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Indian Motorcycle at Wheels and Waves 2022

Adnane Bensalah — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 05:37:05 +0000

Indian Motorcycle will bring the spirit of America’s first motorcycle company to Biarritz, France from June 29 to July 3, continuing their long relationship as headline sponsor of the Wheels and Waves festival. Sharing a common belief in embracing the past to push forward into the future, Indian Motorcycle and Wheels and Waves have enjoyed a strong association for 7 years with Indian Motorcycle as headline sponsor for 6 years.

Now in its 11^th year, the Wheels and Waves festival mixes the various influences of motorcycles, surfing, skating, music and art for a unique experience that has become a ‘must see’ event for riders, skaters and surfers from across Europe and beyond.

Indian Motorcycle at Wheels and Waves 2022

Discover Indian Motorcycle – June 29 to July 3

Indian Motorcycle will be at the heart of the Wheels and Wave village with a display of motorcycles and customs builds plus a clothing and accessories retail area that will also stock the special Indian Motorcycle x Wheels and Waves collaboration T-Shirt. Festival goers will also be impressed by the gravity-defying exploits of pre-war Indian Motorcycle riders on the Wall Of Death, an ever popular fixture in the event village.

Indian FTR at Punk’s Peak – June 29

Punk’s Peak is just a short ride to Mont Jaizkibel, Spain and sees 128 riders in 400 metre duals on vintage to modern bikes at the famous sprint event. Dimitri Coste, photographer, Gentleman Racer and ambassador of Indian Motorcycle, will take on the challenge at handlebars of an Indian FTR in the Superbike +100hp category. Punk’s Peak takes place on Wednesday, June 29.

Artride – June 30 to July 3

Indian Motorcycle, in collaboration with Wheels & Waves, commissioned four European builders in December to design their vision of an Indian Chief inspired from the past, anchored in the present, and looking towards the future. Chosen through a combination of public vote and a panel of Super-Voters, the winning design, ‘GRIND Machine’ by Tank Machine x Rise Designs, will be on display at the Artride exhibition. Among other Indian Motorcycles on display, there will also be a special collaboration with a special artist in the Indian motorcycle area. The Artride exhibition opens on the evening of June 30 and runs throughout the event at the Skatepark, Biarritz

Indian eFTR Mini Cup – July 1

New for the 2022 edition of Wheels & Waves is the eFTR Mini cup. Taking place on Friday, July 1st at 7pm, the eFTR Mini Cup will see these electric mini motorcycles, originally designed for children, raced on a circuit in the heart of the WAW village. In addition, an eFTR Mini is available to be won and will be awarded at the end of the race! To participate, a ballot box will be available on the Indian Motorcycle stand in the festival village from the June 28 opening of the event.

Presentation of ‘Grind Machine’ – July 2

As part of the public vote that chose Tank Machine x Rise Designs ‘GRIND Machine’ to be realised and displayed at the WAW Artride, a random draw from the more than 35000 public voters selected Fabien Orquin to be the very lucky owner of ‘GRIND Machine’.

Benefitting from a VIP trip to the 2022 Wheels & Waves festival, Fabien will be presented with his customised Indian Chief on the main stage of the festival village at 7pm on Saturday July 2.

For more information on Wheels & Waves 2021 please visit: wheels-and-waves.com

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ABOUT INDIAN MOTORCYCLE®

Indian Motorcycle is America’s first motorcycle company. Founded in 1901, Indian Motorcycle has won the hearts of motorcyclists around the world and earned distinction as one of America’s most legendary and iconic brands through unrivalled racing dominance, engineering prowess and countless innovations and industry firsts. Today that heritage and passion are reignited under new brand stewardship. To learn more, please visit www.indianmotorcycle.eu

INDIAN and INDIAN MOTORCYCLE are registered trademarks of Indian Motorcycle International, LLC. Always wear a helmet, protective clothing and eyewear and insist your passenger does the same. Ride within the limits of the law and your own abilities. Read, understand, and follow your owner’s manual. Never ride under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

ABOUT WHEELS & WAVES

Founded in 2008, Wheels and Waves is the successful realisation of the dream of a group of friends, the Southsiders, who are passionate about motorcycles. Lovers of the Basque Country, Southsiders have brought together hundreds of like-minded individuals who gather in the spirit of companionship. “Wheels and Waves is about eliminating social barriers and bringing different sets of people together without judgement. It’s about the joy of mixing together all kinds of communities, languages and cultures. It’s about living in the present without being nostalgic for the past, but not losing sight of the best moments of the past.”

