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Very few V-Twin models were built between 1907 and 1910. These first V-Twins displaced 53.68 cubic inches (880 cc) and produced about 7 horsepower (5.2 kW). This gave about double the power of the first singles, and top speed was about 60 mph (100 km/h). Production jumped from 450 motorcycles in 1908 to 1,149 machines in 1909. [16]
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]
On March 3, 2023, Scout Motors announced plans to build a $2 billion factory capable of producing 200,000 EVs a year in Blythewood, South Carolina. [14] The factory will employ up to 4,000 people [15] and it will manufacture the Scout Motor's first two vehicles: a mid-size off-road focused SUV and a pickup truck that are scheduled to be launched in late 2027.
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 two-piece frame, with the front and rear halves bolted to each other to the top and to the engine at the bottom, was heavier than the Motoplane's Prince-derived frame, but also stronger and stiffer. [18] The Sport Scout was still 15 pounds heavier than the 101 Scout. [19] A specially-tuned Sport Scout won the first Daytona 200 in 1937. [11]
The Triumph Bonneville Bobber is a bobber-style cruiser motorcycle based on the Bonneville series from Triumph Motorcycles Ltd. It was announced late 2016 and began selling in February 2017. [2] The Bobber's differences from the Bonneville T120 include: An adjustable solo seat that can slide backward or forward and by this tilted higher or lower
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 ]
6-speed: Frame type: Rigid tube steel diamond: Suspension: 41 mm (1.6 in) telescopic forks, 120 mm (4.7 in) travel: Brakes: 320 mm (13 in) single wavy hydraulic disc with 3-piston calipers and sintered metal pads (front), 240 mm (9.4 in) single wavy hydraulic disc with single-piston caliper and sintered metal pads (rear) Tires