Beverly Hills, 1921

[c.o.]

Here's a cool racin' clip!!!

[Scott Parker]

Thanks for sharing that Cory, I've been looking forward to seeing that video for a long time ! Did you notice how hard the santa ana winds were blowing that day. Shrimp Burns sure was one tough racer. They all had alot of hair on their chests in the old days !

[Mr. Big]

Nice video. "Shrimp" and "Curley"? Must have been Moe bringin up the rear.

[bobbyt]

Great video . . . a lilltle sad. This is only a coupla months before Shrimp was killed in a race.

Bob TUrek
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[Tom Lovejoy]

Right on Cory, thanks for posting - very cool. Indian Power Plus, right on! Go Indian!! I want one, a Power Plus, I am working on it. Got a PP engine under my desk in the garage, of course - right now that's all I have :-). Yep I think they were plenty tough, all those riders. Think about old Cannonball Baker, or some of the others, I bet they would git a real kick out of the run going on right now, to cool.

[c.o.]

Thanks for sharing that Cory, I've been looking forward to seeing that video for a long time ! Did you notice how hard the santa ana winds were blowing that day. Shrimp Burns sure was one tough racer. They all had alot of hair on their chests in the old days !

Glad you liked it Scott....... those were the days.

Right on Cory, thanks for posting - very cool. Indian Power Plus, right on! Go Indian!! I want one, a Power Plus, I am working on it. Got a PP engine under my desk in the garage, of course - right now that's all I have :-). Yep I think they were plenty tough, all those riders. Think about old Cannonball Baker, or some of the others, I bet they would git a real kick out of the run going on right now, to cool.

Tom.... I'm sure the old timers would be most impressed with the goings on of the Cannonball. I'm betting though comments may get thrown around that started with "back in my day"...

What year is your Powerplus engine?

[gary.h]

thanks for the clip cory,that was a nice trip back to the days..

[cdf6333]

Any clue where the front pipe went, ? He, they, didn't run without one did they?

[BONES47FL]

Truly amazing people back then! Thanks for this, Cory! Imagine if we had a surround sound track to go with this clip. Man, oh man...Bones

[Tom Lovejoy]

Cory thanks again for posting, watched it again - just as much fun :-) it's a 19 PP motor. I am looking for the rest, maybe even a racer? some day.

[c.o.]

Tom, I'm glad to find and post this stuff as I know there are folks out there that crave it as much as me!!! A racer would be very cool!!! I think it would be a real hoot to tear around a dirt track!!!

[Chris Haynes]

Looks like another piece of Indian sales stuff. But I couldn't help noticing the bikes with the number 1, 2, and 3 plates were H-D.

[schmittm]

Looks like another piece of Indian sales stuff. But I couldn't help noticing the bikes with the number 1, 2, and 3 plates were H-D.

That's exactly what I thought after watching that, a 1921 Powerplus infomercial: you needa Indian, buy one today! I thought it was interesting that they even mentioned the 8-valves. But it was still neat!, almost as good as watching Buzz Kanter riding his 1915 H-D at 55 mph.
mike

[c.o.]

I think most of the companies of that era were guilty of self-promotion........