Bobber Pics!!

[arcticIndian]

Originally Posted by eyedragaknee

Seek medical help first.
That bike is a keeper. Mine are just not in the same league.

JR

You know... everytime I'm in the garage/ workshop.. I just have to look at the sport scout.. it's so neat.
And really, I don't need to sell it since my '44 chief is the bike who gets all the beatings anyway..
I have just ridden the sport scout a few times, and I was a little bit diseappointed about the power. But then again, it's not fair to compare it with the 84" chief which keeps up with modern cruisers. The sport scout needs more rpm to make things happen, but I need to put some break-in miles on it first..

I would like to have 2 (or 3) indians, so I can invite friends for trips in Norway. Also I want to try to recruit some new riders before the knowledge and the bikes diseappear as the owners get older. The cost of the bikes may kill the future interest in these bikes... at least over here where there are less people with loads of money and general interest in the old bikes..

[FloridaSteve]

Editor from cycle world Dave Edwards' bobber. A real beauty..

[KASUYAHO]

Originally Posted by Chuck_V

.

After riding like that all day it would be an effort to scratch the balls.

Good thread guys, like the bobbers

[gaspipe]

My ironhead bobber. I'm thinking about going to Mexico on this rig for a change of pace.

[tenderfoot]

Originally Posted by gaspipe

My ironhead bobber. I'm thinking about going to Mexico on this rig for a change of pace.

If I'm not mistaken, that's some serious distance.?

It's a beauty, what about luggage though.?

[gaspipe]

Originally Posted by tenderfoot

If I'm not mistaken, that's some serious distance.?

It's a beauty, what about luggage though.?

Thanks TF.

I have some pony express type saddlebags. That'll carry all I'll need for a long trip. I have a 4 gallon tank, which will get me that magical 200 mile range.

Then I'm set.

[tenderfoot]

Originally Posted by gaspipe

Thanks TF.

I have some pony express type saddlebags. That'll carry all I'll need for a long trip. I have a 4 gallon tank, which will get me that magical 200 mile range.

Then I'm set.

Go for it. !
Post a report though.

[FloridaSteve]

Originally Posted by gaspipe

Thanks TF.

I have some pony express type saddlebags. That'll carry all I'll need for a long trip. I have a 4 gallon tank, which will get me that magical 200 mile range.

Then I'm set.

Now THAT's a ride repot I'm interested in seeing. Go for it!

[cueball]

"93 inch shovel stroker that i sold as few mos. back

[cueball]

'68 xlch that i sold a couple of weeks ago

[tenderfoot]

[Ironhead]

Originally Posted by arcticIndian

the sport scout is more of a genuine bobber I think..
With at least 95% original parts although somewhat modified.
Actually, it's more of a racer. The bike have been on the track before, and the 1932 indian pony scout tanks (rare!!) was setup for racing. Gas in the left tank and oil in the right tank. Have put in an oil compartment in the right tank, so I can bring a few liters of gas in the reserve tank.
The bike was crashed and the race engine was moved to another bike.. so it's a pretty stock 1940 engine in there now. The front frame section is a genuine 1940 piece, and the rear frame is the narrow '39 which was preferred for racing. The front fork is the shorter '36 or '37, and the brake shields are off a 741. The rear fender is a 741..

Since I'm near 190cm, I find the bike to be rather small.. so I've been trying to replace it with a "sport" chief instead..which is '37-'39 chief rigid bobber with a 80" engine..
But it's too expensive to build such.. and money is much more worth than real enthusiasm...
So the sport scout have been in a near ready state, but not fully finished.

Maybe I just have to keep it and do some tuning and stuff for more comfort.. but then a rigid chief is much better for me.. and I can't have both...

more pictures;



...narrow ..

Arctic.
That is one sexy Indian

[FloridaSteve]

Found this over at indianmotorbikes.com. Love that front end.

[arcticIndian]

The leafspring forks (at least from the mid '30's ) work very well when properly serviced and setup. More stable compared to some of the other designs of that period, and has a really nice feeling to the steering..
The earlier was a bit more bumpy, and the forks was improved increasingly over the 35 something years of production.

The Kiwi ( http://www.kiwiindian.com/Kiwi%20Bobber.htm) bobber has some elements of what I would have if I build myself a rigid chief bobber. I would have drumbrakes (grimeca), modified period fender(s) and tanks, and an original type frame. I would either need an original frame or an original engine to get the bike registered over here (with vintage bike taxes)

[Ironhead]

That's a sweet looking bike, but the disks look wrong, I think it would look alot better with the drums.