THE BOLD ONE
For an American brand that was built on – and reborn with – cruisers, Indian’s addition of the FTR 1200 range to their lineup was a bold move.
Categorically not a cruiser, the FTR 1200 is a little hard to pigeonhole into any other category, though, as it has elements of commuter, trail bike, racer and even streetfighter.
When you understand the FTR 1200 was inspired by American flat track racing, the blurring of categories makes a little more sense.
BACK TO THE TRACK
When Indian was reborn under Polaris ownership in 2013, it was also decided that the brand would return to racing, specifically that most American of competition motorcycle disciplines - flat track.
In its original form, Indian had been Harley-Davidson’s main – and sometimes only –
