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The Scout is designed to be a performance cruiser. It's not in the category of something like the Low Rider ST, the Suzuki M109 or the Triumph Rocket 3. But...it's also not sporting those price tags either. Now....there IS hope, if you're willing to go that far. You can keep the Scout, and fix a lot of the problems via aftermarket. That is one of the benefits of Cruisers: unlike Sport bikes, you can mod them for comfort over performance. And...you don't need the best parts. There is something called "The Harley Tax" but Indian has it as well. A lot of Harley/Indian branded parts, are insanely overpriced. For example, a pair of five gallon Indian hard rear saddlebags for a Scout, with the mounting brackets, will cost you about $1,600 from Indian themselves....you go to VikingBags.com and you can get BIGGER bags, with the mounting brackets, for $400. Indian's stock 8" handlebar riser, is $250. But if you only need them lifted a LITTLE bit for your comfort, you can go to Amazon and get a 2" riser for just $55....and return it to amazon if you don't like it. 😄 Cruisers are hands down more comfortable than most other bikes save for full dressed Tourers. My honest advice: research your personal pain points. Find out what you need to change....then go to a dealer or an Indian club, and ask them how they'd solve those problems. You will probably end up with working options for your Scout, than trying to upgrade to a bigger, heavier bike that may still need those same mods. Learn from MY mistakes 😄 I went from a middleweight Cruiser(Boulevard C50) to a Sport Tourer(Tracer 9), to a full Bagger(26 Road Glide) In hindsight, I wish I'd KEPT my Cruiser and modded it more. But I had no mechanical expertise, nor an inkling of how easy it was to mod a motorcycle for what you want. Don't give up on the Scout, until you've really exhausted your options.