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2 019 I N D I A N F T R 12 0 0 / F T R 12 0 0 S F I R S T R E V I E W P90 As mentioned earlier, I was sur- prised to see how much grip was on offer from the Dunlop DT3-R. Loading the front up under brakes and pushing, the DT3-R doesn't have 17-inch sport-bike levels of grip but still has enough on offer a hard ride—certainly more than a tire derived from a dirt track race hoop has any right to on the tar. Not only that, the tire has a su- preme visual effect on the FTR's aesthetics, separating this bike from anything else on the market. And that's part of the appeal of the FTR. This motorcycle is as much a fashion and a visual state- ment as it is a performance one. It can handle pretty serious riding, as evidenced by blasts along the coast and sand riding in the same day, but the styling is never far from the rider's mind with the FTR. As the only street tracker available from a modern mo- torcycle manufacturer, the FTR is thus in a league of its own. Is this the motorcycle Indian's rivals from Milwaukee should have built? Most definitely, es- pecially when you consider how long H-D were racing unchal- lenged in American Flat Track. That's an argument for another day. The FTR 1200 and FTR 1200 S will be making in an enor- mous sales impact not only here but across the globe, because as flat track racing continues its seemingly exponential growth rate and riders want one in their garage, there's only one option. Luckily it's a good one from Indian Motorcycle. CN 2019 INDIAN FTR1200/1200 S ($13,499 / $15,499) ENGINE: ........DOHC, 4-valve, 65 V-twin DISPLACEMENT: ......................... 1203cc BORE X STROKE: ............102 x 73.6mm COMPRESSION RATIO: .................. 12.5:1 FUEL SYSTEM: ................................... EFI POWER: .................123 hp at 8250 rpm TORQUE: ...............87 lb-ft at 6000 rpm EXHAUST: ............................................ 2-1 CLUTCH: ........................ Wet multi-plate TRANSMISSION: ........................6 speed CHASSIS: .................Tubular steel trellis FRONT SUSPENSION: ......... 43mm fork, non-adjustable / 43mm full adjust- able fork REAR SUSPENSION: ....Slanted monoshock, adjustable preload and rebound damp- ing/fully adjustable shock FRONT WHEEL TRAVEL: ................5.9 in. REAR WHEEL TRAVEL: .................. 5.7 in. FRONT BRAKE: .......Dual 320mm discs, dual 4-piston Monobloc calipers, Bosch Cornering ABS REAR BRAKE: .... 265mm disc, 2-piston caliper with Bosch Cornering ABS FRONT TIRE: .Dunlop DT3-R, 120/70 R19 REAR TIRE: ...... Dunlop DT3-R 150/80 R18 WHEELBASE: ..................................60 in. SEAT HEIGHT: ............................. 33.1 in. FUEL CAPACITY: .........................3.4 gal. ELECTRONICS: ...... Bosch six-axis IMU, traction control, ABS, wheelie control, non-adjustable / switchable traction control, ABS. DRY WEIGHT (CLAIMED): ..... 488 lbs. / 489 lbs. S P E C I F I C A T I O N S Smoke 'em if ya got 'em!