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tophatter

Indian

nattyt

I think these have to be referred to as native American motorcycles now

Pocket_Protector

Not true.

podi

My brother is a huge collector of Indians and spends his last pennies on them. and works for Mancuso Harley Davidson in Houston. He is a rider, not a weekend rider. Here is the history

podi

Around the turn of the 20th century, bicycle racing was big in the USA. Bicycles would race around big curved tracks called velodromes aided by pacing machines powered by internal combustion engines. These pacers were made in Europe and often broke down. A young designer named Oscar Hedstrom built his own American pacer. He met up with a racer named George Hendee who had his own bicycle manufacturing plant in Springfield, MA. The two combined forces and created a bicycle powered by an engine developed by Hedstrom. Thus was born the Hendee Manufacturing Company and the Indian motorcycle. They chose the name Indian since it would signify an American product. George Hendee became known as the Big Chief (B.C.) and Oscar Hedstrom became known as the Medicine Man. The factory was called the Wigwam and the dealer network was called the Tribe. The company finally changed its name from the Hendee Manufacturing Company to the Indian Motocycle Company in 1923.

podi

They eventually put the "r" back in motorcycle.

podi

Motocycle was the term used then for engine powered anything

Pocket_Protector

Watch http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0412080/

DamienGerard

I would just take the springer so I could put on a project bike... The only indian cycles im a fan of are the board track racers, but everyone has an opinion...

icecasa210

A classic

graymo

Love that springer front end...