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I wanted to introduce this new-to-me 1941 Chief, and ask a couple of questions. Here are some pictures of the bike as it was when I got it.
The reason that I’m calling it Sonny is that it was Sonny (Eugene) Fleury’s bike. Sonny owned the Claremont, NH Speedway in the 1960’s and 70’s. It was also called the Fleury Family Speedway for a while. I believe it still exists, but has been modernized. In Sonny’s day it was a dirt short track for sprint car racing. Sonny had this bike and fixed it up as his parade bike. He passed away in 1993, and his Widow sold it to my friend George in 1996. George rode it around for about a year a then stashed in the back of his garage until he sold it to me earlier this year. When I got it, it hadn’t ran for 20 plus years, but all it took was a carb rebuild and a little point filing and tank flushing and I was able to ride it.
My first question is, does anybody remember this bike when Sonny owned it, and have any stories or pictures to share?
My second question is about the about the saddle bags, which are pretty fancy and have “Bags by Kaiser” written inside them. They are nice bags, they have an internal framework made from steel rods, and they have indents for the plungers on the Indian frame. Is anyone familiar with “Bags by Kaiser? Here are some pictures:
Thanks,
Kevin Naser
The reason that I’m calling it Sonny is that it was Sonny (Eugene) Fleury’s bike. Sonny owned the Claremont, NH Speedway in the 1960’s and 70’s. It was also called the Fleury Family Speedway for a while. I believe it still exists, but has been modernized. In Sonny’s day it was a dirt short track for sprint car racing. Sonny had this bike and fixed it up as his parade bike. He passed away in 1993, and his Widow sold it to my friend George in 1996. George rode it around for about a year a then stashed in the back of his garage until he sold it to me earlier this year. When I got it, it hadn’t ran for 20 plus years, but all it took was a carb rebuild and a little point filing and tank flushing and I was able to ride it.
My first question is, does anybody remember this bike when Sonny owned it, and have any stories or pictures to share?
My second question is about the about the saddle bags, which are pretty fancy and have “Bags by Kaiser” written inside them. They are nice bags, they have an internal framework made from steel rods, and they have indents for the plungers on the Indian frame. Is anyone familiar with “Bags by Kaiser? Here are some pictures:
Thanks,
Kevin Naser
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