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Indian Contingency Calculations

Feb 20

Indian Contingency Calculations

Indian officially announced that they would run a two-man Wrecking Crew (as we reported earlier in the week). This is made up of a one-man factory team of reigning champ Briar Bauman, and the factory-supported independent (but not a true privateer), the former champ, Jared Mees. This is the first time in the new Indian team's lifespan that they've had two-rather than three riders on their 'Wrecking Crew' (see why we think that make business sense in BronBo Goes Private). On t

For Sale: Krazy Horse Street Hooligan

Feb 8

For Sale: Krazy Horse Street Hooligan

Another Krazy Horse street legal Hooligan for sale. This one is at the Krazy Horse Farmhouse in Oxfordshire. Here are the details. Engine size: 1133cc Registration: 66 Plate Mileage: 2855 Warranty: Krazy Horse Warranty with options to extend This is a very well cared for low mileage Hooligan Special features: Fully adjustable Ohlins piggyback Twin shocks, Flat track tyres Custom built: wheels, fork brace, exhaust, Flat tracker seat and seat unit, and mini indicators, Mid co

For Sale: Krazy Horse Sand Trooper

Feb 7

For Sale: Krazy Horse Sand Trooper

New on our BIKES FOR SALE page is this Krazy Horse street legal, brand new SuperHooligan Scout, fitted with their own Hooligan kit. The kit comprises: Hooligan seat unit; Hooligan sub frame; Excel rims; Talon hubs anodised black; fork brace; Krazy Horse mid controls; Krazy Horse Hooligan exhaust system; Power Vision PV3 tuning; Krazy Horse tracker board headlight; indicator relocation. This version is fitted with Kenda tyres 18” rear 19” front The model is a Scout 60, brand n

Indian Update the FTR

Jan 26

Indian Update the FTR

Indian has given their FTR 1200 family a range of updates for the 2022 MY (model year). Even thought they're calling it 2022, they will be available from dealer this year. There is some somewhat vague talk of 'close attention paid to refining the engine tune, optimising suspension' followed with more detail to get our teeth into. These are the headline changes: 17in Wheels All bikes in the original FTR range had 19in front, 18in rear wheels, with Dunlop DT3-style tyres. Now t

Win: VIP Indian Hooligan Day

Nov 25, 2020

Win: VIP Indian Hooligan Day

Indian Motorcycle, in conjunction with Motorcycle Live Online, are offering a chance for one person to win a VIP one-to-one training session on Indian hooligan bikes with racewinner, crowd fave and Sideburn contributor, Leah Tokelove. There's one slightly tricky question to answer. Go to Motorcycle Live Online FURTHER READING Sideburn 40: Leah compares the Krazy Horse Indian Scout Hooligan and S&S Indian FTR1200 Hooligan race bikes Sideburn x Indian Beginner's Guide to Flat T

Malle Mile 2020 - MEGAPOST

Nov 23, 2020

Malle Mile 2020 - MEGAPOST

No one needs reminding about the amount of events cancelled in 2020, or the effect its had on business, families and health. Some countries or race series had it much worse than others and the UK seemed to be at the bad end of the scale. One event that shone out, right in the middle of lockdown summer, was the Malle Mile. People who attended couldn't believe how it went ahead, but we were all glad it did. Sideburn had a stall there, and camped out on site with friends. It was

Levi & the eFTR

Sonic Boomers

Oct 27, 2020

Sonic Boomers

The King of the Baggers race went off on Saturday and MotoAmerica posted the full 8-laps of Laguna Seca online. It's a heck of a race. Want to see a pro road racer backing it 800lb of tuned V-twin touring machine? Course you do. We were also sent these photos of the official S&S-prepared Indian, and part of me is nodding in appreciation. Are bagger road racers the new hooligan dirt trackers? I can guarantee they won't survive a crash as well as a Sportster. GI #Indian #Rolan

King of the Baggers

Oct 24, 2020

King of the Baggers

Some of our favourite companies have just on the crazy idea of racing bagger V-twins at the world famous Laguna Seca race track as a support class of the MotoAmerica series. S&S, Indian, Vance and Hines, The Speed Merchant, Saddlemen, Roland Sands Designs and others have built heavyweight race bikes and some have signed up serious racers, including former World Superbike racewinner, Ben Bostrom (above and below). The race takes place today (Saturday). We'll share highlights w

Indian eFTR Jr

Sep 29, 2020

Indian eFTR Jr

John McInnis was just ahead of the curve when he told us Indian had trademarked the name eFTR and sent details of his Indian eFTR Concept. We didn't realise an official Indian eFTR would be coming so soon after the concept we posted last week. Neither did we think it would be a child's electric bike, either. The eFTR is retailing in the US for $750. This is the spec according to Indianmotorcycle.com Electric motor delivers top speed of 15 mph (24 km/h) in high speed mode Rech

