2020 Indian FTR 1200 Carbon Makes Its International Debut

Powered by the same 1,203cc V-twin engine.
Gets an Akrapovic exhaust system as standard.
Produces more torque than before.

American manufacturer Indian Motorcycle has shared a video on its social media platform revealing the FTR 1200 Carbon. As you’d expect, the bike features a truck-load of carbon fibre components. This includes the front fender, headlight cowl, pillion cowl, tank, and airbox covers. It also gets an FTR Carbon branded tank-mounted centre console and an Akrapovic low-mount dual titanium exhausts finished in matte black. The price? £14,699 (around Rs 13.93 lakh), which is about Rs 2.65 lakh more than the base variant.  

The lightweight components aren’t the end of it though. Even though the FTR Carbon Edition uses the same 1,203cc V-twin engine that’s seen on the standard and S variant, it produces more power than before -- 126PS as opposed to 121.7PS on the other variants. Torque though remains unchanged at 120Nm, which is produced 100 revs earlier compared to the standard and S trim. The bump in its performance could be attributed to the Akrapovic exhaust system and an ECU remap.

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Helping you ride safer and quicker is a bunch of electronic rider aids including Sport, Standard and Rain modes, switchable dual-channel ABS, cruise control, stability, traction and wheelie control. All of which can be viewed and controlled via a 4.3-inch touchscreen instrument cluster with Bluetooth connectivity.

Weirdly enough, the FTR 1200 Carbon, despite using lightweight components, weighs 235kg, 5 kg heavier than the standard Indian FTR 1200 and 4kg heavier than the S variant. At 815mm, its seat height is 10mm higher than the other two variants.

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There’s no major change in hardware, except for the use of a smaller 260mm rear disc (5mm smaller than before). It retains its 320mm dual disc brakes up front. Apart from this, the Indian FTR 1200 Carbon uses the same fully adjustable USD fork and a gas-charged monoshock with preload, compression and rebound adjustment.

Expect the Indian FTR 1200 Carbon to be launched in India in the next few months since it’s already listed on the brand’s official Indian website. As for the price, we believe it could set you back by around Rs 18 lakh (ex-showroom) via the CBU route.