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Indian Scout. Model G-20. Designed by Charles B. Franklin, [1] [3] the Scout was introduced in October 1919 as a 1920 model. The Scout had a sidevalve V-twin engine with its transmission bolted to the engine casing, allowing a geared primary drive - the only American v-twin to use this maintenance-free system. [4]
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]
The resulting Indian 401 four-cylinder motorcycle and Indian 101 Scout had the same frame geometry, [32] which, in the lighter 101 Scout, resulted in exceptional handling and stability. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] Franklin later designed a three-wheeled utility vehicle, the 1931 Dispatch Tow, based on the Model 101 frame.
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A Suzuki GSX-R1000 at a drag strip – a 2006 model once recorded a 0 to 60 mph time of 2.35 seconds. This is a list of street legal production motorcycles ranked by acceleration from a standing start, limited to 0 to 60 mph times of under 3.5 seconds, and 1 ⁄ 4-mile times of under 12 seconds.
Indian Sport Scout (engine internals) The Indian 841 was a motorcycle designed by the Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Co. for desert warfare. It pioneered the drivetrain configuration later popularized by Moto Guzzi , having a longitudinally mounted air-cooled 90-degree V-twin with shaft drive to the rear wheel.
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