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FORGED

Indian Motorcycle presents FORGED. An epic series following the best builders taking factory-built cruisers and turning them into the baddest custom bikes around the world. Follow along behind the scenes of the history, inspiration, and reveal as these artists bring their passion and craftsmanship to life in each build.

THE SCOUT SERIES

Designed with customization in mind, the all-new Indian Scout is a bike Born From Icons and Ridden By Legends. This year the FORGED custom series returns to YouTube with three world renowned builders chopping and fabricating on and around the all-new Indian Scout platform. Each build will be rooted in a historical figure, machine, or era of inspiration taken from Scout’s 100+ year history - highlighting icons of the past, through the eyes of today's legends.

Meet The Scout Builders

Roland Sands

With over two decades of building and racing motorcycles, Roland Sands is synonymous with blending high-end performance with world class style. Watch along as he not only hosts the FORGED series, but customizes a Sport Scout inspired by the legendary Indian Motorcycle racer Ed Kretz as an homage to what Ed would have built and rode today. 

Roland Sands Design
Brittney Olsen

Brittney Olsen started 20th Century Racing in 2012 to preserve the magnificent history of early American Motorcycle racing. As a builder and racer herself, she’s known for building and restoring beautiful vintage machines. In her latest challenge, she’s taking a Super Scout and transforming it into a vintage style, modern custom build inspired by the legendary story of Cecelia Adams. 

Brittney Olsen
Unique Custom Styles

Unique Custom Cycles, based just outside Stockholm, Sweden, have been in the custom game for almost five decades. Founders Ronna and Benna Noren’s choppers first graced magazine pages in the 1980s. Fast forward to 2024, and they are putting their unique custom approach onto a brand new Sport Scout, showcasing the Scout is the perfect platform for customization, and has been for years. 

Unique Custom Cycles
THE REVEAL - UNIQUE CUSTOM CYCLES

Designed with customization in mind, Ronna from Unique Customs takes the Indian Sport Scout and reworks it into a masterful chopper inspired custom for drummer Mikkey Dee of the Scorpions.

THE REVEAL - BRITTNEY OLSEN

Catch the reveal of Brittney Olsen’s custom-built Indian Super Scout for country music singer-songwriter, Nikki Lane. Inspired by women riders from the 1940s and 1950s, Brittney combined old-school aesthetics with modern performance and technology.

THE REVEAL - ROLAND SANDS DESIGN

Twenty One Pilots drummer Josh Dun's first look at his rowdy new Roland Sands Design custom Indian Scout.

THE BUILD - UNIQUE CUSTOM CYCLES

We're taking FORGED international for the first time, as this Swedish-based builder collaborates with Ola Stenegard, director of design at Indian Motorcycle, to build a truly unique Scout influenced by Stan Dishong's Indian Scout dragster.

THE BUILD - BRITTNEY OLSEN

Our next builder in the FORGED custom Indian Scout YouTube series is vintage racer and restorer, Brittney Olsen of 20th Century Racing. With a passion for all things old-school, this build will be inspired by women riders of the 40's and 50's, particularly Cecilia Adams' incredible custom 1938 Indian Motorcycle that garnered fame and attention throughout the post WWII era.

THE BUILD - ROLAND SANDS DESIGN

Hosting throughout this year's series, and leading the first build, is west coast performance protege Roland Sands. The Roland Sands Design team with lead fabricator Aaron Boss have been inspired by Ed "Iron Man" Kretz, winner of the first ever Daytona 200, to create a high-performance Sport Scout racer. 

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The Scout Reveal

After months of hard work, check out the finished product from each of our builders.

ROLAND SANDS BUILD

BRITTNEY OLSEN BUILD

UNIQUE CUSTOM CYCLES BUILD

THE SPORT CHIEF SERIES

In the Sport Chief series, some of the best builders in the industry take on the factory-built Sport Chief and turn it into the baddest custom cruisers from coast to coast. Following along with FMX icon Carey Hart, this season takes you behind the scenes of each build from concept to creation, where artists have FORGED passion and craftsmanship to bring their design to life.

Meet The Sport Chief Builders

Powerplant custom motorcycle builders

Established in 2002 by Yaniv Evan, Powerplant has quickly become one of the most well-known custom motorcycle builders in Los Angeles. His attention to detail has earned him various high-profile clients and made his shop a true Hollywood icon. Now he brings his talents to customizing his first factory Indian Motorcycle.

POWERPLANT
Barnstorm custom v-twin motorcycles

Jake and Doug Cutler have built their business, Barnstorm, on the back of customizing American V-twins. With a very talented and diverse team of employees, they deliver motorcycle service, parts, and accessory needs in-house. Together they have years of experience working on various custom motorcycles and helping clients realize their motorcycle dreams.

BARNSTORM
Carey Hart

Carey Hart is a SX racer-turned FMX icon that inspired a generation of riders with his all-or-nothing style. Today, he brings the same fearless, boundary-breaking mentality that marked his motocross career, to the performance-inspired V-twin beasts he builds for the street.

Carey Hart
POWERPLANT

Go behind the scenes of Yaniv’s shop and how he approaches customizing the Indian Sport Chief, from cutting down the tank, changing the ride positioning, updating suspension, and minimizing spokes on the wheels. This custom will be a detailed masterpiece from a builder who is an expert and legend in west coast style.

BARNSTORM

Diving in with years of experience working on various Indian motorcycle baggers, Barnstorm switches gears to customizing a midsize cruiser. Lifting the front, reworking the handlebars, and cosmetic changes are only the start of where this custom is heading. Learn his style and explore the artistic process involved in how Barnstorm approaches a new custom build.

CAREY HART

A pioneer in freestyle motocross that changed the game forever, turned street performance builder - Carey gets ready for an extra special build that will be put in the hands of longtime friend and fellow FMX legend, Twitch.

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The Sport Chief Reveal

After months of hard work, check out the finished product from each of our builders. 

Carey Hart Build

Barnstorm Build

Powerplant Build