The two-wheel equivalent of the Geneva, Tokyo, and
Detroit auto shows rolled all into one, the EICMA motorcycle show never fails
to bring out the coolest bikes the world has ever seen.This year's has proven
no exception to that rule. And this, to our eyes, looks like the coolest of
them all. Shame you can't have one.
It's the Indian Scout FTR1200 Custom, a tribute on
wheels to flat-track competition – specifically the Wrecking Crew, as Indian's
racing team is known.
The showpiece is built around the Scout's 1133-cc
V-twin (that's a 1.1-liter two-cylinder engine, in automotive terms), kicking
out over 100 horsepower. But everything else is, as the name suggests, custom.
Taking its inspiration from the championship-winning
FTR750 (but with a much bigger engine), the FTR1200 Custom features a 4130
chromoly steel trellis frame and rear swingarm, with carbon-fiber bodywork, LED
lighting, a fully adjustable Ohlins suspension, RSD Traction race wheels with
Dunlop dirt track tires, and Brembo brakes.
And as you can tell, it looks serious. Shame it's
just a concept – albeit one that's going on a world tour after EICMA.
