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Indian Scout. Model G-20. Designed by Charles B. Franklin, [1] [3] the Scout was introduced in October 1919 as a 1920 model. The Scout had a sidevalve V-twin engine with its transmission bolted to the engine casing, allowing a geared primary drive - the only American v-twin to use this maintenance-free system. [4]
A bobber, originally called a bob-job from the 1930s through 1990s, is a style of custom motorcycle. The typical construction includes removing the front fender, shortening the rear fender , which is "bobbed" (as in bob-tail ), and stripping excess bodywork as well as all superfluous parts to reduce weight.
The Indian Scout was introduced at the 2014 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally as a 2015 model. The 2015 Scout is a cruiser with a 1,133 cc (69.1 cu in) over head cam V-twin engine and a frame formed by multiple aluminum alloy castings bolted to each other and to the engine. [63] The Indian Scout was named 2015 Motorcycle of the year by Motorcycle.com. [64]
A replica of the 1920 Indian (with half the exterior removed to show detail) that Burt Munro used to set his record in 1967. Munro's Indian Scout was an early model, the 627th Scout to leave the American factory. [7] The bike had an original top speed of 55 mph (89 km/h), [2] but this did not satisfy Munro, so in 1926 he began to modify the bike.
Indian Scout (motorcycle), a motorcycle built by the Indian Motorcycle Company; a boy scout or girl scout who is American Indian, see American Indian Scouting Association; a boy scout or girl scout from India, see Scouting and Guiding in India; Ladakh Scouts, an infantry regiment of the Indian Army; Davy Crockett, Indian Scout, 1950 Western film
Indian Sport Scout (engine internals) The Indian 841 was a motorcycle designed by the Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Co. for desert warfare. It pioneered the drivetrain configuration later popularized by Moto Guzzi , having a longitudinally mounted air-cooled 90-degree V-twin with shaft drive to the rear wheel.
Indian Scout FTR750 as raced by Brad Baker at the Sturgis TT August 6, 2017. On June 14, 2016 Jared Mees announced that he will join Indian as their flat track test rider. [3] On September 6, 2016, Joe Kopp was announced as the first rider to race the FTR750 at the upcoming Santa Rosa Mile in Santa Rosa, California on September 25, 2016. [4]
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