Indian FTR1200 Carbon 2020 ridden and reviewed!

Decidedly fresh and daringly different, this retro-fashioned, aggressively-entertaining streetbike is a gem to ride but is it just an Indian #FTR1200 with some fancy bits? Bennetts BikeSocial's Michael Mann gets hot and sweaty with the £14,699 hooner.
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[@TheRtHonJimStiffOG]

Lovely bike. Really want Indian to keep developing these more modern bikes. Shows forward thinking that HD just can't compete with. Let's get some UK dealerships too. Great vid guys 👍👍👍

[@andrewhayward7779]

19 minute video. 11 minutes before you throw a leg over it? And even then you talk about how it looks more than how it rides... I guess that says a lot about it.

[@TheRtHonJimStiffOG]

Salient points, and not being a hipster I'd take a z900 or anything Euro middleweight over this any day. But this does show a promising future for Indian if they keep developing bikes down this avenue instead of the chiefs etc

[@bennettsbikesocial]

@@andrewhayward7779 Let me know what you really think of the bike after reading this, Andrew: www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/reviews/bikes/indian/indian-ftr-1200-carbon-2020-review

[@christopherp1318]

"Its the type of bike you'll go for a test ride on and then sign the cheque" I literally did this yesterday :D .... though added a lowering kit, far too high

[@khaccanhle1930]

I feel like it isn't high enough, clearance is not good for unpaved surfaces. But then, my bike has a 37.5 inch seat height. Maybe a cat delete and a pipe reroute would give it more ground clearance.

[@zygiszygiszygis]

exactly what happened to me.

[@lubas88pl]

I test rode one the other week, I'm 180cm tall and I was on my toes.

[@BushPigADV]

I have not seen a single bad review for this FTR.... any of them from the base model all the way up, not a single bad review.

[@jeremycox8261]

Because it rips

[@BushPigADV]

@@jeremycox8261 I love mine!

[@FollowingDopamine]

This. Right!?!

[@jocoloco1320]

Love mine!!!

[@TazCStorm]

Just for the knowledge.. the Indian motorcycle company is the First American motorcycle company.. yes before Harley Davidson.. so if you really want a bike with a proper history.. the Indian would be the one..

[@Beastriderpav]

Very pretty

[@chr11sf]

Cool looking bike....wish manufacturers would make more good looking standard/naked bikes capable of taking a pillion for more than an hour or 2!!.....not sure our lass would sit on the back of that to the south of france....

[@timothyclark1754]

I just put 9.5k down on mine. Won't be able to get it till April though!

[@vaughanboyce3702]

Very cool bike but those wheels and tires put me off, I know it's based on a flat tracker but 99% will be ridden on the road by hipsters

[@bennettsbikesocial]

Spoked wheels are an option and its well worth a ride on the tyres just for the experience!

[@mbsnyderc]

Hipster is not a real thing it a thing people call each other.

[@oczhaal]

i'm not a hipster at all and i own this bike and ride it mainly on the road. Besides that, i agree the tyres are slippy when it's wet.

[@ridin_low193]

I wish this was a real carbon model with real carbon parts. Some BST’s or rotobox’s would be sweet on this bike.

[@HabitualFixation]

Ridin_ Low They are real carbon parts. In an ideal world I’d lose that exhaust obviously for a high mount TOCE and all Roland Sands FTR parts

[@jeremycox8261]

The things I like about this bike have been commented on by others as negatives such as the standard tyres or the size of the wheels or the swing arm. The things that make this bike different matter and are critical to the way the bike rides This bike is all about the engine for sure but these oddball things that hang of it go along way to create its character and make it fun and not just another machine chasing performance numbers or some dull utilitarian purpose

[@GameGuide2020]

I'm just in love with it haha

[@TheStringBreaker]

This bike’s a piece of art!

[@markjohnson8352]

Thorough as per, thank you. Nice looking bike ✊🏻

[@vertigo4ubob704]

Carbon lines are so ugly to look at.

[@motoknivesandgunsbyjt]

I’m seriously considering this bike as there’s a left over 2019 near me. Anyone having any idle/cold start problems? I’m reading some horror stories about bad fueling.

[@smgw15]

the problem for me is the wheel size and available tires, you can't get any decent street rubber, I'm not being funny but are you going to take a near 15k, carbon clad bike that you've spent your hard-earned on off-road? You'd want to keep it mint! They have limited the bike.

[@annysyusciandika879]

Indian release their latest bike with full accessories only, why not they make ftr with 750 motor, or make those frame with carbon

[@robbynelson3]

The tires are for dirt too lol... swap em out of shes gonna be a pavement princess!

