Indian Scout FTR750
{{Short description|Competition-only motorcycle engine}}
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|name = Indian Scout FTR750
|image = Indian_Scout_FTR750.jpg
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|aka = Race 750
|manufacturer = Indian Motorcycle/Swissauto
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|class = Dirt track racing
|engine = {{Convert|748|cc|abbr=on}} liquid cooled 53°-V-twin, single injector per cylinder
|bore_stroke = {{Convert|88|×|61.5|mm|abbr=on}}
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The Indian Scout FTR750 is a competition-only motorcycle engine made by Indian Motorcycle for flat track racing. It is a fuel-injected, liquid-cooled, four-valve-per-cylinder V-twin.{{cite web|url=http://www.cycleworld.com/2016/02/25/indian-motorcycles-750cc-race-engine-approved-for-ama-twins-pro-flat-track-racing|title=Indian Motorcycles 750 Race Engine Approved - Cycle World|publisher=}} A single-pin crankshaft riding on plain bearings carries side-by-side steel connecting rods.{{cite web|url=http://www.cycleworld.com/indian-motorcycle-ftr750-dirt-track-race-engine-exclusive-technical-preview|title=EXCLUSIVE TECHNICAL PREVIEW: Indian's New FTR750 Dirt-Track Race Engine|publisher=}} It is the first all-new flat track racing motor from Indian Motorcycle in decades.
Competition
File:Indian Scout FTR750 Brad Baker Sturgis TT August 6 2017.tif 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.amaproracing.com/flat-track/news/view/64651|title=AMA Pro Racing - News Profile|publisher=}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://ir.polaris.com/investors/news/news-details/2016/Indian-Motorcycle-Makes-History-Again-with-Racing-Debut-of-Indian-Scout-FTR750-at-the-Ramspur-Winery-Santa-Rosa-Mile-AMA-Pro-Flat-Track-Race-on-September-25/default.aspx|title = Polaris Investor Relations - News - News Details}} The FTR750 is slated to be used in GNC1 competition in AMA Pro Flat Track racing full-time in 2017.
Street-legal motorcycle
Indian markets the FTR1200 as a street-legal rendition of the FTR750. They have some appearance similarities including a steel trellis frame and trellis swingarm.{{citation|title=2019 Indian FTR1200 First Ride Review|author=Mark Hoyer|date=May 6, 2019|work=Cycle World|url=https://www.cycleworld.com/2019-indian-ftr1200-first-ride-review/}}
Notes
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External links
- [https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22Indian+Scout+FTR750%22&client=firefox-b&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjV2_mTo_7OAhXMAMAKHT2PA_EQ_AUICCgB&biw=1920&bih=1010 Google search for images]
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