MotoAmerica oversees seven championships from Superbikes to Super Hooligans. One of those championships, just three years old, is for baggers — cruisers usually powered by a big V-twin or a six-cylinder and fitted with hard or soft luggage, a step down in size and weight from the all-out touring bikes. Tyler O’Hara has won the King of the Baggers Championship two of those three years, riding an Indian Challenger prepped for the contest by performance shop S&S Cycle. To celebrate O’Hara’s series win in 2022, Indian’s selling 29 examples of his Indian Challenger RR, built just like his by S&S Cycle.
The extremely limited production refers to O’Hara’s #29 race number.
Instead of a headlight, DRLs and windshield in the large aero fairing from the production bike there’s a NASCAR-esque light sticker over an insert, the merest hint of a clear lip above. Behind those, adjustable S&S billet triple clamps stand over Ohlins FGR250 forks. There’s an Ohlins TTX shock under the raised Saddlemen seat.
The powertrain’s been improved with a big bore kit for the Thunderstroke 112 V-twin, CNC ported heads, S&S intake with a larger throttle body, S&S camshafts, biller rocker arms, belly pan, and chain drive conversion on a race swingarm, quick-shift kit, and two-into-one race exhaust. Engine parameters can be controlled through a Maxx full adjustable ECM and monitored on the AIM DL2 data logger dash panel.
Tweaks to ergonomics come from the S&S adjustable front fairing mount and handle bars, and S&S rear-set foot controls. Bits like the fiberglass rear fender, carbon fiber saddle bags, and billet clutch cover save weight.
The 19-inch front and 16-inch rear wheels on Metzeler Cruisetec tires give way to matching 17-inch racing rims on Dunlops. Brembo M4 brakes do the stopping in front, while a Hayes rear caliper clamps an EBC rotor.
Indian is selling each example for $92,229. And also just like O’Hara’s bike, they’re fast and not street legal.
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