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Indian Scout FTR1200

Win one and donate to a great cause.

2019 FTR Raffel.

Because of the extreme generosity of Indian Motorcycle, Rookies of '79 will be selling raffle tickets for the grand prize of a 2019 Indian FTR1200 S RR! Tickets will be available at all 2020 American Flat Track events, and other sanctioned events where you see our tent or van.

Tickets are $25 each or 5 for $100. Enter as often as you like as there is no limit. Tickets will be mailed upon receipt of payment. The date the winning ticket will be drawn will be determined at a later date. You do not have to be present to win and the winner must take possession of the bike within 30 days of the drawing.

All license and taxes are the responsibility of the winner as well.
We can’t thank the fine folks at Indian Motorcycles enough for providing us with this amazing street bike in order to raise money for the American Flat Track Rookie Class of ’79 and Friends Injured Rider's Fund!!
 
I finally sat on an FTR1200 today at the local dealer. Other than a slight bulge in the gas tank where my knees want to be, it had a very good riding position and felt lighter than the claimed dry weight would suggest. It definitely felt lighter than my KTM with it's high center of gravity, even though the KTM dry weight is supposed to be a bit less.

I think I could enjoy owning an FTR1200. Harley doesn't make a single bike that I could say that about.
 
ScottRNelson said:
I finally sat on an FTR1200 today at the local dealer. Other than a slight bulge in the gas tank where my knees want to be, it had a very good riding position and felt lighter than the claimed dry weight would suggest. It definitely felt lighter than my KTM with it's high center of gravity, even though the KTM dry weight is supposed to be a bit less.

I think I could enjoy owning an FTR1200. Harley doesn't make a single bike that I could say that about.
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Dayum. Not a single Harley? You’d take an FTR over any of the Milwaukee 8 softails? How do the Indians sell in Idaho? I have to admit I can see a flat track or dirt bike selling well in Idaho.:thumbup
 
hophead said:
Dayum. Not a single Harley? You’d take an FTR over any of the Milwaukee 8 softails? How do the Indians sell in Idaho? I have to admit I can see a flat track or dirt bike selling well in Idaho.:thumbup
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Way more cruisers, especially Harleys, in Idaho than in Northern California - relative to total motorcycles, at least. The Indian dealer is across the parking lot from the Harley dealer. The Harley dealer is big and moves a lot of bikes. I went over there after visiting the Indian dealer, looked through the whole showroom and didn't see anything I would even want to take for a test ride. I have a serious dislike for forward controls and bikes that weight more than 500 pounds. :cool
 
ScottRNelson said:
I have a serious dislike for forward controls. :cool
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This. Harley has doubled down on forward controls on all it's midsized bikes, partially because they provide more lean angle on paper. Simultaneously making the bike less enjoyable to lean over or ride aggressively.
 
MikeL said:
Guess I'm reviving and fairly old thread with this post, but Indian announced the FTR1200 Carbon edition recently. Sadly, no word if it will come to the U.S., which is odd for a U.S. company.

Some good photos from this article: https://www.autoblog.com/2020/05/05/indian-ftr-1200-s-carbon-motorcycle/#slide-2229993
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I really wanted to like the FTR but they made the seat too high. I could flat foot every FT bike I raced, and this one is higher. "Carbon" and it weighs more :laughing.

"Don't expect any more quickness, however, because the 1200 Carbon weighs 518 pounds, 6.6 pounds more than the 1200 S it's based on. That's all the stranger considering Indian called the 1200 Carbon the closest a rider could get to the FTR 750 flat-track race bike, the inspiration for the whole FTR lineup, which weighs not much more than the 310-pound minimum limit for the series.

The other minor changes are a seat raised 10 millimeters higher than on the 1200 S"
 
bikeama said:
I really wanted to like the FTR but they made the seat too high. I could flat foot every FT bike I raced, and this one is higher. "Carbon" and it weighs more :laughing.

"Don't expect any more quickness, however, because the 1200 Carbon weighs 518 pounds, 6.6 pounds more than the 1200 S it's based on. That's all the stranger considering Indian called the 1200 Carbon the closest a rider could get to the FTR 750 flat-track race bike, the inspiration for the whole FTR lineup, which weighs not much more than the 310-pound minimum limit for the series.

The other minor changes are a seat raised 10 millimeters higher than on the 1200 S"
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1st off, the fact that it’s heavier(!) is a giveaway, making the Carbon a marketing exercise

(I was searching an unnamed accessory store for a Buell upgrade - license plate surround - when a carbon fiber version appeared on the wall pegs.....it was steel wrapped with a carbon skin, & HEAVY)

2nd, a “performance” FTR version should offer additional performance, period
 
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