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The new Indian Scout Bobber arrives in Australia next month, but the bike is so popular the first two shipments have already sold out. Indian Motorcycle Australia country manager Peter Harvey says the bike has been “extremely well received”. The Bobber features tracker handlebars, leather two-tone solo seat, pegs moved 38mm closer to the rider …
Polaris has confirmed that Indian Motorcycles and some Polaris all-terrain vehicles will be assembled in India for the domestic market. Indian Motorcycle began exporting to India in 2013 and in 2015 announced plans to assemble in India for the domestic market from 2018. Polaris has a joint venture in India with Eicher Motors, maker of …
Fifty years after Burt Munro set a speed record at Bonneville, his great nephew, Lee, returned to the famous salt flats on an Indian Scout to crack 200mph. His attempts this week fell short, but the Kiwi still scored a new land speed record of his own. On August 12, Lee managed 191.286mph, followed by …
Indian Motorcycle has added two more new models to its line-up for 2018, the hand-painted Roadmaster Elite and blacked-out Springfield Dark Horse. They recently added the Scout Bobber unveiled recently to the three new models they unveiled earlier this year; the Chieftain Elite, Chieftain Limited bagger and Roadmaster Classic. The new models will be available from …
If you like your gin on the rockers, then these $US1000 bottles of premium gin are for you. They contain sterilised Harley-Davidson parts. But don’t get too excited, because the first batch has already sold out, despite the foreign substances and the big price tag. Custom motorcycle maker Ehinger Kraftrad calls his creation The Archaeologist …
Burt Munro’s great nephew, Lee, has qualified to take an historic run on a special Scout Streamliner at Bonneville Speed Week in August 2017 to honour Burt’s 50-year unbroken land speed record. To compete on the Bonneville salt flats, Lee has had to prove he can handle the high speeds. “They’re not going to let any monkey …
Indian Motorcycle has jumped on the bobber bandwagon with their minimalist, low-slung Scout Bobber in a choice of five colours. The new Scout Bobber will be available in Australia in late October in Thunder Black, Star Silver Smoke, Bronze Smoke, Indian Motorcycle Red, and Thunder Black Smoke from $18,995 ride away. The Bobber features tracker handlebars, …
Motorcycling is literally in freestyle motocross champion Carey Hart’s blood now that he has had a tattoo with ink made from a burnout on his Indian Scout Hooligan flat track racer. Carey, husband of rock star and bike fanatic Pink, did the burnout and Nocturnal Ink co-founder Franco Vescovi collected the carbon from the rubber. …
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 Australia is offering test riders the opportunity to win a motorcycle with their 1 in 50 Competition. If you book a “Weekend Escape” on any Indian motorcycle before the end of September 2017, and buy a bike from their Polaris-owned Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne or Perth dealerships, you have a one-in-50 chance of winning …