This nameplate appeared as a limited 2019 special edition tied to the launch of Indian Motorcycle’s FTR 1200 S. It was positioned as the most visually race-inspired version of the new street model, using a livery that echoed the company’s championship flat-track machine, the FTR750. Rather than being a separate mechanical platform, it was a distinctive marketed variant of the FTR 1200 S family, aimed at riders who wanted the closest factory styling link to Indian’s modern racing identity.
The FTR project itself marked an important shift for Indian Motorcycle, bringing the brand’s flat-track heritage into a naked, performance-focused street motorcycle format. Within that debut range, the Race Replica stood out as a celebratory trim that highlighted the brand’s racing connection and helped define the FTR’s image from the start. Available only for the 2019 model year, it did not become an ongoing production nameplate and was not later revived as a separate recurring model. Its significance is mainly historical: it captures the original launch-era identity of the FTR line and the moment Indian translated its dirt-track competition image into a road-going showroom model.