Indian FTR R carbon vs new Harley 1250 custom (aka 'Copperhead'?) due to be launched on July 14.
Which is better?
asking for a friend.....

Very hard to answer as the 1250 custom is yet to be released and test ridden, both ugly IMO

I’d have to be a teenager again to be comfortable sitting on either of those 😫

I'm thinking the way that Harley exhaust is routed it will burn the inside of the  thigh like a cabinet minister feeling up Julia Banks?

I think you would be ok with the HD's high pipes as look to have very heavy heat shield's. the Harley looks like a short fat little bike ( no fun to ride ) the FTR not much better to look at, but would be lighter & more fun to ride. if I was in the market I'd look at Ducati 1200 monster or a KTM Duke ( both more fun than these two )

Out of the two, I’d be going the Indian.

I would go the Harley.

  Me too. From an aesthetic view point the Harley looks a bit more traditional. The Indian looks like it was put together by a bunch of university students.

Yeah you would think with a 140+hp bike they would have a twin disc front end

https://www.motorcycle.com/mini-features/2021-harley-davidson-sportster-s-first-look.html

On HD’s Australian site.