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Indian gets back into hill climbing sport.
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Indian was already successful here 80 years ago.
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The new FTR 750 factory racer is based on the flat track racing motorcycle.
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A long swing arm and coarse tires should optimize traction.
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The exhaust has been adapted to the new driver’s seat position.
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The V2 received a centrifugal clutch from Rekluse.
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Indian does not mention performance data.
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The filigree rear comes from a crosser.
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The tank-seat combination has been optimized for the new purpose.
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The shock absorber has been re-hinged.
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It’s all about getting up the mountain as quickly and as far as possible.
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Indian starts in the newly created two-cylinder class.
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As a driver, John became ten-time AMA Pro Hillclimb Champion “Flying ”Koester committed.
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The Indian factory team.
Sports & scene
Motorsport
Indian FTR 750 Hill Climb: The mountain is calling
Indian FTR 750 Hill Climb
The mountain calls
The US motorcycle manufacturer Indian is entering the American Hill Climb Championship with a specially designed FTR 750.
Uli Baumann
08/18/2020
Indian in motorsport – everyone thinks of flat track and sand track oval. But in the future it will be drawing Indian also in the mountains, in the AMA Pro Hillclimb Series. It is actually not a new start, but a comeback in a sport that Indian dominated a good 80 years ago.
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Flat tracker as a basis
The basis for the Hill Climb motorcycle is the FTR 750 flat track racer, which of course has been heavily modified for use on the mountain. At the front, the technicians installed a genuine cross fork with a 21-inch spoked wheel and a disc brake. A spoked wheel is also used at the rear. It sits in a dramatically elongated steel swing arm with a newly hinged central spring strut. For an optimized hill climb seating position, the carbon-molded tank-seat combination was modified and a new handlebar was installed. The rear end comes from a crosser. The manifold and the rear silencer have also been redesigned. Of course, extremely large tires for more traction should not be missing.
Indian
The V2 engine was re-tuned for mountain use and equipped with a Rekluse flyer clutch. Indian does not mention performance data.
Indian starts with its works team in the newly founded two-cylinder class. The ten-time AMA Pro Hillclimb Champion was John as a driver “Flying ”Koester committed.
Conclusion
The AMA tries to attract manufacturers with the new two-cylinder class. Indian has already jumped on the train and who knows who will get on. Harley or a Japanese supplier or even KTM?
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