BLACK SWAN: WORKHORSE’S 90S-INSPIRED INDIAN FTR 1200

Anything you like about motorbikes
User avatar
weeksy
Site Admin
Posts: 22969
Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:08 pm
Has thanked: 5377 times
Been thanked: 12767 times

BLACK SWAN: WORKHORSE’S 90S-INSPIRED INDIAN FTR 1200

Post by weeksy »

Le_Fromage_Grande
Posts: 11133
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 6:40 pm
Location: The road of many manky motorcycles
Has thanked: 602 times
Been thanked: 4074 times

Re: BLACK SWAN: WORKHORSE’S 90S-INSPIRED INDIAN FTR 1200

Post by Le_Fromage_Grande »

It's a lot Toecutter
Nordboy
Posts: 792
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 4:04 pm
Location: S. Wales
Has thanked: 291 times
Been thanked: 553 times

Re: BLACK SWAN: WORKHORSE’S 90S-INSPIRED INDIAN FTR 1200

Post by Nordboy »

Oh no!! that's a monstrosity !!

But then I do like the Indian FTR1200
User avatar
Count Steer
Posts: 11425
Joined: Mon Jul 19, 2021 4:59 pm
Has thanked: 6198 times
Been thanked: 4614 times

Re: BLACK SWAN: WORKHORSE’S 90S-INSPIRED INDIAN FTR 1200

Post by Count Steer »

It's another 'just because you can, it doesn't mean you should'.

Once again, it looks like the back wheel has decided to leave and go off and see the world.
Nice to see the return of testicle removers on the tank, a much missed tradition.
Doubt is not a pleasant condition.
But certainty is an absurd one
.
Voltaire
User avatar
Trinity765
Posts: 2281
Joined: Fri Nov 06, 2020 2:27 pm
Location: Brighton
Has thanked: 2385 times
Been thanked: 2318 times

Re: BLACK SWAN: WORKHORSE’S 90S-INSPIRED INDIAN FTR 1200

Post by Trinity765 »

This has to be the worse one yet! "With the body ready to go [seriously?], Brice set about implementing one of his quirkiest ideas. As a wink to classic sports cars, he added a pair of ‘eyelids’ that open and close over the OEM headlight." Brice really shouldn't have bothered. The carbon looks really cheap and tacky.
Lockdown refugee
User avatar
KungFooBob
Posts: 13709
Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 1:04 pm
Location: The content of this post is not AI generated.
Has thanked: 524 times
Been thanked: 7244 times

Re: BLACK SWAN: WORKHORSE’S 90S-INSPIRED INDIAN FTR 1200

Post by KungFooBob »

Dazzler will be along shortly to tell us the weaves are all in the wrong direction.

I quite like it, mainly because it's got a flip up headlight cover!
User avatar
MingtheMerciless
Posts: 3470
Joined: Wed Mar 18, 2020 7:42 am
Location: Scarfolk on Sea
Has thanked: 2887 times
Been thanked: 1853 times

Re: BLACK SWAN: WORKHORSE’S 90S-INSPIRED INDIAN FTR 1200

Post by MingtheMerciless »

A suede dashboard!!!
"Of all the stories you told me, which ones were true and which ones weren't?"
"My dear Doctor, they're all true."
"Even the lies?"
"Especially the lies."
User avatar
Mr Moofo
Posts: 4427
Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 1:41 pm
Location: Brightonish
Has thanked: 1752 times
Been thanked: 1408 times

Re: BLACK SWAN: WORKHORSE’S 90S-INSPIRED INDIAN FTR 1200

Post by Mr Moofo »

Christ, that is awful. Designed by a man going through a marriage break-up, or by a 12 year old boy
User avatar
Taipan
Posts: 13277
Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 1:48 pm
Location: Essex Riviera!
Has thanked: 15285 times
Been thanked: 9862 times

Re: BLACK SWAN: WORKHORSE’S 90S-INSPIRED INDIAN FTR 1200

Post by Taipan »

It looks like it was covered in glue and crashed into a cardboard box factory!
User avatar
MrLongbeard
Posts: 4378
Joined: Sun Mar 15, 2020 2:06 pm
Has thanked: 574 times
Been thanked: 2293 times

Re: BLACK SWAN: WORKHORSE’S 90S-INSPIRED INDIAN FTR 1200

Post by MrLongbeard »

Streethawk has caught the ghey
The Spin Doctor
Posts: 4045
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 6:17 pm
Has thanked: 2602 times
Been thanked: 1498 times

Re: BLACK SWAN: WORKHORSE’S 90S-INSPIRED INDIAN FTR 1200

Post by The Spin Doctor »

I like the lengthened anti-wheelie wheelbase.
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer." Henry David Thoreau
www.ko-fi.com/survivalskills www.survivalskillsridertraining.co.uk www.facebook.com/survivalskills
User avatar
Rockburner
Posts: 4197
Joined: Sun Mar 15, 2020 11:06 am
Location: Hiding in your blind spot
Has thanked: 7457 times
Been thanked: 2401 times

Re: BLACK SWAN: WORKHORSE’S 90S-INSPIRED INDIAN FTR 1200

Post by Rockburner »

That air-filter is going to need a lot of cleaning.....
non quod, sed quomodo
User avatar
KungFooBob
Posts: 13709
Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 1:04 pm
Location: The content of this post is not AI generated.
Has thanked: 524 times
Been thanked: 7244 times

Re: BLACK SWAN: WORKHORSE’S 90S-INSPIRED INDIAN FTR 1200

Post by KungFooBob »

It's probably just the filter on the end of the crankcase breather.
User avatar
DefTrap
Posts: 4340
Joined: Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:23 am
Has thanked: 2182 times
Been thanked: 2089 times

Re: BLACK SWAN: WORKHORSE’S 90S-INSPIRED INDIAN FTR 1200

Post by DefTrap »

I mean I really like black bikes but why are they always photographed in the airing cupboard with the light off. ?
demographic
Posts: 2935
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 9:30 pm
Location: Less that 50 miles away from Moscow, but which one?
Has thanked: 1324 times
Been thanked: 1652 times

Re: BLACK SWAN: WORKHORSE’S 90S-INSPIRED INDIAN FTR 1200

Post by demographic »

Can't say I'm a fan but it looks ridable so it's still better than most of the cafe racers.
BBB
Posts: 202
Joined: Mon Apr 19, 2021 10:56 am
Has thanked: 288 times
Been thanked: 79 times

Re: BLACK SWAN: WORKHORSE’S 90S-INSPIRED INDIAN FTR 1200

Post by BBB »

I like it for being a bit daft, there's always a place for it. Daft and a headlight eyelid.