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Electric bicycles in the snow, bikes made in Thailand and Europe, lower prices, higher costs, tariff wars and removable batteries are all part of the Harley-Davidson and Polaris 2018 sales and revenue results. Snow business Harley-Davidson spent the weekend showing off its new electric bicycle and scooter to young thrill-seekers at the X Games in …
Indian Motorcycle last month trademarked the name Raven and now they have added the name Renegade pointing to a possible model assault. There are no details further available from Indian Motorcycle, so we can only speculate about the new models. Renegade name A Renegade is “a person who deserts and betrays an organisation, country, or …
The Indian FTR 1200 is the motorcycle that most excited our readers in 2018 and tops our poll of the 2019 models you and we would most like to ride this year. Throughout the year we have unveiled the many new models that are expected to be released in 2019. There is a host of …
Indian Motorcycle has trademarked the name Raven which could be a whole new model or simply a black version of an existing model. There are no details available from Indian Motorcycle, so the rumour mill has gone into overdrive about what the name could mean. Indian already has the name Dark Horse for blacked-out versions …
Indian Motorcycle has one of the best audio and infotainment systems on a motorcycle and it has just got better with a free software upgrade and phone app. The new software will allow riders to plan their trip on their desktop computer with up to 100 waypoints then send it remotely to their bike’s infotainment …
Even before the Indian FTR 1200 arrives there is already a host of accessories available for the bike including two types of Akrapovic slip-on titanium and stainless steel mufflers. These accessories should help defray some of the criticism of the exhaust and plump seat. It may also thwart some of the aftermarket suppliers from producing their …
Since Indian Motorcycle unveiled their flat-track-inspired FTR 1200 on October 1, the company has been swamped with interest from potential buyers. In announcing their third-quarter results, parent company Polaris says the announcement of the FTR 1200 has received unprecedented interest. They claim the website and social media announcement has had more than 80 million global …
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 …