When Indian delivered a new Scout Bobber to young Dutch designer Luuc Muis, there was a catch: he had just 20 weeks to turn his ideas into metal. And to complicate matters, it would have to be an after-hours job. Because Luuc works full-time for the Harley parts specialist Motorcycle Storehouse and the helmet brand Roeg.
But Luuc delivered, turning his sketches into an incredible Scout Bobber called Hasty Flaming Buffalo, and built with a little help from his friend Bert Jan of Outsiders Motorcycles.

Luuc is 27 years old and has been building bikes for seven years now, as Luuc Muis Creations.
?The project started before I actually knew about it,? says Luuc. ?Indian launched a contest in the Benelux countries, and anyone could enter. The deal was to design a custom based on the Indian Scout Bobber?with the winner getting a 2019 Scout to build their design.?
?I was eager to enter, and being an industrial product designer meant this was straight up my alley,? Luuc says. ?But in the first few days, I struggled to find a foundation on which to start my design. I eventually made four digital designs, each based on a different era of Indian history.?
Luuc enthusiastically revealed these concepts on his website, and a 1910 boardtracker-inspired design prevailed.

Luuc says his Scout design answers a hypothetical question: ?What if the visual design of motorcycles never developed in a hundred years, but technique did"?
On 14 June, Indian told him that he?d won. ?I had...