigger heart, or Indian will continue stacking their levels of exclusivity with more punch to accompany the pretty liveries. 

Variants for this duo purportedly include the following options: 

  • Base Model
  • Dark Horse
  • Elite/Limited Edition
  • Limited
A side view of a bagger bike.
A view of Indian’s Chieftain. Media provided by Indian Motorcycles.

Anything else exciting in the documents?

Ever the brand to think ahead, Indian Motorcycles mentions in their papers that there is potential for a 122ci version of the new engine “either as an engine upgrade or as a stock configuration.”

What is that in cc, you ask?

Here’s the formula we’ve been working with, courtesy of Convert Units:

1 cubic inches (ci) = 16.387064069264 cubic centimeters (cc)

ergo, this potential engine is estimated to have

122 cubic inches (ci) = 1999.22 cubic centimeters (cc) of displacement.

Yowzer. 

Are you looking forward to hearing more about this 2025 duo and their big-bore, liquid-cooled heart(s)?

*All media provided by Indian motorcycles*