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The Indian motorcycle company has a long and illustrious history, and for decades provided the main competition for its now more-famous competitor Harley-Davidson. Both marks were used by the military as scouts and couriers, often with a sidecar attached.
PFM has an 1917 Indian motorcycle, VIN 73J740, with a sidecar. It was restored in the mid-1990s by Bill Wiseman of LaVernia, Texas, and is painted in a period military scheme. The sidecar is a reproduction made in Indonesia. This bike is in running condition, and in fact is fast enough to be scary!
http://pioneerflightmuseum.org/vehi.....s/indian.shtml
http://pioneerflightmuseum.org/vehi.....s/indian.shtml
http://pioneerflightmuseum.org/vehi.....s/indian.shtml
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Valveman11
PFM has an 1917 Indian motorcycle, VIN 73J740, with a sidecar. It was restored in the mid-1990s by Bill Wiseman of LaVernia, Texas, and is painted in a period military scheme. The sidecar is a reproduction made in Indonesia. This bike is in running condition, and in fact is fast enough to be scary!
http://pioneerflightmuseum.org/vehi.....s/indian.shtml
http://pioneerflightmuseum.org/vehi.....s/indian.shtml
http://pioneerflightmuseum.org/vehi.....s/indian.shtml
Photo by
Valveman11
Category Fursuiting / Fursuit
Species Vulpine (Other)
Size 1280 x 1152px
File Size 380.2 kB
my dad had one of those. for a short time, before he wrecked it. when we furst moved to california. in 1951 when i was 3 years old.
i don't know if the one he had was that old. probably not. but it was one made by the same company. about which i know almost nothing. other then that there were still quite a few of them around in the early 50s.
i know they are infamous for having a poorly designed gear shift mechanism, that made them hazardous to drive in heavy traffic.
pretty color though.
i don't know if the one he had was that old. probably not. but it was one made by the same company. about which i know almost nothing. other then that there were still quite a few of them around in the early 50s.
i know they are infamous for having a poorly designed gear shift mechanism, that made them hazardous to drive in heavy traffic.
pretty color though.
Most early bikes had foot clutches and hand shifters on the side of the gas tank, requiring the rider to take one hand off the handlebars to shift. Not the best arrangement as traffic increased on the roads, but I don't think that flaw was specific to Indians.
Wikipedia calls this a "suicide clutch" and says Harley introduced the hand clutch concept in 1952. It appears everybody used the arrangement prior to then, so it seems unfair to say Indian's was "poorly designed" IMHO.
Wikipedia calls this a "suicide clutch" and says Harley introduced the hand clutch concept in 1952. It appears everybody used the arrangement prior to then, so it seems unfair to say Indian's was "poorly designed" IMHO.
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