Indian Motorcycles

MotoAmerica's King of the Baggers race was a crazy idea, pitting some of the least-racy motorcycles in the USA against one another around California's famous Laguna Seca racetrack in a knee-dragging, luggage-dragging, motor-popping spectacle.

Indian is taking on Harley in a new market segment: mini electric motorcycles for kids. The new eFTR Jr looks a fair bit like Indian's famous flat trackers, and packs dual suspension, 15-mph (24-km/h) top speeds and over an hour's riding time.

The bizarre "King of the Baggers" race plans to pit giant cruisers from Harley and Indian against each other at Laguna Seca. Tuner Roland Sands is race-prepping a Challenger for this crazy event, and we caught up for a very fun chat about it.

Indian's going back to the nutty sport of hillclimb racing with a new, custom-built, extra-long version of its FTR750 flat tracker. Rider John "Flying" Koester will take aim at a title in the new Twins category of the AMA Pro Hillclimb series.

Indian Motorcycles has just released an optional seat accessory that gives a rider and passenger three levels of butt heating and cooling, with individual controls. The graphene-packed ClimaCommand seat is the first device of its kind we've seen.

Indian has built the first bike around its Powerplus engine, and the all-new Challenger looks set to bring serious levels of power, grunt and intelligent handling to the medium-range luxury cruising market.

America's other great cruiser company has announced its latest and greatest big motorcycle donk, a 1,770cc, 60-degree V-Twin making an impressive 122 horsepower and 128 lb-ft (173.5 Nm) of torque.

The heritage-inspired Scout 100th Anniversary and badass Scout Bobber Twenty pay tribute to one of Indian's greatest models.

From the "why the hell not" files: the Indian team is hitting this year's Sturgis rally with a sidecar outfit we're sure will be popular. It's a custom-built Springfield Darkhorse with a big ol' BBQ for a sidecar. Your roadkill will never taste so fresh.

Indian's muscled-up, flat-track-inspired streetbike will have a chance to prove its mettle on the dirt ovals at the Wheels & Waves Festival in France next month, so S&S Cycle has prepared two race bikes that take the FTR1200 back to its stripped-back, high-piped roots.

No, it hasn't been crashed into a rubbish bin. This nitrous-sucking custom is a celebration of 100 years of the Indian Scout, and it's headed to Europe, where 500cc GP legend Randy Mamola will race it in the wacky Sultans of Sprint classic and custom event.

Anticipating its gorgeous FTR1200 flat track-inspired roadster to be in hot demand as a custom platform, Indian Motorcycle has released four "collections" of parts and accessories to get the ball rolling, depending on where you want to take it.