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I've never seen a Motoplane, here's one for sale on Ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/INDIA...#ht_992wt_1021
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/INDIA...#ht_992wt_1021
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Pisten Bully is Harry Roberts in Vermont. -
I've always thought the Motoplane was a neat one... it shows that Indian wasn't quite willing to let the 101 styling go. Cool bike...Cory Othen
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Harry... you need this! Something to balance out your new trailer... ;-)
Very cool and thanks for posting. There looks to be a fair bit of work to finish on that bike, but the hard stuff is done and, well, wow!
Wonder if it will end up in the AMCA family?
Cheers,
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I have a set of those tanks on my Midget Indian Circus bike...always wondered what they were off of...
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Indeed I do! ....but your '64 Panhead is much more affordable! Someone out there needs that Pan of yours!Originally posted by sirhrmechanic View Post
Pisten Bully is Harry Roberts in Vermont.Comment
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Cory, the motoplane is a missing link in the scout chain, a for-runner of the sport scout, as evidenced prominently in the keystone frame. The forks are from a Prince. Not sure if the engine is a standard scout from 32. Have to reference Iron Redskin again, and inquire of my scout-nuts for more accurate info.Originally posted by c.o. View Post
Without giving Indian's design team full credit, one could say the motoplane looks like a scattered pile of available left-over parts assembled into a minimum-weight (and fragile) machine, with an eye to class-C race form. The Y-motor (1935) and heavier primary (34, I think) came later, prolly along with heavier bolts and such, and of course, the heavier fork, and heavier weight.
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Oh, and I was gonna say, BEWARE--REPLICA !!
Indian numbers left the doors open, wide, imo.
But again, with the over-lapping years' parts, a replica might not be so difficult.
If it's a true 1933 motoplane, it's worth more than 15k.
But I wouldn't put a replica together for that either.Comment
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