The Great American Bike Of 1927 Indian Motorcycle
In'27 when Indian Motorcycle began manufacturing they had three major products which included the Indian Scout, the Indian Chief and the Indian Ace. Later they got hold of the assets of Ace Motorcycle Company which got stamped as Indian Four.
1927 was a historic year when a number of things happened together. The first talking movie called The Jazz Singer, with Al Jolson was released. Next incident that took place was trans-Atlantic flight of Charles Lindbergh to Paris. Finally Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run in a 8 innings game between New York and Washington with Louis Gehrig coming up for further battering.
1927 will go down in the history as the year which saw the fantastic rise of Jazz culture though the farmers were having a tough time and sold out their farms to become tenant farmers for others. This year was also a good year for Indian Motorcycle Company.
The sign that Indian Motorcycle was doing well came from the fact that the sale of the Scout and the Chief went up. Moreover the Ace Company bike, the rights of which were acquired by Indian Motorcycle, produced a four cylinder machine which was named "Ace Indian". After a year the name was changed to Indian Four which was a huge and luxurious bike.
The Indian Four that started out as the Indian Ace evolved by'41 into a 77 cubic inch (1,256 cc) four cylinder machine. It had a tank-shifting three speed program and was dressed up in the Indian skirted fenders. Indian made few in'42, but with the start of World War II, production of the Indian Four stopped for good.
In'27, though, America and the Indian Motorcycle Company were cruising along. Police departments were buying so many Indian Scouts and Chiefs that a production facility was made just to deliver law enforcement. Indian Motorcycle Company was working in'27 on a version of the Scout with a new lower frame.
But they probably didn't know just how important the 101 Scout from the year'28 would be. And in'27 they could barely know that 40 years into the future an Indian motorcycle would set an Under-1000 cc speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats in northwest Utah.
A'27 Indian Motorcycle is a rare find today. The few specimens that have been lovingly restored to the attractive machines they started out as can sell for as much as $30,000. Clearly,'27 was a great year for the Indian Motorcycle Company. - 21392
1927 was a historic year when a number of things happened together. The first talking movie called The Jazz Singer, with Al Jolson was released. Next incident that took place was trans-Atlantic flight of Charles Lindbergh to Paris. Finally Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run in a 8 innings game between New York and Washington with Louis Gehrig coming up for further battering.
1927 will go down in the history as the year which saw the fantastic rise of Jazz culture though the farmers were having a tough time and sold out their farms to become tenant farmers for others. This year was also a good year for Indian Motorcycle Company.
The sign that Indian Motorcycle was doing well came from the fact that the sale of the Scout and the Chief went up. Moreover the Ace Company bike, the rights of which were acquired by Indian Motorcycle, produced a four cylinder machine which was named "Ace Indian". After a year the name was changed to Indian Four which was a huge and luxurious bike.
The Indian Four that started out as the Indian Ace evolved by'41 into a 77 cubic inch (1,256 cc) four cylinder machine. It had a tank-shifting three speed program and was dressed up in the Indian skirted fenders. Indian made few in'42, but with the start of World War II, production of the Indian Four stopped for good.
In'27, though, America and the Indian Motorcycle Company were cruising along. Police departments were buying so many Indian Scouts and Chiefs that a production facility was made just to deliver law enforcement. Indian Motorcycle Company was working in'27 on a version of the Scout with a new lower frame.
But they probably didn't know just how important the 101 Scout from the year'28 would be. And in'27 they could barely know that 40 years into the future an Indian motorcycle would set an Under-1000 cc speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats in northwest Utah.
A'27 Indian Motorcycle is a rare find today. The few specimens that have been lovingly restored to the attractive machines they started out as can sell for as much as $30,000. Clearly,'27 was a great year for the Indian Motorcycle Company. - 21392
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