[@electrobitnewportapplerepa7219]

For that price i can get a reputable Honda or anything better

[@gkbailey540]

Only 125bhp tho? 😭

[@fyorbane]

Junk those tyres.

[@oczhaal]

right. Nobody mentions that when they're testing the bike but under wet conditions, they slip too easily... I wish we could have different tyres mounted and tested on this bike...

[@coldpeople]

Base model looks better

[@leonaudacity5313]

Looks like a hooligan bike 👍

[@SmokinBob]

It really is a good looking bike. Indian know how to style, but don't know how to price 😂

[@dennisthemenace5150]

Beautiful bike. Hope its fast as f

[@PVAPPE]

That low-slung, looks-like-it-was-slapped-on-as-an-afterthought number plate/rear indicator mounting is a no-no. The indicators will be invisible at traffic lights and junctions, or in slow-moving traffic, to following vehicles. Needs a hugger and a proper tail-tidy.

[@bennettsbikesocial]

Tend to agree, as mentioned in the video and website review. It has to comply with regulations but any owner would surely swap it out.

[@robbikebob]

It's a really good looking bike and I bet it's fun. But it's just too much money for what you get. If I wanted this style of bike I'd get a svartpillen or similar and pocket the £7,000 I'd have left over!

[@matthewhaworth5935]

Well the husky to this is apples to oranges. You're talking a single cylinder 701 to a 1200 V twin before you even start considering everything else like ohlins suspension, brembo brakes and masters, Akrapovic cans, TFT display and electronics suites... top of range equipment means more $$$. By all means spend your money the way that makes sense to you but this bike is in a completely different class than the 701. Which personally I think the 701 is expensive for what you're actually getting.

[@davidmingee3153]

Good review friend .. keep them coming

[@bennettsbikesocial]

Thanks David, will do!

[@bobbyblueace]

I really like this bike. I sat on one at a show and it felt perfect for me at 6'2" but it should come with 17" wheels and be at least 30 lbs lighter. It's step in the right direction but Americans just can't do lightweight. Heavy over engineering has it's place but motorcycles isn't one of them. And of course there is the price! ouch.

[@yakekaj]

Looks amazing, but not for me as I need a commuter/tourer rather than a toy... (I'd get on if I won the lottery though!)

[@huskypoop4917]

125 BHP I would expect more from a 1200 cc that number plate and bracket its gotta go theirs gotta be a tale tidy available soon and the tyres

[@notoriousmiks1927]

Its not a sportbike.

[@richardpearson4248]

Great video but would look better with spock wheels and black rims stay safe 🇬🇧👍🏻

[@bennettsbikesocial]

Spoked wheels are an official accessory but they're another £1000 on top.

[@Not_Sure-2020]

The bad part about the tank being under the seat is that filling the bike takes about 4 times as long as you'd expect and you have to squeeze the gas handle very gently or it'll splash all over.

[@moderatefkr6666]

This is the only American bike I would ever consider, other than an original 750XR. I saw it live in a showroom in South Wales last summer and recognised immediately what a great bike it obviously is. If Harley wasn't in a perpetual un-evolved cycle of pandering to old men with cloned beards, leather vests and a confused idea of freedom, firing their CEOs, and crying to Uncle Sam every decade or so when real bike manufacturers get it right, they might have made this bike 10 or 20 years ago.

[@jedbone1451]

Even if I won the lottery I would never pay just under 15k for that. It’s a rip off. You could buy a brand new Thruxton R or RS for less than that and they are much better bikes.

[@rafaelpaiva1805]

That slim rear wheel and the swing arm just killed the style of the bike unfortunately

[@khaccanhle1930]

Swing arm? You mean: tire hugger?

[@SulsaCikkectuve]

Why no heated grips

[@notoriousmiks1927]

Cause people who drive Indians are not pussys

[@TheACEIRA]

2 small for 6”4

[@davidrespect6471]

Really? It looks much comfier to the other nakeds on the market

[@AlienApe.]

Can't take it seriously as a road bike with those tires on it! - glad you mention them later in the vid too :)

[@jeremycox8261]

Once you have ridden it with proper tyres you find yourself missing the dt3r’s

[@hughmac7423]

It is a shame it is so ugly and looks like all the other cookie cutter bikes. They should have gone more retro or more classic looking. I think it is horrible. Then I don't like the Scout either because of the forward peg and low suspension, looks like a toy and from owners I've heard it is only a short distance ride, too uncomforatble. They should take the suspension and pegs from this and fit them to the Scout, then they would have a cool bike.