Indian Motorcycle Confirms Production of FTR™ 1200 & Gives Consumers the Chance to Win One of the First Bikes off the Produ...
June 18 2018 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Plans announced for new flat track-inspired
street bike, with on sale date in 2019; Global Sweepstakes provides
consumers the chance to win their own.
Indian Motorcycle has put months of public speculation to rest.
Today, at the Wheels & Waves festival in France, the iconic
American motorcycle company confirmed that an FTR 1200, inspired by
Indian’s storied history in flat track racing, will be going into
production.
While a formal release date has not been set, plans point toward
the bike going on sale in 2019.
In addition to announcing production intentions, Indian also
announced a sweepstakes where riders can enter to win one of the
first bikes to come off the assembly line. Riders intent on owning
the new Indian FTR 1200 can visit
www.indianmotorcycle.com/en-us/ftr1200/ for a chance to win the
highly anticipated new model.
“When we unveiled the FTR1200 Custom at EICMA, we said we’d
listen to feedback from riders around the world,” said Steve
Menneto, President, Indian Motorcycle. “Riders definitely have
spoken and the response has been overwhelming. We’re proud and
excited to announce that we will be putting the FTR 1200 into
production.”
The announcement comes in response to months of speculation and
demand for a street version of the company’s wildly successful
FTR750 – a purpose-built flat track racer that has dominated the
American Flat Track professional racing series since its
introduction in 2017.
That speculation was intensified by the company’s development of
the FTR1200 Custom, a one-off build that toured global motorcycle
shows this past year. The new FTR 1200 will take inspiration,
design and performance cues from these two predecessors, but will
maintain a look and style all its own.
The FTR 1200’s full specification is yet to be announced, but it
will embody a flat tracker style, housed in a trellis frame and
powered by a new V-twin engine.
Also present at the announcement was Indian Motorcycle Senior
Designer Rich Christoph, who was instrumental to the design of the
FTR 1200, FTR1200 Custom, and FTR750.
“We wanted to make sure that the FTR 1200 wasn’t merely a
regurgitation of the FTR1200 Custom, but something uniquely
‘street,’ albeit flat track inspired,” said Christoph. “We’re
thrilled about the character this bike possesses, and its ability
to take American V-twin motorcycles into new territory.”
A small group of industry VIPs viewed an early production
version of the FTR 1200 behind closed doors at Wheels & Waves,
showing that Indian is indeed serious about bringing the new model
to market.
“From the very beginning, our intention was to develop Indian
Motorcycle into a global brand,” said Michael Dougherty, President,
International. “Armed with a strong foundation, it’s now time to
break new ground for an American motorcycle manufacturer and the
FTR 1200 is where that begins.”
Visit www.indianmotorcycle.com to sign up for a chance to win
one of the first FTR 1200’s off the production line and to stay
informed as more information about the full specification of the
production bike and the official launch date becomes available.
ABOUT INDIAN MOTORCYCLEIndian Motorcycle is America’s
first motorcycle company. Founded in 1901, Indian Motorcycle has
won the hearts of motorcyclists around the world and earned
distinction as one of America’s most legendary and iconic brands
through unrivalled racing dominance, engineering prowess and
countless innovations and industry firsts. Today that heritage and
passion is reignited under new brand stewardship. To learn more,
please visit www.indianmotorcycle.com.
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