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RIDE REVIEW I 2021 INDIAN FTR P100 Like on the FTR1200, the FTR S and R Carbon gets the 4.3-inch touchscreen dash that lets you delve into the on/off traction control, although purists of tire-sliding anar- chy will be crying into their homemade mo- lotov cocktails that the ABS system can no longer be switched off. This means no more backing it in under brakes just to impress your buddies, and further proof the FTR has indeed grown up. Brembo components mean braking prow- ess is never in question. Four-piston calipers gripping 320mm discs do the trick nicely of hauling you up from speed, although there isn't quite the level of feel I'd like at the con- ventional master-cylinder for a $17K bike. One omission that I find unacceptable for a bike of this price is the lack of a quick- shifter. The gearshift is direct but heavy, and I would have thought a quickshifter would have been a given when you consider some bikes costing $8K less than the FTR R Carbon and ones that are considerably lower spec come with one. The fact there's not even an option for a quickshifter in the accessories catalog is a bummer, too. Those complaints aside, the Indian FTR is now a bike many more riders might consider if you're in the market for a performance naked bike. It may have shed the adoles- cent attitude from 2019, but a leopard can't change its spots on the FTR; it still has that same anxious gusto that impressed me so much when I rode it a few years ago. And, hey, this is an American performance naked bike, the only one you can get now Harley- Davidson has sadly shelved the Bronx project that would have gone toe-to-toe with the FTR. The FTR is a great looking machine, and with those refinements has become a proper member of the naked-bike establishment. CN INDIAN FTR R CARBON ($16,999) ENGINE 4-stroke, V-twin VALVETRAIN 8-valve, DOHC DISPLACEMENT 1203cc BORE X STROKE 102 x 73.6mm COMPRESSION RATIO 12.5:1 COOLING SYSTEM Liquid MAX HORSEPOWER (CLAIMED) 120 hp @ 7750 rpm MAX TORQUE (CLAIMED) 87 lb-ft @ 6000 rpm FUEL SYSTEM Multipoint sequential electronic fuel injection EXHAUST 2-1 CLUTCH Wet, multi-plate TRANSMISSION 6-speed FRAME Tubular steel frame FRONT SUSPENSION Ohlins 43mm, USD, fully adjustable REAR SUSPENSION Ohlins, single shock, spring preload, rebound damping adj. FRONT-WHEEL TRAVEL 4.7 in. REAR-WHEEL TRAVEL 4.7 in. SWINGARM Tubular steel FRONT WHEEL 17 x 3.5 in REAR WHEEL 17 x 5.5 in FRONT TIRE 120/70 ZR17 REAR TIRE 180/55 ZR17 FRONT BRAKE Twin 320mm floating discs, Brembo 4-piston Monobloc calipers, Cornering ABS REAR BRAKE Single 260mm disc, Brembo two-piston sliding caliper, Cornering ABS RAKE 25.3° TRAIL 3.9 in. SEAT HEIGHT 30.7-32.2 in. WHEELBASE 60 in. WEIGHT (DRY, CLAIMED) 482 lbs. FUEL CAPACITY 3.4 gal. COLORS Carbon fiber SPECIFICATIONS