HRH Queen Elizebeth

Glenn Curtiss

Glenn Curtiss on his V-8 in 1907, he set a record of 136.36 mph the same year.  Pretty heady stuff for 1907 !

The bike had a 40 horsepower 4000cc V-8 engine.

It is rumored that the To Swift series of books that came out in the early 1900's are based on Glenn Curtiss, he was a pretty amazing man and was very influential in the early years of avionics.

1928 101 Indian Scout For Sale

I may be selling the 101 Scout that I bought to ride in the Cannonball, I am not doing the ride and the bike was and is an expensive venture.

I bought the bike as you see it here, it was fairly complete and all original.  I took it apart and took everything to John Bivens of Indian Engineering.  Here is what is being done to it....

WORK IN PROGRESS
Straightened and repaired the frame including correct footboard placement
Straighten and repair front end
Rebuild the original gas tank to better than new
Rebuild the powerplant with all correct finishes
Rebuild and plate carburetor
Rebuild magneto
Paint the frame and front end to a dark red and install engine in frame (color is still open to your preferance)

This is the work that John and I have agreed upon and the buyer must be willing to follow through on, John is a top notch builder and that means things don't get done over night.  I have $16,500.00 in the bike which still leaves a repair bill on the above for approximately $12,000.00 plus paint.  I will pay for the frame repairs, the footboards were wrong as this was a hill climb bike and one tube was replace at the bottom.   It may be a bit more or a bit less, but that is a ball park figure.  You can then have John complete the restoration or collect the bike and finish it yourself.  If you do not want the paint done that is your call but I am not flexible on the other work being done.  The agreed upon work MUST be completed by Bivens,  period.

As you may have seen a 1928 Indian Scout (not a 101 Scout) just sold on E Bay for $59,200.00.  The buyer did not pay and the bike is re-listed and is currently around $30K   These bikes make very sound investments.

PARTIAL LIST OF PARTS
Everything to build the wheels but the rims and tires
Front fender
Rear fender
Repro. battery box and toolbox
New handlebars from Marks Indian
Repro.  John Brown headlight
Seat pan and springs
Seat mounting bracket
Complete front and rear brake assemblies ( need new linings) including cross shaft
Foot controls and newly made brake and clutch rods
Gas caps and oil cap
Oil hand pump
Shift lever
Tail light bracket (no light yet, but maybe ?)
There are some other items but I would have to look things over, it is a pretty complete and original bike.  I like the 1931 look better so the bars and headlight are 1931, if you do not want them we can adjust things to work for you or take everything and trade around, it might be a better deal that way.


I would be happy to discuss the purchase with a serious, qualified buyer.  I have a clear Oregon title that was issued in 1958.  It is open but not in my name.
Call Tim @ 951-992-9839

1950 MAC

I made some changes on the 1950 MAC.  I didn't like the big pillion even though I understand its use as an extended seat.  I also installed the headlight with the improvised brackets that came with the bike.  Overall it looks better to my eye, what do you think ?  This bike actually runs and is a kick to ride, it feels bigger because of the tank and Dowty forks compared to the girder bike.

Velocettes

Well I messed around with the bikes and they both run !  The girder fork bike started on the first compression kick and made a beautiful noise with that megaphone pipe.
The other bike took a bit more work, I just had to clean the ignition parts up and hold my mouth just right when I kicked it.  It smoked and puked oil all over the ground (now everyone will know which house is mine, look for the oil stains ) but smoothed out and ran good.  Neither bike had been run for over 25 years.

I sure do like the girder bike, it is fast and cool all at the same time !

MAC Attack

 

I picked up a truck load of Velocette motorcycles and parts today.  There were two 1950's 350cc MAC singles, three engines and a bunch of parts.  The whole deal will end up on E Bay.  A pretty cool little find, it would be nice to keep one but not right now.  The bikes came with titles which was a bit unusual.