Indian eFTR

Sep 24, 2020

Indian eFTR

Industrial designer, John Mcinnis, is one of the main men behind the Sideburn 40 Blatant Moto electric racer cover bike (and cover shoot), and got in touch with this rendering of his take on an electric version of the Indian FTR750. This is what he says: This bike is still a work in progress but I've had the battery and frame structure in my head for a couple weeks now and needed to get into sketch and then CAD. The electric flat track motorcycle as an idea has been in my hea

Sammy's Back

Sep 10, 2020

Sammy's Back

Sammy said all the right things when he was on the Vance & Hines Harley XG750R, and put it on the podium, and also came within a whisker of winning at it, but for a red flag when he was out front, but the statistics tell a different story. Sammy was Rookie of the Year in 2006 and the de facto GNC champ in 2009, if you, like we do, add the points for the singles and twins class (like it always used to be), Sammy had the most points. Instead, he's credited as Singles Champ and

UK FTR1200 for £9999

Sep 3, 2020

UK FTR1200 for £9999

Indian are offering brand new 2019 MY (model year) base model FTR1200 for just under £10K - that's £1900 off the list price of £11,899. That's a lot of bike for the money. The S model, with two-tone paint, switchable power maps, TFPT dash and different suspension is £10,999, a whole two grand less than list. That's an S model in the photo above. There are a few stipulations. Offer applies to new FTR 1200 MY19 purchased and registered between 1st September and 31st December 2

French Flat Track Champs

Sep 1, 2020

French Flat Track Champs

This from Wilfried Delestre, who could be seen in the photo above on his Indian FTR1200 and also hustling the Brough Superior hooligan in Sideburn 41. I will start with the history of the Flat Track Championship in France. At the beginning of the 2000s, the Short Track appeared. MX bikes with MX tyre on the front wheel and Trial or Speedway tyre on the rear wheel, with only 4 or 6 riders during the Grass Track or Speedway events. In 2016, the Short Track championship became t

Indy: Sweeps, Grand Slams & Records

Aug 29, 2020

Indy: Sweeps, Grand Slams & Records

Earlier this week we reported how unpredictable the 2020 AFT Singles was. We believe there is not even a hint of a dominant week in, week outr acewinner yet. AFT SuperTwins is far more easy to bet on. The winner is going to be on an Indian FTR750. Four races, four Indian wins, two to Mees two to current #1 Briar Bauman. Out of the 12 possible podium positions so far in 2020, only one position has been filled by a non-Indian rider, Bryan Smith's third place at the second Indy

Indian FTR Hillclimber

Aug 18, 2020

Indian FTR Hillclimber

Ay, caramba! Indian are extending their sporting ambitions (and their swingarms) beyond flat track and into the AMA's Pro Hillclimb series. The class structure changed recently to include a twins class, with the hope of attracting some factory interest, and Indian took the bait. Similar to how they moved into flat track, Indian A) got S&S Cycle involved B) contracted a top rider. The top rider is John Koester a multi-National champ, who, along with his father, modified the bi

JC23 Commits To Full Season

Jul 15, 2020

JC23 Commits To Full Season

Privateer SuperTwins rider Jeffrey Carver has just informed us he has laid down the big bucks to enter every round of the 2020 season. Previously Jeffrey had said he would ride as a wild card, missing the TT rounds. The rescheduled, post-lockdown season has no TTs so perhaps that changed his mind. Jeffrey will run the Happy Trails team himself, as an LLC business, with the mechanic/tuner Bryan Bigelow (himself a former AMA GNC frontrunner). He will race Indian FTR750s. Jeffre

Test Ride & Win

Jul 13, 2020

Test Ride & Win

File under: 'What do you have to lose?' is this in from Indian. Take a test ride of any new Indian at a authorised dealer before the end of September 2020, post a unique picture from their time with the motorcycle to social media and you could be in with the chance of winning an all expenses paid trip in 2021, that includes: – Travel to/from a destination within the EU – Four nights full-board accommodation – Use of an Indian motorcycle for a guided ride over two days – Prof

RSD FTR Accessories

Jul 2, 2020

RSD FTR Accessories

Roland Sands spins so many plates it's sometimes easy to forget that his company roots are in manufacturing parts and accessories, but that's exactly it, an empire grown out of the experience gained working at his parents' firm, Performance Machine. Roland Sands Designs long-term association with Indian Motorcycle has led to a range of official Indian bolt-on accessories for the FTR 1200. That's the fully accessorised FTR 1200 S Race Replica above. The range of parts is 'race

Blixt & Dunder FTR 1200

Jun 25, 2020

Blixt & Dunder FTR 1200

Out mate Jonathan from Sideburn stockist Blixt & Dunder in Sweden, has built this lightweight FTR 1200 hooligan and we have a bunch of photos and details of it in our STORIES section. For those who don't know, the STORIES section is full of online features that seemed to suit this area of the site rather than just the rolling news blog. We currently have 32 features up there to read, with some killer photography. I know, content, content, content... Go straight to the Blixt &

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