We by no means imagined that the adage “win on Sunday, promote on Monday” may apply to baggers… however right here we’re. To rejoice their victory in final 12 months’s King of the Baggers racing sequence, Indian Motorbike are making their race-spec Indian Challenger RR out there to the general public.
And we do imply race-spec. The $92,229 Indian Challenger RR is a track-only motorbike, constructed by the workforce at S&S Cycle to the identical spec because the bike that Tyler O’Hara received final years King of the Baggers championship on. Restricted to only 29 models (as a result of O’Hara’s quantity is #29), it’s about as area of interest as you may get.
The Challenger RR is a far cry from the ‘common’ road-going Challenger, and boasts a spec checklist past the attain of mere mortals. Sure, the lights are pretend and the windshield is trimmed—however these aren’t the juicy bits.
For starters, the Challenger RR’s engine sports activities a 112 ci huge bore equipment with CNC ported heads, plus upgraded camshafts and adjustable rocker arms from S&S Cycle. The air consumption, 78 mm throttle physique, clutch cowl, chain drive conversion and two-into-one race exhaust are all from S&S too. There’s additionally a quick-shifter, a totally tunable ECM from Maxx, and an AIM DL2 sprint with a built-in knowledge logger.
The chassis hasn’t been uncared for both. Adjustable S&S Cycle triple clamps sit up entrance, gripping a set of Öhlins FGR250 forks. A race-spec S&S Cycle swingarm does responsibility on the again, hooked as much as an Öhlins TTX rear shock.
The wheels are 17” race hoops, shod with Dunlop race tires. A pair of Brembo M4 calipers grip 330 mm discs up entrance, with a Hayes caliper on the rear matched to an EBC disc. Each ends us SBS brake pads.
Then there’s the Challenger RR’s wild-looking customized bodywork. The fairing is definitely a inventory half, however it sits on an adjustable fairing mount from S&S.
The lights have been swapped for an aero headlight insert, and the stubby windshield really extends additional ‘down’ the face of the fairing than the OEM half. Collectively, these components successfully create a easy floor to help in aerodynamics.
Because the title implies, race baggers should race with panniers. However on this bike, these panniers are comprised of carbon fiber, and tucked in excessive to help in cornering clearance. A raised race seat from Saddlemen sits up high, with a fiberglass rear fender ending off the tail finish of the bike.
Different S&S Cycle components embody a brand new stomach pan, rear-set foot controls, and peculiar adjustable handlebars that appear like a hybrid between touring bars and clip-ons. Various smaller protecting components are littered all through the construct too.
Added up, this makes for a motorbike that Indian claims can get you on the King of the Baggers podium—when you have the ability to extract the utmost potential from it. And in the event you reside within the USA, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, the UK or Japan—as a result of these are the one nations it’s out there in.
It’s onerous to disclaim bagger racing’s recognition, and the way in which it’s exploded over the previous couple of years. The query is whether or not a $92,229 motorbike that’s designed for one extraordinarily particular function is sensible.
To not the everyman, no. However we are able to see Indian promoting these to groups that wish to break into bagger racing—or collectors with very deep pockets.
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