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Your father would be proud. Nice work! Now the fun part.
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Great job! Looking forward to the ride report
AMCA #41287
1971 Sprint SS350 project
1982 FXR - AMCA 98.5 point restoration
1979 FXS 1200 never done playing
1998 Dyna Convertible - 100% Original
96" Evo Softail self built chopper
2012 103" Road King "per diem"
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Well, she's a runner. Can't post videos here I guess but I posted one on my Instagram ( flfd7 on the gram ).
Key off, full choke, two priming kicks, half choke, key on, and she started first kick! ( believe it or not ).
Now messing with the carb and clutch hope to ride this weekend.
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Fantastic, Joe. You certainly earned a ride and you're getting plenty of good vibes from your Father for putting in all the effort you did. I spent today working on my Sport Scout which was a schizophrenic experience, but glad I got a lot done and can now sit back and feel good about the negative, and positive B.S. That is a nice camera angle and I can see the value in the color scheme. I also see how smart it was for someone at Indian to put the chrome strips in front, and behind the teardrop emblems for 1941. Happy for you.Eric Smith
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Joe- ajj you need now is a wardrobe outfit in white... You'd look great in a Memorial Day Parade !! A great "restoration" story, with a very personal emphasis on your fathers motorcycle. I think you've captured the essence of what this hobby means to so many of us. Thanks for taking all of us along for the ride. You deserve the compliments. C2KComment
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Thanks everyone. Yes, while certainly patriotic the color scheme is, uh, unique. When my father purchased this bike back in 69 I think it was
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(here is a picture of it when he first got it, note the Commander horns!)
He got a package deal, two 41 Sport Scouts and parts for $650. The other bike is a mirror image of this one, Indian red bike with Seafoam blue skirts and tank panel. He called them his circus bikes cause of the paint jobs.
I was fiddling with the bike last night hoping to have it ready for a local car show this morning but in the end decided not to rush it, get it running just right. Also, I haven’t ridden it yet so don’t want to take any chances.
So I rode my Scout bobber (ex TROG bike) down to the show instead.
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Weather getting a little raw anyway. I’ll fiddle with it some more later.
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