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I thought this was going to about Royal Enfields,
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The war ended before the were shipped, so they just dumped them in the pit, crates and all.
That's the story anyway.
How did the American Pickers miss out on this? Seems like nothing gives those guys a charge like Indian Motorcycle gear...
Great find...Too bad the guy died and never did anything with them. One of my bikes I rode as a kid was 1941 ULH side valve 80” flat head Harley Davidson with a ridged frame. At 85mph, the motor was barely turning over.
Nowadays? I have a few classic Yamaha’s, such as the first dual sport enduros, like a 1969 Yamaha AT1 and a 1970 Yamaha CT1B to ride and mostly play with and restore.
I love the classics, but just for strictly riding and having real fun, I got a good deal on a Yamaha dual sport, single cylinder XT250. On or off road, it’s just pure fun. No kick, just electric start, lightweight, quite, good suspension and great engine clearance and air cooled with no radiator! These bikes with basic maintenance simply run and run and run. Not to mention the XT250 are probably the best looking dual sport in their class.
My Dad used to race on an Indian motorcycle back in the late 20’s, early 30’s.
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Now if they had been Paleo-Indian motorcycles, they would have been really valuable.
Mike and Frank would have liked to have picked this!
My uncle had a basement full of Indians that he lovingly cared for. Everything from bikes to 1990’s era ‘moped’ looking things to a couple of big chiefs, one with a sidecar that he’s drive up occasionally and take us kids for a ride (one at a time, of course).
Sadly, he passed, and my aunt spent her remaining years living quite well. Go fig.
(Not that I’d have wanted one, you’ll kill yourself on one of those things. Suicide shifter and all. :P)
I’m occasionally tempted to buy one of the new ones, some of them look pretty cool, but then I’m reminded of a friend of mine who recently bought a bike and is now experiencing the joys of physical therapy and ‘maximum expected improvement’.
So, maybe not. I think I’ll stick to 4 wheels, and my chief can be chief Pontiac.
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That’s raycisss!!!