Those of you with kids may remember the first couple of hints at an electric FTR, when Indian Motorcyclesteased uswith thesekids’ models. Now, though, there’s an eFTR for adults! Sort of.

It’s theIndian eFTR Hooligan 1.2(don’t ask where the v1 is, you won’t get anywhere), and it’s technically an electric bicycle. Remember when we told you all about the SUPER73Hot Wheels ebike? This miiiiight be the same damn thing in an Indian Motorcycles outfit.

For one, it’s got SUPER73 electric power train, and the “moto-inspired styling” is provided by Indian. It has “fat bike” knobby-ish tires on it (20×4.5 front, 20×5 rear), and inverted front forks. But take a look at the back end and you’re looking at a hard tail; there’s no suspension to speak of back there.

Those of us (of a certain age) who grew up riding bicycles everywhere know that a bicycle’s suspension is your legs, anyway, so why add another expensive component? Stand up and jump the curb, ya sissy.

So, maybe this thing could be kind of cool for a knockabout, when your use case, as in the video, is “ride a few blocks to meet friends for drinks then ride home on the bike trail.”

The Specs

Top speed of the eFTR Hooligan 1.2 is 28mph (with pedal assist, you’re not getting off that easily). The 960 Wh battery provides a 75 mile range, and it’s rated at 1.2kW. It has four ride modes and they correspond to the level of help the electric motor gives you. Level Zero (there is definitely a Level Zero) is just “no assistance,” meaning you’re doing all the pedaling. But that also means you’re not SOL when the battery runs flat.

The other ride modes, 1 (Eco), 2 (Tour), 3 (Sport) and 4 (Off Road) give you some assistance. It weighs 73 lbs and can carry 250, so yes, you can pick it up and toss it in your pickup bed if you need to.

The eFTR Hooligan has LED lights all around, disc brakes front and rear, and apparently a dedicated app (perhaps to tell you about its state of charge). They’ll be hitting dealers this spring, and will retail for around $4,000 That’s twoNavis, most of aMonkey, aGrom/Z125 and a quarter, most of a GSX250R, or not-quite half aTriumph Tiger Sport 660. You get the idea.

Use Case

The big advantage of this ebike over all those real motorcycles I just listed? Is that it’s an ebike. You don’t need to register it (OK, that depends on where you live) or insure it (beyond your homeowners, probably). You can park it at a bike rack or on the sidewalk. And you can take it on bike paths and other places where motorcycles are extremely frowned upon, because it has pedals. And, itdoeslook like fun.