Now slightly longer – bringing the overall length of the bike to around 3m10cm – the change has also been made as an aesthetic choice, as well as to protect the rider from flying chunks of ice. Although largely unchanged from the original steed, in order to combat the cold temperatures (which can be as low as -20 in the day), the mouth of the fairing has now been closed off with a carbon cap in favour of smaller cooling intakes in the side fairing. Plus, the ones we are using can be used in the winter conditions and there’s no problem under -15!”Īway from the studded rubber, a large front fairing also helps the v2.0 punch through the air at speed. “There’s some design on this tyre, but it’s not much. This is because the best tyre to use with studs is a slick tyre because there is no tread pattern, but they are not made to be used at below -15 degrees, so it’s too cold for them and they break up like hard plastic. Brice adds: “After talking with the Dunlop team, the SportSmart Mk3 was the best choice. At 250kmh, that’s a lot of weight and it’s spinning really fast, so that’s the big problem.”Īs well as extra weight, temperature is also a factor. “The tyres on the bike will have around 250 studs each, so that means 250 holes drilled in the tyre and that means around 2.5kg of steel on the outside belt. “We are putting studs on the tyres and they are breaking apart from 200kmh. “We are losing around 30% of power and speed because of the ice and the main concern is the tyres,” Brice explained. ![]() ![]() ![]() Shod with hand-spiked Dunlop SportSmart Mk3 tyres, which take Brice’s mechanic four days to create, the entire profile of the bike has been changed, with the rider draped over the cast ali spine frame for maximum aerodynamic efficiency. That’s not that fast, but to give you an idea, the top speed record from last year was a Hayabusa and she was clocked at around 250kmh.”Īlthough based on an Indian Scout Bobber, cruising is the last thing the Appaloosa is designed for. “We have talked with Sébastien and our target is 200kmh. “It’s like racing on the moon or under the sea we have no references to know how it will work,” Hennebert told MCN. It was initially planned that Mamola would ride again, however a previous engagement prevented him from doing so. The bike will be ridden by Sébastien Lorentz, who organises the Sultans of Sprint competition. Meanwhile, drifting, drag racing, flat track and freestyle motocross will also be wowing the crowds. Machines will attempt to take a number of speed records on 1/8-mile and mile-long straights. Originally built to compete in the tarmac-based Sultans of Sprint championship in 2019 with former Grand Prix racer Randy Mamola at the controls, the second-generation Appaloosa will take to the icy eastern shores of Lake Baikal from February 27 to March 1 in a number of straight-line contests.Īfter teasing the revised dragster last week, the v2.0 was officially revealed earlier today, complete with a new nose fairing, revised componentry, spiked tyres and a new paint scheme. Producing around 150hp (147.9bhp) from its liquid-cooled 1133cc liquid-cooled V-Twin engine, complete with Nitrous Express performance kit, the second-generation sprinter has been created by engineer Brice Hennebert, of custom house Workhorse Speed Shop, in collaboration with Indian Motorcycles. Introducing the Indian Appaloosa v2.0: a nitrous-injected Indian Scout Bobber drag racer that’s set to make its frozen debut at the 2020 Baikal Mile Ice Speed Festival, in Siberia, tomorrow.
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