We love Brice Hennebert’s approach to building custom motorcycles. He?s passionate about retro race bikes, and injects that sense of performance and brutalism into all of his builds. We saw it on his bonkers land speeder, Appaloosa, and he’s just pulled the same trick with this Indian FTR 1200.
The man behind Belgium’s Workhorse Speed Shop has dubbed this one the ‘FTR AMA,’ and it’s no secret why. There’s more than just a little classic superbike influence here, from the upright riding position to the chunky bodywork. And it’s loaded with special little details too.

?The brief was pretty open: something colorful and as sharp as a war tank,? Brice tells us. ?The only restriction was that the paint be inspired by the Martini Racing livery.? ?After some research and brainstorming, I based the look around AMA SBK racers from the 80s and the rally cars from the same era. The main influences were the Lancia Delta HF, mixed with Bol d?Or 750s and some muscle bike DNA.?

Brice actually had another FTR 1200 build going on at the same time as this one, commissioned by the owner’s brother. He went in a totally different direction with it though?both aesthetically and in terms of his design process. That bike was conceived using clay shaping techniques, while the FTR AMA was an exercise in digital mastery.
?I used direct CAD design based on a 3D scan of the FTR chassis,? Brice explains. ?Then, all the body parts were 3D printed...