Indian have just shared this video of their FTR1200 Custom. The presentation makes it sound a lot more like a bike that's coming, than their earlier press release did, which described it more as a concept that's going to do the rounds to gauge opinion. I have yet to see one negative comment about the Scout FTR1200. Read our INDIAN SCOUT FTR1200 STORY #California #IndianScoutFTR1200 #Indian #Streettracker #JaredMees #BryanSmith #BradBaker

We received a press release from Indian after the Calistoga round and it succinctly sums up the season... 'Indian Motorcycle Racing and the Scout FTR750 secure its 10th first-place finish of the 2017 American Flat Track season with Jared Mees’ dominant performance at the Calistoga Half-Mile. Mees captured his sixth win of the season, and was joined on the podium by fellow Wrecking Crew rider Brad Baker, who placed third. Together, these finishes propel Indian Motorcycle Racin

I explained how surprised I was that my cast iron tip for Baker to win the Superprestigio didn't come to fruition, well it seems there wasn't a level playing field, or so some paddock insiders believe. They say both Marquez and Elias (a former Honda MotoGP rider and Moto2 champ on a Honda-powered bike) had electronic traction control systems fitted to their HRC Honda CRF450s. They were the only two riders to beat Baker. Traction control is banned from all levels of flat track

Well, it was a shock to me. My cast iron, put-the-house-on-it prediction that Brad Baker would win the Superprestigio came up short. How short? As short as Dani Pedrosa stood in a pothole. Baker was slightly off the pace in timed practice, being out-qualified by Supermoto champ, Thomas Chareyre, but it wasn't a concern to me or my prediction, because Baker's a racer. The 2014 GNC champ comfortably made the Superfinal to race Marquez for the first time in the night. After a mi