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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 …
Indian Motorcycle swept Harley-Davidson aside last year in the American Flat Track championships in a PR coup and now Ducati wants a slice of the action. The big motorcycle companies are spending up big on the sport which they believe will attract a younger demographic to their brands. Ducati has posted a $180,000-plus contingency and …
Harley-Davidson is spending big on American flat track racing next year to reverse a humiliating defeat by Indian Motorcycle that points to a showroom war for younger riders Indian returned to flat-track racing in 2017 after more than six decades and not only beat Harley, it won the top three positions and thoroughly dominated the …
Big-bore trackers could be the next big thing with Valentino Rossi receiving a Yamaha XJR1300 tracker from fans and Deus Ex Machina making a Kawasaki Z900RS tracker. Rossi’s VR|46 friends have just gifted the MotoGP legend with a custom-built flat tracker called “VR46 Mya”. Rossi is a big fan of flat track racing and has built …
Novice riders may be wondering if Indian Motorcycle is gearing up to produce a learner bike based on the Scout flat-track platorm. Speculation follows the runaway success of the Indian FTR750 on the American flat track circuit and the appearace of a production-ready FTR1200 (pictured above) at last week’s EICMA motorcycle show in Milan. While …
To celebrate its triumphant return to flat track racing in the US, Indian Motorcycle has built a limited edition of 50 FTR750 racers for sale in the US at $US50,000. Indian Motorcycle Australia spokesman Peter Harvey says the FTR750 is not available for general sale in Australia nor on a limited run. “Is it designed specifically …
Indian Motorcycle has set the date for its on-track war with Harley-Davidson at the AMA Pro Flat Track championships in the Santa Rosa round on Sunday, September 25, 2016. Indian Motorcycle will debut their Scout FTR750 against the Harley XG750R which has had a successful return to flat track racing after 44 years. The highly anticipated showdown on the …