When Indian Motorcycle launched the FTR 750 in 2016, it was a return to the company’s flat track roots—to the post-WWII era when the U.S. was consumed by the sport and the legendary Wrecking Crew dominated the podium. In 2019, the FTR 1200 debuted. It was a machine born on the dirt but built for the street. This year, the legacy continues with the new FTR, FTR S, and FTR R Carbon, taking street … [Read more...]
A RIDE FOR CHIEFS!
Between 1922 and 1953, the first generation of Chief models were to become one of the greatest chapters in Indian’s history. Here’s a look back at three decades’ worth of the legendary Big Twins, brought to life once more by the present-day Indian Motorcycle Company in 2014 Many of the models produced during the first 52 years of Indian’s existence achieved iconic status, but two machines in … [Read more...]
FTR CARBON
ENGINE : Liquid-cooled 1203cc V-twin HORSEPOWER : 93 kW TORQUE : 120 NM AVAILABLE NOW The 2020 FTR Carbon is a premium addition to the FTR line up. This machine enhances the desirability of the highly innovative model by featuring exquisite carbon fibre bodywork with a low-mount black Akrapovič exhaust. Inspired by the Indian FTR750, which has dominated Flat Track Racing with three Grand … [Read more...]
FROM DIRT TO ASPHALT
THE 1200 LOOKS LIKE A CLOSE RELATIVE OF THE 750—THE STOCKY COUSIN WHO SPENDS EVERY NIGHT IN THE GYM. RICH CHRISTOPH, INDIAN MOTORCYCLE’S SENIOR INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER, WELCOMED JARED MEES, THE NEWEST RACER ON THE COMPANY’S NEXT-GENERA-TION WRECKING CREW TEAM, INTO HIS SHOP. He showed Mees a clay buck—a full-size model of the motorcycle body that would become Indian’s FTR 750, a bike built from … [Read more...]
100 YEARS OF SCOUT
A visual retrospective of America’s greatest motorcycle. This year marks the centennial of one of America’s most iconic bikes: the Indian Motorcycle Scout. In those 100 years, the Scout has gone in and out of production multiple times. It’s served in World Wars and been used to break land speed records. … [Read more...]
