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Indian Motorcycle began in 1901 in Springfield, Massachusetts, US, and has been in production ever since under a variety of owners. In 2011, Polaris bought the company and moved production from North Carolina to Minnesota and Iowa. In August 2013, Polaris relaunched the brand with three totally new Chief models. The premium brand now also includes the Roadmaster full-dresser tourer and the 1133cc Scout. Indian is a well-known brand for its long history and the popular 2005 Hollywood film, The World’s Fastest indian. MotorbikeWriter has attended world and local launches for Indian products and regularly road tests them and takes them on tours to assess their performance, handling, comfort, value and suitability.
S&S Cycle in La Crosse, Wisconsin, is developing a full exhaust system for the Indian FTR 1200 similar to the prototype model that had everyone salivating. Indian unveiled their production FTR 1200 last week with a disappointing exhaust instead of a high-mount flat track from their prototype. We predicted it wouldn’t be long before an …
Indian Motorcycle has revealed the 220kg FTR 1200 with a 120hp 1203cc engine with lofty 840mm seat that is identical to the spy photo we published last month. When we published the image, there was a lot of concern from readers and those who had paid a deposit that the bike looked more like a …
Listen to the growl of the new Indian FTR 1200 in this entertaining video starring American flat track racing champ Jared Mees. Indian Motorcycle will unveil the highly anticipated FTR 1200 at the Intermot show in Cologne on October 2. Growl While the video now lets us hear what the FTR 1200 sounds like at …
Patent drawings and an official plea seem to prove that the above leaked photo of the production version of the 2019 Indian FTR 1200 are real. A week after we published the photo, images have appeared of the patent drawings which show the same reconfigured exhaust system. Is it real? Another clue is the fact that …
This image of what looks like a production-ready version of the coming Indian FTR 1200 motorcycle has been leaked to us. Indian Motorcycle confirmed in June that it would build the FTR 1200 next year and dealers tell us they are already taking orders from eager riders. This production-ready version looks quite similar to the …
The 2019 Indian Chieftain, Chieftain Dark Horse and Chieftain Limited will arrive late this year with streamlined styling, candy colours, LED lighting and the company’s loudest audio system. It’s a bit of a design departure for Indian which has traded on its traditional looks, although the “warhead” on the front fender is retained. Indian Motorcycle …
Indian Motorcycle has introduced new features to make their Thunder Stroke 111 models cooler – rear cylinder deactivation and low fairing ventilation. Indian Motorcycle Australia has not yet released 2019 prices or when the models will arrive, except to say “later this year”. Check out the new colours for the 2019 Scout and Scout Bobber …
Indian Motorcycle has announced the only updates on their 2019 Scout and Scout Bobber models are new paint options and a USB charging point beside the speedo. The bikes will be available later this year and no prices have yet been revealed. Current Scout owners can retrofit a USB charging port, but price has also …
Indian Motorcycle has confirmed it will build the FTR 1200 next year and give riders a chance to win one of the first bikes built. The company has not released images of the final production bike, but we can expect it to look similar to the FTR1200 Custom flat tracker pictured above, but with indicators …
American stunt rider Travis Pastrana will attempt to recreate three of Evel Knievel’s most famous stunts, including the Caesars Palace fountain jump, on an Indian Scout FTR750, not on traditional Triumph or Harley motorbikes as he originally planned in March. Indian Motorcycle has seized a great promotional opportunity by providing Travis with the FTR750 for …