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Check Out These Indian Sport Chief RT Custom Builds

Six new dealer-built designs rolled out at Moto Bike Expo in Italy.

March 5, 2025

The Sport Chief RT is brand new this year, and Indian has just revealed six custom builds to showcase.Indian Motorcycle

If you heard the news on Indian’s 2025 Chief family rollout, you know that a new model has joined the brand’s other big cruisers this year. The Sport Chief RT was announced as a new member of the series, and the brand wasted no time in celebrating the fresh design either, rolling out six custom builds it had commissioned based on the new RT. The so-called “First 6″ collection of club style customs were all crafted by select Indian Motorcycle dealers in Europe, and showcased at the Moto Bike Expo in Verona, Italy. All six bikes exploit the new RT’s aggressive style and attitude with the addition of custom finishes, and creative interpretations to enhance the bike’s performance cruiser roots. For Ola Stenegärd, director of design for Indian Motorcycle, the “First 6″ is a link to a key principle of the factory design team—that customizing is key.

“When we’re designing, we always [want]…to ensure that the bikes we produce are as easy to work on as we can make them. The ‘First 6′ really is the fruit of that process, and I’m totally blown away by the results,” Stenegärd said.

All the custom bikes build upon elements of the Sport Chief RT which includes audio, luggage, and a new seat.Indian Motorcycle

2025 Indian Sport Chief RT - Stock

All the custom builds are based on the new Sport Chief RT, which adds saddlebags, a new 2-Up High Bolster seat, and PowerBand Audio Bluetooth audio to the Sport Chief base model, keeping the same 4-gallon tank, inverted fork, twin outboard shocks, and dual exhaust, with a burly Thunderstroke 116 (1,890cc) powerplant dominating the engine bay. A 4-inch TFT display powered by Ride Command is set behind the fork-mounted quarter fairing, as are moto-style bars on 6-inch risers. Like other 116-engine-equipped models, the Sport Chief RT has throttle-by-wire, cruise control, ABS, and selectable ride modes.

“American Graffiti,” from Indian Motorcycle Praha in the Czech Republic, riffs on the US race scene with its wild paint scheme and chin scoop.Indian Motorcycle

Sport Chief RT - “American Graffiti” / Motorcycle Praha, Czech Republic

This build from MotoStrada in Porto, Portugal, was Inspired by Indian’s Superhooligan racebikes, but also the street racer spirit of the Sport Chief RT.Indian Motorcycle

Sport Chief RT - “Bastard” / MotoStrada, Portugal

Styrian Motorcycle’s “Hoka Key” is a testament to the clean, simple lines of the Sport Chief RT and its raw, mechanical design.Indian Motorcycle

Sport Chief RT - “Hoka Key” / Styrian Motorcycle, Austria

The UK’s Krazy Horse shop cranked out this gritty take on the RT dubbed “No Comply Society,” which they say was inspired by custom culture from the bike and car worlds.Indian Motorcycle

Sport Chief RT - “No Comply Society” / Krazy Horse, UK

In a local Swiss dialect, Qwetcher means “to mumble,” and Biker Syndicate’s bike pays homage to the outfit’s roots as well as the “subtle sounds” a motorcycle sometimes makes.Indian Motorcycle

Sport Chief - “The Qwetcher” / Biker Syndicate, Switzerland

The “Top Fuel” build, as the name suggests, was inspired by NHRA, NASCAR, and King of the Baggers, according to France’s Indian Metz shop.Indian Motorcycle

Sport Chief RT - “Top Fuel” / Indian Motorcycle Metz, France

Head over to indianmotorcycle.com for more info.