Cupcake's FTR

[cupcake_mike]

Got my FTR about 6 weeks ago and haven't done much except ride it (at 2k now). Got tired of hitting my leg on the bumper and i had a couple hours to myself today, so i built a tail tidy.

I took a couple pieces of 3/16x1" steel strapping and welded, bent and drilled some holes in it. I reused the stock backing plate from the bumper (flipped upside down, had to swap the turn signals so they flashed on the right side), after removing and trimming the reflectors, and the bolts that held it to the swingarm. I tapped the 3 holes in my bracket to allow me to bolt the backing plate to it. A few cans of rattle can flat black, rerouted the wiring and bolted it up to the rear "accessory" mount holes. No money was spent to make it.

 

[cupcake_mike]

The post man was kind to me this week, some R&G bling from across the pond, with a little aeromach sprinkled in...

And a little preview of coming attractions...

 

[edgelett]

oooh!! I really like that radiator guard!
Where did you order that from?

(I have one that says 'Hornet'on my Hornet and have been looking for one that says FTR)

 

[cupcake_mike]

R&G from England, took 4 days to reach me in the middle of the US

 

[edgelett]

cheers I'll have a look!
parts look cool

 

[cupcake_mike]

Almost forgot, also debadged the "gas tank"

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• cupcake_mike
• Aug 27, 2020

 

[Massimo]

Debadged with a fishing line ??

 

[cupcake_mike]

Debadged with a fishing line ??

Heat gun and plastic scraper. The emblems are reverse embossed with the double sided tape inside, so the fishing line just kept catching

 

[lars9989]

Are you replacing the Indian badge with something else or just keeping it straight black?

 

[cupcake_mike]

Are you replacing the Indian badge with something else or just keeping it straight black?

I might put the skull indian head decals off of ebay on it, but not sure yet. I like the stealth look, i think.

 

[K9F]

I too have the R & G stainless steel guard and was initially a little disappointed in the large gap clearly visible in the picture at the lower edge. A little bit of trial and error and I got there. I had a spare Land Rover rear door seal lying around in the garage. I cut two lengths from it, one for the top of the guard and another for the lower edge. This pushed the top edge out and lower in so the gap disappeared and made it a perfect fit.

 

[Murdock]

Here is another option from Iron Optics (Germany) I have installed on mine:

IRON OPTICS Kühlerabdeckung für Indian FTR 1200 Modelle ab Bj. 2019

Sie erhalten eine pulverbeschichtete Kühlerabdeckung in einem sauber gearbeiteten Zustand. Durch das verarbeitete Material bekommt diese Kühlerabdeckung eine sehr gute Witterungsresistenz und überzeugt mit hoher...

iron-optics.com

 

[S2Davies]

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I too have the R & G stainless steel guard and was initially a little disappointed in the large gap clearly visible in the picture at the lower edge. A little bit of trial and error and I got there. I had a spare Land Rover rear door seal lying around in the garage. I cut two lengths from it, one for the top of the guard and another for the lower edge. This pushed the top edge out and lower in so the gap disappeared and made it a perfect fit.

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I like that idea........and I've got some Landy door seal in the shed! Good to see your back with us K9F, I thought you'd disappeared on us 😊

 

[K9F]

I like that idea........and I've got some Landy door seal in the shed! Good to see your back with us K9F, I thought you'd disappeared on us 😊

Nah, not yet, too many jobs on the go at home and trying to get out on the bikes whilst the weather is still good. Just had a week down in Cornwall with the bike. Unforgiving roads with high dry stone walled narrow lanes, need to keep your wits about you.
Nice to give the forums a rest for a while too, sometimes, just sometimes there can be too much ‘willy waving’ going on! Not into peeing competitions. Apologies to lady members.

Time for another hook up perhaps?

 

[cupcake_mike]

Over the last few months i've:

Built some bag racks and a 1 gal fuel can holder (full details over in the mods section)

Deleted stock indicators and wired in small rectangular ones with 20 ohm resistors and factory ends to play nice with the stock electronics.

Deleted stock mirrors and added a single left side napoleon bar end mirror

Swapped to a saddlemen GP-V1 seat

Cut down the stock levers to 2 finger length.

Picked up a racefit growler and PV3 from lloyds, though I probably won't do anything with them til the warranty is up. The bike has broken-in very nicely and I have zero complaints about its start-up or riding manners.

Dunlop TrailSmarts front and rear in stock sizes (got 2500 miles out of the stock rear and 5500 out of the stock front). The rear is showing about 60% tread left at 3500 miles, not too shabby. Currently sitting at about 6k miles on the bike, purchased right at 6 months ago.

I'm pursuing drop pegs from Knight Design but they currently only produce them in a "wide" style with about an inch drop, I'm trying my best to get them to crank out a few sets in a 2" drop narrow style. I'll update the group if I can make that happen, though the stock shifter linkage may not support it.

 

[Blue1]

You are not concerned with gasoline in an exposed plastic container inches from your back on a street bike?

 

[cupcake_mike]

You are not concerned with gasoline in an exposed plastic container inches from your back on a street bike?

Um, no. Its a rotational molded gas can that you can drive over with a 10,000 lb truck and not damage. Its certainly as strong as the exposed 3.25 gal plastic container mounted inches from our ass.

 

[Blue1]

OK

 

[JacobJakeJacoby]

You are not concerned with gasoline in an exposed plastic container inches from your back on a street bike?

Shoot I see ADV guys with tanks on either side of their bikes. It's designed to be shatter proof; plus it's PLASTIC so ideally there are no sparks to be created if one were to fall off or get hit. Considering the FTR 1200's have a gas tank Rights behind your butt, don't think it's any less safe than that.

 

[MilwDave]

Here is another option from Iron Optics (Germany) I have installed on mine:

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IRON OPTICS Kühlerabdeckung für Indian FTR 1200 Modelle ab Bj. 2019

Sie erhalten eine pulverbeschichtete Kühlerabdeckung in einem sauber gearbeiteten Zustand. Durch das verarbeitete Material bekommt diese Kühlerabdeckung eine sehr gute Witterungsresistenz und überzeugt mit hoher...

iron-optics.com

I would like to order that radiator guard but I cannot decipher the German on the website.