A Celebration of Fours, Pukekohe, February 2011

[Tommo]

Yea that was me Cory.
I see that the Classic photo set is now pulled from the home page but if you open any of the other three it is 6 down in the index on the right.

[c.o.]

I found it. You weren't kidding about the wet jeans... I'd settle for getting wet to go for a ride right now.... but there's three feet of snow in front of my shop door....

[Greg H]

Thanks Tommo, Unpainted 39 Four looks interesting twin carbs

[Tommo]

Greg the 39 belongs to a very good fried of mine and he worked like crazy to get it to the display and only missed out by not getting the tin ware painted.
It goes very well and was the only four that my Ace couldn't keep up with.
Ken has built it up from parts and everything is year correct except for the front wheel, his twin carb set-up and drain pipe exhaust manifiold.
It sounds awesome and goes like a raped ape.
There's better shots of it on the disc I'm sending to Cory.

[Tommo]

Greg,
Here's 3 shots of Ken's 39. Everything he's done to it can be removed and replaced with original parts when he so desires.
She barks out that big exhaust pipe and I would imagine that by now all the tinware will be painted.

[c.o.]

NICE!!!! I'm really digging the black one behind it though...

[Tommo]

Cory,
The unrestored black Indian 4 is, if I remember correctly, 1934 and the current owner got if from the original owner making it a two owner machine.
I'll try and put up pictures of the Indians at the show and later on the Hendersons.

[Tommo]

The black 1942 I'm told is a rare mag model from the last year of production and the engine is one Ken cobbled together to show people the basic workings of an American four.

[Tommo]

Now the Hendersons.
Everyone seems to love Spyda Staples all original 18 but the 1913 and the 1931 KL also got their fair share of admirers Pukekohe 2011 039.jpgPukekohe 2011 040.jpgPukekohe 2011 043.jpgPukekohe 2011 044.jpgPukekohe 2011 055.jpg

[aka HAWG]

any pics of the wooden box sidecar?????

[c.o.]

Tommo! Great pictures, thanks!!! The '34 must have retained it's life story if it's only on the second owner! That KJ is a beaut but I'm finding great interest in the orginal paint machine parked behind that wooden hack!!! It would have been something to be there in person.... the eye candy is striking!!!

[Tommo]

Cory,
I managed to convince quite a few guys that what they had hiding away in their sheds deserved being aired and that 17 is one of those.
Quite a few of the owners wanted their identities kept secret so about half of those on display will go back into sheds and not be seen for quite a few more years.

[Greg H]

Tommo,
Thanks for the update/pics great stuff prising out those shed dwellers, real neat job on that 39 just in the home stretch with my 440

[Jerry Wieland]

Tommo Would it be possible to get any contact info on the owner of the black 1934 Indian. I also have a 1934 4 and would love to talk to him

Thanks Jerry

[c.o.]

Cory,
I managed to convince quite a few guys that what they had hiding away in their sheds deserved being aired and that 17 is one of those.
Quite a few of the owners wanted their identities kept secret so about half of those on display will go back into sheds and not be seen for quite a few more years.

Well if that's the case then you did a damn good job rounding up the treasures!