You might remember Indian Motorcycle’s Forged Series from last year, where the brass at Indian Motorcycle tapped one of their most loyal ambassadors, Carey Hart, to select two other builders and take the then-new Sport Chief to new heights by customizing the bike for a special recipient. Yaniv Evan, from Powerplant Motorcycles, built a cool bobbed out sporty rendition for Norman Reedus. Jake Cutler from Barnstorm Cycles, built a head-turner for TJ Dillishaw, of UFC fame, and Carey Hart himself, built a sweet little paneled Sport Chief for his old FMX pal, Twitch. 

Well, the Forged Series is back again this year, with an all-new host, Roland Sands from Roland Sands Design, and an all-new platform: The 2025 Indian Scout. Designed with customization in mind, the all-new Indian Scout is a bike born from icons and ridden by legends. Each build in this sophomore effort of the Forged Series is rooted in a historical figure, machine, or era of inspiration taken from Scout’s 100-plus-year history – highlighting icons of the past, through the eyes of today’s legends.

Roland and the Indian team selected two other builders, each unique in their own right. Brittney Olsen, a vintage motorcycle aficionado from 20th Century Racing, who has built several period-correct machines throughout her tenure. Her specialty is definitely old iron, so we’re excited to see what Brittney brings to the table in this new endeavor with a modern machine. 

Roland and company also selected a Swedish customizer, Ronna Noren, from Unique Custom Cycles, with his clean and sanitary styling, making subtle yet significant changes to the motorcycle the star of the show. Ronna will be building his take on the Indian Scout

In this first installment, Roland and company have a long history with the Scout platform in all its iterations since Polaris relaunched the brand, and the new Scout is a great customizing platform. Aaron Boss, RSD’s in-house fabricator/builder, who started with RSD about 15 years ago with his first foray into RSD’s wild antics with the full-flip bike built for Travis Pastrana. 

Aaron and Roland started with the new Sport Scout, and the inspiration for their build comes from Ed Kretz, a legendary racer from the ‘30s and ‘40s who received attention after winning the inaugural Daytona 200 in 1937. Ed, aka the Iron Man, was a true original in those times, dominating the racing scene on an Indian Sport Scout. 

“I think if Ed Kretz was building Indians today, this is the kind of project he would take on,” says Roland Sands. 

Choosing the new Indian Sport Scout as the basis for their build, RSD discussed bringing their Indian FTR racing experience to the project to create a street version of a SuperHooligan racer, while keeping it rideable for everyday use.

We’re excited to see the reveal for Roland’s Hooligan-racing Sport Scout later this summer. Stay tuned for more on Brittany’s and Ronna’s versions here in the coming weeks.

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