One of the best US motorcycle tours should be on your shortlist for the Fall season
Pumpkin spiced everything. “Fest Biers” on the handle everywhere you look. Yes, yes. Fall is upon us. However, for us motorcycle fans, fall is a unique opportunity to capitalize on some truly compliant climate. In fact, you should take advantage of the weather to cherish one of the best motorcycle tours in the US like I just did on a new Indian Scout 101 across the rural charm of Tennessee.
The Indian Scout 101 was among the finest companions I could imagine for one of the best motorcycle tours in America
“How about a Scout 101?” It was a question from a friend of mine that I was delighted to hear. Mind you, I had to go to Atlanta to get the new sport-focused Indian cruiser. Fortunately, the trek to collect the Scout 101 was itself a journey. I live in the so-called “Cradle of Bourbon” in Kentucky. It’s a fine place should you want to sail through landscapes of horses and bourbon distilleries.
However, I was eager to crush the ride home and bring the Indian Scout 101 back from Georgia as quickly as possible. As such, I ignored the Smoky Mountain grandeur of the roads just East of my route. Still, it was enough to enjoy the Scout 101’s finer points.
For starters, the Indian Scout 101’s 1250cc engine revved compliantly. Needless to say, overtaking a near-stationary truck was almost the work of telepathy. Moreover, the Scout 101’s cruise control was easier to command than any of the Harley-Davidsons I’ve owned.
Still, features like user-friendly cruise control were not the primary reason I enjoyed my time aboard the Indian Scout 101 so much. No. I loved my tenure with the Scout 101 because I was able to lean a classic cruiser into classic American roads. Seriously. Roll credits.
My white-and-red-liveried Scout 101 dipped through corners complaintly. Quicker even than the leaves turning into their brilliant red and yellow shades. My squished-cheeked smiles in a Shoei RF-SR helmet were difficult to contain. Of course, the 101 is far from a sportbike. Any sufficient corner will reveal that fact with the familiar sound of grinding pegs.
I enjoyed my many thrills with thrust-happy, range-topping Scout 101. However, I coveted the landscapes of Tennessee just as much as I did the 111-horsepower output of the low-slung Indian. Stay tuned for my full review of the aggressive little motorcycle.
