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The most dangerous part of the motorcycle is the nut holding the handle bars.....
Not anymore.
While living in the North Bay I’d ride Highway One from SF to Gualala a couple times a month...scraping the pegs on nearly every curve. Obviously the engineer who laid Highway One owned a bike.
Stolen from the Internet.
While living in the North Bay I’d ride Highway One from SF to Gualala a couple times a month...scraping the pegs on nearly every curve. Obviously the engineer who laid Highway One owned a bike.
Stolen from the Internet.
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After hearing terrible stories of what's happened to people that rode motorbikes, and crashing a moped once, I've been put off anything like that for life.
I still enjoy Royal Jordanian on YouTube, he does many journeys, mostly London where he lives. So I kinda get a fix from that at least. https://www.youtube.com/user/royaljordanian/videos
I still enjoy Royal Jordanian on YouTube, he does many journeys, mostly London where he lives. So I kinda get a fix from that at least. https://www.youtube.com/user/royaljordanian/videos
Not any more, but I did meet my wife 63 years ago while tooling around on my old "48 Hog".
Foot-clutch, hand-shifter and a kick-starter.
Today this is the best I can come up with...
Foot-clutch, hand-shifter and a kick-starter.
Today this is the best I can come up with...
Nice looking machine.
Now tell me, what in the hell is that ugly looking thing in the background.
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Would that be "Scuba" or free diving?
I've always wanted a Harley, but the circumstances were never right. And then there's all the horror stories about accidents. I don't know the first thing about motorcycles (brands, features, etc). But i've been thinking about getting myself a weekend toy, and came across the Indian Motorcycle company, and specifically the Scout.
This is still a thought bubble, so was wondering if anyone here has any experience with the brand?
Cheers
Someone else on another thread referred to Indian motorcycles, and I was intrigued, as I had never heard of the brand.
Has anyone on here ever owned one, or ridden one?
How do the compare to some of the other motor bike brands?
Great post, with some terrific advice well worth heeding.
Indian has been around for a very long time. I have a picture of my father in law sitting on one back in the 1940’s. The brand was reincarnated several years ago. They remind me of the Victory brand. Great products but never caught a big share of the market.
Internet - Indian is an American brand of motorcycles originally produced from 1901 to 1953 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. ... Indian's most popular models were the Scout, made from 1920 to 1946, and the Chief, made from 1922 until 1953, when the Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Company went bankrupt.
Polaris (Victory) picked them up in 2011.
I’ve owned a number of bikes including a Vespa (well, it does have two wheels), an old Harley 74, and a few Japanese rides. My last and favorite bike was a Norton Commando 850. Bought it new, in 1976, the last year they made them (other than their recent reincarnation). I drove it across the US once, from Flagstaff, AZ to Washington, D.C. No fairing, no windshield. Old school.
The bike was totaled when I T-boned a car that suddenly performed a U-turn from being parked, off the right hand shoulder, right in front of me. Imagine my surprise.
I still think about riding, occasionally, and have retained my motorcycle endorsement on my driver’s license ever since. But as others have mentioned, riding on the street usually involves other, larger vehicles as a significant and random variable.
Then again, now that I live in a rural area, with lots of twisty roads and very little traffic, the temptation occasionally becomes strong to have another bike. To ride once in awhile.
Be safe out there. And enjoy that sweet ride!
The bike was totaled when I T-boned a car that suddenly performed a U-turn from being parked, off the right hand shoulder, right in front of me. Imagine my surprise.
I still think about riding, occasionally, and have retained my motorcycle endorsement on my driver’s license ever since. But as others have mentioned, riding on the street usually involves other, larger vehicles as a significant and random variable.
Then again, now that I live in a rural area, with lots of twisty roads and very little traffic, the temptation occasionally becomes strong to have another bike. To ride once in awhile.
Be safe out there. And enjoy that sweet ride!
From my experiences & talking with more experienced & older riders, Indian is considered a more niche or exotic American bike. It isn't the bike of first choice for the majority, as it isn't well known. My first hearing of the brand was from an old article about Jay Leno, who I believe owns a few.
https://www.autoblog.com/2014/01/09/jay-leno-indian-motorcycle-video/
Thank you.
I have watched some of Jay Leno's car videos - they are terrific fun - but hadn't known him to harbour an equal interest in motor-bikes.
Re bikes, while I have heard of some of the more obvious ones (and have read about some of the legendary ones), I was surprised that I had never come across a reference to such a stylish yet rugged looking bike (and brand) until I read a post on some thread here a few weeks ago.
There've been a few niche brands here & there in the past, but because owning a motorcycle is considered a luxury*, those brands cannot all survive.
Keanu Reeves now ( it's been a few years actually ) has his own brand, as he's been a long time rider.
*When I first started riding, I went to a popular shop, and was of course stunned by the prices. ( Two custom rims for motorcycles cost as much as 4 needed for a car ) One of the people working laughed at my newb sticker shock & explained to me that it is considered a luxury ( one doesn't need or usually use a motorcycle as a primary source of transportation, but as a compliment ), so they charge prices accordingly for many items.
