ONLY ORIGINAL ONCE: 1927 INDIAN SCOUT

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Love that, but then I love most vintage bikes.
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Yep, works for me...
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How do you stop it?
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KungFooBob wrote: Tue Sep 14, 2021 8:14 am How do you stop it?
"The concept of having front and rear brakes on a motorcycle wasn’t yet commonplace, so the Indian Scout had just a single rear drum."
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Doesn't look much of a drum!

I guess there clutch is equally as hidden :)
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I can dig that. Very cool. 8-)
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Awesome
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I don't like vintage bikes but that one looks rather neat. I'm glad I don't have to ride it.
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KungFooBob wrote: Tue Sep 14, 2021 8:21 am Doesn't look much of a drum!

I guess there clutch is equally as hidden :)
It’s foot clutch and hand shift
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Trinity765 wrote: Tue Sep 14, 2021 6:17 pm I don't like vintage bikes but that one looks rather neat. I'm glad I don't have to ride it.

I've just realised it looks neat in the same way an office always looks nicer in a catalogue - there are no cables.
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Trinity765 wrote: Tue Sep 14, 2021 6:26 pm
Trinity765 wrote: Tue Sep 14, 2021 6:17 pm I don't like vintage bikes but that one looks rather neat. I'm glad I don't have to ride it.

I've just realised it looks neat in the same way an office always looks nicer in a catalogue - there are no cables.
Probably inside the bars.

Honda used to do the same with the wiring from switch clusters. Tidier, but made changing bars a pain.
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There are no cables on the bars cause there are no controls on the bars!
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Tue Sep 14, 2021 7:35 pm There are no cables on the bars cause there are no controls on the bars!
Ah, ok :)

Traditionally, Indian bikes used to have left hand throttles so police could shoot while in pursuit.
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Suicide shift! People convert later Harleys to have those! Lovely bike. I'll have a read later. Cheers for posting it.
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Tue Sep 14, 2021 7:35 pm There are no cables on the bars cause there are no controls on the bars!
Twist grip throttle and twist grip spark advance.