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2021 Indian Roadmaster Heritage

Ron Betist — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:59:34 +0000

True American iron
Over the past few years we have been riding a number of Indians, from the exciting FTR up to the impressive Chief last Summer. With the Autumn in full swing, we thought it would be apt to try out some big bikes in the month of November 2021. We recently kicked off with the BMW R18 and the R18 Transcontinental.

With that heritage in mind the Indian Roadmaster was a logical next step. To stay in tune with the inspiration of the Bavarian bikes dating back to the 1930’s, it was nice to be presented by Indian Motorcycle with their ‘Heritage Edition’.

All inclusive
Everything you can dream about is probably fitted to this machine! Starting with the very impressive ‘Thunderstroke’ heart which is no less than 116 cubic inches (1800 cc), also to be found in the Chief, the Chieftain and in the Springfield, the list of mouth-watering goodies just goes on forever.

According to Indian Motorcycle the Roadmaster was built for the riders looking for the ‘Gold Standard’ in comfort and ride. This Roadmaster is adorned with chrome finishes, Ride Command with Apple CarPlay® integration, rear cylinder deactivation and a variety of ride modes.

Standard amenities include multi-setting heated seats and grips, remote-locking saddlebags and trunk, adjustable passenger floorboards, ABS, cruise control, keyless ignition, automatic tyre pressure monitoring, full LED lighting, and lower fairings with adjustable airflow vents.

“Can we get you anything else sir?”
Well, how about: Metzeler Cruisetec® tyres, and a push-button adjustable windshield? Standard amenities across the entire Roadmaster lineup include remote-locking saddlebags and trunk with over 140 litres of combined storage, adjustable passenger floorboards, ABS, cruise control, keyless ignition, tyre pressure monitoring and full LED lighting.

Furthermore, the power buttons on the Roadmaster, just like on the above mentioned models, have been relocated to the switch cube on the handlebars to accommodate a new 12-volt charge port on the dash. The charge port conveniently provides riders with an opportunity to plug in and connect to a wider range of electronics.

Phew! And I though my Christmas wish list was long.

On the road
After taking this all in it was time to hit the road. Having just given back the BMW R18 Transcontinental it was quite a change to get on the Roadmaster. Whereas it took a full day to get really comfortable with the huge BMW, the Roadmaster, which is equally gigantic, felt easy to handle right from the start.

Of course it is a bulky machine not necessarily built for Dutch country roads. Its natural habitat is more the American highway, but still there was no instant at all that it felt uncomfortable or out of place.

It is also nice to experience the reactions of other road users when they see the impressive front fairing of the Roadmaster appear in their rear-view mirrors. Cars automatically move to the side of the road to make room and you see many heads turned towards the machine to admire the beautiful finishes.

Broad power band
Did I already cite the smooth power delivery and loads of torque available at crazy low revs? Being the hooligan that I am, I could not resist throttling the engine at times, just to experience the full power of its roaring heart.

The Roadmaster comes with a dual-disc front and a single-disc rear brake arrangement (with ABS). There is sufficient stopping power available, although it feels a bit less direct compared to the BMW. With its low and wide handlebars, large seat and spacious floorboards, all Roadmaster models should fit the vast majority of European riders comfortably. And thanks to the adjustable windshield, wind protection is easily customizable. I played around with the electronics to raise and lower the shield while riding. In urban environments I found it better to ride with the shield down as the upper edge was exactly in view when sitting up straight.

Autumn comes with crisp weather and the heated grips and seats (even for passengers) did definitely make the long miles go by far more comfortably as well on shorter and even colder rides.

Coffee and cake the American way
On a chilly Saturday morning I decided to ride to a friend who lives in the south of the country. He is not very well unfortunately and this was a great excuse to cover over 400 kilometres on one day, just for coffee, cake, good old riding memories and a laugh.

What a magnificent experience it was! The Indian challenges the pilot to just keep on riding and riding until there is no horizon in sight anymore. It was a Royal Ride that day and I felt like a King riding this high powered motorcycle all week.

Choices
Life is all about selecting the paths to go on and following your passions to lead the way in life.
Choosing the right bike for the right moment is one of them.

Don’t forget to ‘work less and ride more’. Life is too short not to.

Photo credits: Ron Betist

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