Indian Motorcycle has now issued a race-only
customer edition of its FTR750 flat tracker race bike at a price of US$ 50,000.
With Indian Motorcycle’s “Wrecking Crew” race team campaigning the
FTR750 on flat tracks in the US for 2017, customers were clamouring for a
customer edition of the bike, though this is not quite what they
wanted.
Using a purpose-built 750 cc, liquid-cooled, DOHC,
four-valve per cylinder V-twin, the Indian FTR750 is designed specifically for
flat track racing, going up against the Harley-Davidson XG750R, the Milwaukee
brand’s first dedicated race bike in over four decades. The custom V-twin engine
was developed in-house by Indian Motorcycle and is wrapped in a unique steel
frame that gives a tight wheelbase, large, centrally-located airbox and
lightweight carbon-fibre body.
The chassis is adjustable in various ways, to allow
for fine-tuning to the rider’s preferred race position, as well as to suit
different courses and track surfaces. Ohlins does the suspension with 43 mm
conventional front fork and rear fully-adjustable mono-shock, meant to keep the
FTR750 flat and stable, giving traction when exiting a corner – and important
trait for flat trackers.
A flat seat allows the rider to move around on the
FTR750, choosing the best position to suit the bike’s lean angle and find
traction, and flat trackers lean a long way over. This means that, since the
FTR750 is only designed to turn left, all the foot controls are located on the
right side of the engine.
