old photos

[c.o.]

Here's to the first of the day, fellas. To ol' D. H. Lawrence. Nik-nik-nik-f-f-f-Injuns

Test, One more cleared with a little poetic license.

Thanks Kahuna! The word in reference is a term of endearment for that once great machine from Springfield. They are still great today judging from the amount of people that hold them near and dear!

[c.o.]

Indian front mounted step starter...

Super cool pic Iron!!! That's quite a scene. Check out the glances exchanged between the gal and the motorsickle pilot. It's the glare on the automobile drivers face that is priceless!!!!

[fillibuster]

Indian front mounted step starter...

student here, asking the professors:
I've read that Indian replaced their 1914 electric starts with this kick-drive. Would this also have been retro-fitted to 13's or 15's? or is this exclusive to the 14 Specials?
i'd expect that driven gear had a short life.

[IRON]

Super cool pic Iron!!! That's quite a scene. Check out the glances exchanged between the gal and the motorsickle pilot. It's the glare on the automobile drivers face that is priceless!!!!

I guess some things never change...good girls will always love bad boys! LOL

[exeric]

student here, asking the professors:
I've read that Indian replaced their 1914 electric starts with this kick-drive. Would this also have been retro-fitted to 13's or 15's? or is this exclusive to the 14 Specials?
i'd expect that driven gear had a short life.

No Phil. There was only one electric start, (production) Indian and that was the Hendee Special. The forward step starter was introduced in 1912 and used through 1914. From 1915 through the PowerPlus era, the starter was on the left side and was a more conventional down stroke kicker.

[exeric]

I was going to add; there are a few Hendee Specials in existance. There was an interesting article in 'The Antique Motorcycle' about one that surfaced back in the 1980's. (I'll try to dig up that article). It would be interesting to know how many are currently known to exist. When Harry Sucher wrote 'The Iron Redskin', in the early 1980's, he stated that there were no known Hendee Specials in existance.

[c.o.]

Eric, would the article that you are referring to have been about an original paint machine? If so I just read that one and it should be relatively handy for me to dig up.

Here's one that sold in Europe.

http://www.yesterdays.nl/indian-1914...000-p-602.html

I believe this is Pete Gagan's machine.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/flungin...n/photostream/

[Sargehere]

The Antique Motorcycle, Volume 22, Number 2, Summer, 1982, p. 18: "An Original Hendee Special at Long Last is Found Intact," by Harry V. Sucher. That was the machine stored, new, in the back room of a hardware store from 1912 to 1951, that was owned by one of the founders of Ohio Valley Chapter when I knew him, around 1987. Basically, all it needed were tires and new batteries; had only two test-miles on the odometer.

[c.o.]

I've started a new thread on the Hendee Special.

http://www.antiquemotorcycle.org/bbo...562#post108562

[IRON]

1915 Wisconsin motorcycle license plate #2 ...

[c.o.]

Mmmm.... no smiles, maybe the road was getting to them!

[exeric]

Mmmm.... no smiles, maybe the road was getting to them!

They should be happy with a full electric, fully accessorized 1916 Harley Davidson. Some people are hard to please.

[Sargehere]

They should be happy with a full electric, fully accessorized 1916 Harley Davidson. Some people are hard to please.

Well, perhaps they have good reason to fret; like, they just realized that their destination is NEWARK, and that they failed to bring along any CARTRIDGES for their (shared) break-top Smith & Wesson revolver!

[c.o.]

They should be happy with a full electric, fully accessorized 1916 Harley Davidson. Some people are hard to please.

So true!!! But perhaps Sarge is onto something with the lack of ammo....

[IRON]

1908 Harley factory building.
Looks like Harleys on the loading dock. But is that a Harley on the sidewalk?