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SPRING RIDING CHECKLIST
If you aren’t riding year-round where you live, use this five step guide to make sure you and your Indian Motorcycle® are ready to ride.


1. Service Your Ride
Bike been in storage? Make sure it’s ready to roll with genuine Indian Motorcycle replacement parts and maintenance products. Each is rigorously tested and validated and is specially engineered to work with your bike. Your dealer’s service technicians can provide full service, or you can do it yourself.

Your Rider’s Manual includes service intervals for routine maintenance, and a pre-ride inspection checklist.

  • Oil Change: Always a good idea before a new riding season. 
  • Belt and Tires: Inspect their condition, replace if necessary, and inflate tires as needed
  • Key Fob Battery: If your bike uses a key fob, a fresh battery provides peace of mind
  • Battery: Make sure it’s properly charged if your bike has been in storage
  • Clean It Up: Look good and feel good about your bike
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2. Equip Your Bike With Accessories

If you aren’t riding year-round where you live, the off-season is the ideal time to upgrade your bike’s performance. Have your dealer install an exhaust kit, a Performance Air Intake, or a Thunder Stroke® 116 ci Stage 3 Big Bore Kit.


You can install some performance upgrades yourself, but you’ll want your Indian Motorcycle® dealer to perform all installs that require recalibration of the Engine Control Module (ECM).

  • Exhaust Kits: A powerful and throaty exhaust note is sweet music on the road
  • Shocks: Shocks are available to enhance ride and handling or to modify ride height
  • Air Intakes: Like the exhaust kits, performance air intakes let the engine breathe more freely for benefits such as enhanced throttle response
  • Oil Cooler: On bikes where it’s not stock equipment, an Oil Cooler enhances cooling, which is especially welcome in warm climates

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3. Comfortable Riding Gear for Any Weather
Our apparel collection includes riding gear to suit every size and style, with the protection level you want, allowing you to have a comfortable ride no matter the weather. 

  • Jackets: We’ve got whatever you want – Leather, Fabric, Mesh – loaded with great features and styles
  • Helmets: Pick the one that provides the coverage, protection, comfort, and style that’s right for you
  • Gloves: Keep a sure grip with comfortable, protective riding gloves
  • Rainsuits: You’ll complete a rainy ride in comfort with our wet weather gear
  • Chaps: Our leather chaps keep you comfortable and protected in classic style
  • Casualwear: Caps, tees, tank tops, hoodies, flannel shirts, race jerseys and more, all with Indian Motorcycle® branding
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4. Outfit Your Bike For Touring

If you’ve got some long trips planned, make sure you have everything needed for the best ride experience, including:

  • Audio: Our new PowerBand™ Audio components provide you with the best sound on the road
  • Cargo Solutions: Our luggage racks, trunks, and saddlebags fit perfectly and securely hold all your gear
  • Backrests: Everyone on-board enjoys the comfort and support our padded backrests provide
  • Protection: Windshields, hard lowers, and closeouts provide outstanding protection from wind, rain, bugs, and gravel
  • Map, Save & Share Great Rides: Get the Ride Command® updates and new app for your phone
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5. Stay Connected

Stay connected with your riding community by becoming an Indian Motorcycle Riders Group® (IMRG) member.

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