Engineering:Indian Scout FTR750
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| Manufacturer | Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Company/Swissauto |
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| Also called | Race 750 |
| Class | Dirt track racing |
| Engine | 748 cc (45.6 cu in) liquid cooled 53°-V-twin, single injector per cylinder |
| Bore / stroke | 88 mm × 61.5 mm (3.46 in × 2.42 in) |
| Transmission | 4-speed sequential manual transmission, chain-final-drive |
The Indian Scout FTR750 is a competition-only motorcycle engine made by Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company for flat track racing. It is a fuel-injected, liquid-cooled, four-valve-per-cylinder V-twin.[1] A single-pin crankshaft riding on plain bearings carries side-by-side steel connecting rods.[2] It is the first all-new flat track racing motor from Indian Motorcycle in decades.
Competition
File:Indian Scout FTR750 Brad Baker Sturgis TT August 6 2017.tif On June 14, 2016 Jared Mees announced that he will join Indian as their flat track test rider.[3] On September 6, 2016, Joe Kopp was announced as the first rider to race the FTR750 at the upcoming Santa Rosa Mile in Santa Rosa, California on September 25, 2016.[4] The FTR750 is slated to be used in GNC1 competition in AMA Pro Flat Track racing full-time in 2017.
Street-legal motorcycle
Indian markets the FTR1200 as a street-legal rendition of the FTR750. They have some appearance similarities including a steel trellis frame and trellis swingarm.[5]
Notes
- ↑ "Indian Motorcycles 750 Race Engine Approved - Cycle World". http://www.cycleworld.com/2016/02/25/indian-motorcycles-750cc-race-engine-approved-for-ama-twins-pro-flat-track-racing.
- ↑ "EXCLUSIVE TECHNICAL PREVIEW: Indian's New FTR750 Dirt-Track Race Engine". http://www.cycleworld.com/indian-motorcycle-ftr750-dirt-track-race-engine-exclusive-technical-preview.
- ↑ "AMA Pro Racing - News Profile". http://www.amaproracing.com/flat-track/news/view/64651.
- ↑ "Polaris Investor Relations - News - News Details". http://ir.polaris.com/investors/news/news-details/2016/Indian-Motorcycle-Makes-History-Again-with-Racing-Debut-of-Indian-Scout-FTR750-at-the-Ramspur-Winery-Santa-Rosa-Mile-AMA-Pro-Flat-Track-Race-on-September-25/default.aspx.
- ↑ Mark Hoyer (May 6, 2019), "2019 Indian FTR1200 First Ride Review", Cycle World, https://www.cycleworld.com/2019-indian-ftr1200-first-ride-review/
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