Indian’s FTR 1200 went through an identity crisis in 2021. Introduced as a flat track-inspired roadster in 2019, the FTR couldn’t live up to Indian’s naked bike ambitions with its 19-inch front wheel, 18-inch rear hoop, and Dunlop DT3-R rubber. For the 2022 model year, the Minnesota manufacturer vastly improved the platform's pavement prowess with 17-inch wheels and Metzeler Sportec tires.
The FTR found its stride in that guise when the 2022 King of the Baggers champion Tyler O’Hara piloted an FTR to the 2022 RSD (Roland Sands Design) Super Hooligans title. With the naked bike finally comfortable in its own skin, Indian doubles down on the model’s road racing success by introducing the 2023 FTR Sport at EICMA 2022.
