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Review of Indian RoadMaster after owning for 6 years...
VirginiaJim:
I absolutely love this bike! The ergonomics are great, it rides smooth at high speeds. Has all the comforts such as power windscreen, ABS, Cruise, Navigation, and multifunction radio. Also has heated/cooled seating. More storage as well. Drawback...it weighs nearly half a ton. More tricky to maneuver around at slower speeds. I can flatfoot the bike though. Indian and the aftermarket have all the accessories you would need, unlike the C14 market these days.
I'm glad I went to this style of bike with V-twin air cooling. It's actually cooler running than my 08 C14 believe it or not. And I love the thump of the engine and the noise it produces. No regrets with this bike yet.
lather:
Cooled seating! How does that work?
VirginiaJim:
It's magic as far as I'm concerned. Some gizmo heat exchanger lol..
https://www.indianmotorcycle.com/en-us/news/press-releases/indian-motorcycle-new-heated-cooled-seat-features/
The comfort level of the seat is similar to a seat without it. There was one review that said you could feel the module whilst sitting but I never have. We had a heated seat on our 16 Roadmaster that used a toggle switches. I bought the seat after we upgraded to a 20 model (I think it's standard equipment now on some bikes). It integrates directly into the Ride Command display so I can either use a switch on the left side or push a touch screen to control it.
Another feature that I upgraded was the headlight. The stock LED headlight on the bike was worthless at night. It scared the heck out of me riding at night as the corners disappeared. I changed it out for an adaptive LED headlight that turns on other LEDs depending on which way you lean. Truly a beautiful thing.
lather:
Fantastic! I hope this can become available in the after market!
Boomer:
It'll be a Peltier effect device (TEC) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric_cooling attached to graphene sheets to distribute the cold across the seat surface.
Heat is sucked out of the immediate area by one side of the TEC, and then radiated out the other side of the TEC via an air vent to dissipate the heat.
They are not very efficient but adequate if powered by the motorcycle.
As for the aftermarket, if you gots the $$$ then https://www.corbin.com/product/fireice.shtml
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