I upgraded again. Basically gave up on faulty MBP butterfly issues and got a refund.
put those $ into this.
now I’m Macless for first time in a very long time. I’ll figure something out... (also broke now)
but, everyday I wake up to this. I have never felt so good about a product.
put those $ into this.
now I’m Macless for first time in a very long time. I’ll figure something out... (also broke now)
but, everyday I wake up to this. I have never felt so good about a product.
Nice!
Not sure if I'm a big fan of some of the design changes, but I'm sure they would grow on me if I had that.
I always wanted the R6 Red Raven Edition with a 'shorty'.
You either ‘get’ motorcycles, or you don’t.
Yes, you can be injured or killed but, if you love the ethos of motorcycling, you’ll want to ride.
I’ve ridden for over 40 years. After 5 years I was almost killed in a T-bone and received a lifelong injury that has always affected my walking ability. Yet… I still ride and will do so for as long as I can.
So, yeah, you either ‘get’ it or…
Also, follow the wisdom of vintagebob:
Yes, you can be injured or killed but, if you love the ethos of motorcycling, you’ll want to ride.
I’ve ridden for over 40 years. After 5 years I was almost killed in a T-bone and received a lifelong injury that has always affected my walking ability. Yet… I still ride and will do so for as long as I can.
So, yeah, you either ‘get’ it or…
Also, follow the wisdom of vintagebob:
Here is a link to some current information on Indian bikes.
https://www.indianmotorcycle.com/en-ca/history/
Back in the 50's when I was riding, a couple of the guys in our crowd were riding "Indians", chiefs I believe.
Big, bold and totally beautiful, what with their fender skirts and all.
Riding one was very much comparable to my 48 Harley knuckle-head, hand shifting - foot clutch and all.
Much the same size, weight and feel.
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Here are pictures of my fiancée and mine Chinese/French motorcycle Orcal Astor 125cc model 2019.
The brand is build in China with the last quality finishes for the European mainland in France.
For people in the UK, they would probably recognize this model as the AJS Tempest Roadster. There it is a Chinese/English joint venture with AJS doing the last finishes, quality checks and road legal adaptations for the UK.
Engine block is based on the Yamaha ybr 125, build at the China plant that also build them for Yamaha. Quit indestructible and a lot of fun.
Only 8.1 Kw/11HP with a top speed of 110 km/h (68 mph), but most roads in Belgium are 30 km/h (18.6 mph), 50km/h (31 mph), 70 km/h (43 mph), 90 km/h (55 mph) and 120 km/h (75 mph). Although the Green Party wants to lower the speed on highways from 120 km/h (75 mph) to 100 km/h (62 mph) from 07:00 till 19:00.
Started to ride again in 2019 after a 20+ year hiatus, because my fiancée wanted to start with motorcycles. The 125cc can be driven with a car license and is tax and insurance friendly and with a weight of only 126 kg it is nice to handle as a commuter bike in traffic.
The brand is build in China with the last quality finishes for the European mainland in France.
For people in the UK, they would probably recognize this model as the AJS Tempest Roadster. There it is a Chinese/English joint venture with AJS doing the last finishes, quality checks and road legal adaptations for the UK.
Engine block is based on the Yamaha ybr 125, build at the China plant that also build them for Yamaha. Quit indestructible and a lot of fun.
Only 8.1 Kw/11HP with a top speed of 110 km/h (68 mph), but most roads in Belgium are 30 km/h (18.6 mph), 50km/h (31 mph), 70 km/h (43 mph), 90 km/h (55 mph) and 120 km/h (75 mph). Although the Green Party wants to lower the speed on highways from 120 km/h (75 mph) to 100 km/h (62 mph) from 07:00 till 19:00.
Started to ride again in 2019 after a 20+ year hiatus, because my fiancée wanted to start with motorcycles. The 125cc can be driven with a car license and is tax and insurance friendly and with a weight of only 126 kg it is nice to handle as a commuter bike in traffic.
I've been riding a little over 20 years - started out on my brother's motorcycle, then bought my first one in 2001, a Honda CBR 600F4i (no pictures of it unfortunately).
I bought the 2004 CBR 1000RR when it came out and rode it up until 2008, then I switched over to riding a cruiser, so I bought a 2008 Suzuki Boulevard M109R, and still have it. I dont ride it as often as I want to because its become entirely too uncomfortable, so I'm looking to get either an Indian Chieftain Darkhorse, or a Hardley Street Glide. We shall see. My wife finally got interested in getting a motorcycle of her own, so we got a 2021 Can-Am Spyder RT Limited for her last year. I'm teaching her how to operate it, and she's signed up for a class next month to get her license. I have to say, its the most comfortable I've ever been on a motorcycle.
I bought the 2004 CBR 1000RR when it came out and rode it up until 2008, then I switched over to riding a cruiser, so I bought a 2008 Suzuki Boulevard M109R, and still have it. I dont ride it as often as I want to because its become entirely too uncomfortable, so I'm looking to get either an Indian Chieftain Darkhorse, or a Hardley Street Glide. We shall see. My wife finally got interested in getting a motorcycle of her own, so we got a 2021 Can-Am Spyder RT Limited for her last year. I'm teaching her how to operate it, and she's signed up for a class next month to get her license. I have to say, its the most comfortable I've ever been on a motorcycle.