Christians 1940 Knucklehead in Denmark

heres a great 1940 Knucklehead daily rider that belongs to my friend Christian in Denmark, bobbed front fender used on the rear, updated modern carb , 1/2 moon boards correct for 1940 and up. Surprisingly these beloved Knuckles n Panheads w original parts are just fewer every year, major blast to ride, ..

Christian is looking for a Chief runner or project in Sweden, Denmark, UK, Germany ,France..or somewhat closer to Sweden...If you have one you want to sell contact me on the profile contact page and i will fwd it,, truthfully gang if i post your email all you'll get is scam-spam and my favorite emails from Nigerian Royalty about your missing millions $$$ ..how folks fall for that crap is beyond me, i thought you get smarter the longer you live..

1936 Indian Sport Scout as-is

Note no pogo spring plunger, using the old style seat springs for suspension.

the complete rear fender is hinged.

This Scout would also have a rear stand.not just the sidestand here, The Chief sidestand would have "Indian" cast into it.

Narrow spokes vs the very thick spokes found on the 1935 and 1936 Chiefs.

One single spring for front suspension.

The early style oil pump w distributor.

1934 is the beginning of the 2 piece keystone frames for scout models ,continued thru the last scouts of 1942. 45 cubic incher, one could bring the engine up to 60 cubic inch OR one could buy a Chief. Yes plenty of aftermarket parts available to make this a daily rider. very kool indeed! My Indian experience started w Scouts, faster than HD 45s . This is why i started this blog, to share w readers these very kool historical fun motorcycles as found...

1937 vs 1940s Indian Chief Trans cases

1918 Indian model o opposed twin

Harry Sucher's book The Iron Redskin mentions the light twin model o , introduced in 1917 as the replacement for the underpowered model K. The model o above was only produced in 1917 and 1918. Another great reference book ;Jerry Hatfield's Indian Motorcycle Photographic History mentions non-Indian riders calling it the model nothing, Interesting how one motorcyle maker can generate a failure w a design and another motorcycle maker like BMW could turn the opposed twin into a hugely successful design.

1913 Harley Davidson Twin Cylinders discovered

Matched serial numbered set of rough 1913 HD twin cylinders. On the back side ,at the base of the cylinders are the serial numbers ,then on the cases below one would see the same numbers, After 1914, HD ceases numbering the cylinders.One can see the exposed valve spring, one per cylinder, Starting in 1914 all engines would be fitted w valve covers, note 1 valve cover per cylinder vs the 2 valve covers in later bikes. the fins are busted off but the cylinder base corners are all intact.amazing!
No primers on the backside of the cylinders either, One would open the primer and inject fuel,my guess is that after HD experimented w "atmospheric valves" someone engineered the early primers to the cylinders to inject/deliver fuel directly into the combustion chambers for easier starting. My guess is the "fuel vacum" of the early carbs just wasn't enough to get fuel into the combustion chamber.The primers ,one per cylinder start in 1915. the cylinders on the early engines are the hardest to find, So one could use 1913 Twin cylinders on 1911 thru 1914 models only.No one as far as I know is reproducing early twin cylinders, and NO ..one cannot interchange Single cylinder barrels on Twin cylinder barrels.. next to get the rest of the engine ,...the old foto is a 1912 or 1913, cannot be a 1914 because?
No valve covers, No footboards, No 2 speed shifter on the gas tanker.

Upgraded cell phone service

This has to be better than the service i have.

Randys 1936EL Knucklehead "retro-mod".

No its not a genuine nut n bolt 1936 Knucklehead, its a survivor Knuckle w 1936 lower end and all the modifications to make it a 1 kick bike. Solid state ignition, coil, Andrews cams,S n S rods, flywheels, 5 fin barrels , 47 n up heads, belt drive..S n S oil pump,carb, Pan cam cover n oil filter, no its not a 41-46 cam cover. 1914-1939 square footboards...

1935 Indian Chief ,more progress

Close up on shifting off the trans, 1940s barrels, heads, oil pump on 1935 lower. Screw in gascaps vs the later bayonet style.

the one and only Indian shifter.

Small 1935 taillight

Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum blog

Today i started the blog for the Rocky Mountain Motorcyle Museum for my friend Jim Wear, who is also the director of the museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
http://rocky-mountain-motorcycle-museum.blogspot.com/
Theres 75 motorcycles to see and anything and everything motorcycle related .

1934 Indian Standard Scout frame discovered

Reader wanted me to ID this frame. Many old frames have frame numbers eradicated by weather over time,so if u find a frame w/out frame number dont be surprised, this frame starts w 234... so 2 for standard scout and 34 for 1934.
Identical to 1934 and 1935 Chief frames, compare to frame fotos i've posted.

Indian 8 valve

As rare as it gets

Barrys 1938 Indian Sport Scout

More from Barrys lifetime collection

playing for the home team

1935 Chief frame discovered in Brazil

Mint 1935 Indian Chief motorcycle frame discovered in Brazil. Clearly visible the hollowed neck, last used on 1935 models, shift off the trans ,so no shifter bracket and neck lock is present.

2011 and you can buy most of the rest of the bike as high quality knockoffs parts. first 200th 1935 Chief made from the frame number.

Living the Dream

1939 Indian Chief bobber motorcycle in SoCal

Daves immaculate 1939 Chief bobber,