Flat heads, the real ones!
Anyone have one on here?
Need/have any parts that they want to swap/trade?Attachment 116767
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Flat heads, the real ones!
Anyone have one on here?
Need/have any parts that they want to swap/trade?Attachment 116767
Beauty! Try that big hardware store in Invercargill??? (-:
Shit,thats fukn nice thought the thread was going to be about dairy owners :)
Nice, what year is that?
I quite like the new ftr, altho probably not a "real" one.
@bully 1941
741B ? done up like a civilian scout ?
I had a 741B Army Indian (it still had the numbers on the tank) that I rode to work for about 6 months about 1966. I bought it registered and warranted for 4 Pounds and foolishly sold it for 6 Pounds. I wish I still had it!
indians? well i do know of a cherokee chief who sat down and drank 100 cups of PG tips
poor bastard downed in his own tee pee
My Oupa learned to ride on an Indian Prince in what was then, Southern Rhodesia. Always had fond memories for him.
Jeez, that's fuckin' gold! Flat head dairy owners...made my day.Quote:
Originally Posted by northdude
Wow that is just beautiful Fireflite, very envious
There are two types of Indians, the push start & the pull start, which type do you have?
(warning & spoiler; Indian culture joke)
We all feel the same, certainly. If I'd not sold my present bike that I owned, I wouldn't have been able to afford the next one. That's been the case for 55 years now and they must number more than 150 at this stage. Loved each one and the memory too.Quote:
Originally Posted by gundoc
Yep with a few modsQuote:
Originally Posted by bing
Different flywheels/rods/slipper pistons- Stroked and bored 280 thou/7+mm. Was 500cc now 750cc.
Ported barrels, Big valves, titanium keepers, Alloy retainers, Custon cam lobes that I had to mill the old lobes off the gears then mechine pin rivets to locate the new lobs, new roller rockers, big venturi in carb along with a few other mods, electronic ignition, 12v gene, good (modern)crankcase ventilation, Kevlar clutch plates
Wheels were 18x3" originally but changed to 16x5" chief rims with custom spokes as this was never an option
A bit of a learning experience for me , including- laced the wheels, milled the crank/rods, lathed the pistons, chopped and channeled the guards, straightened the frame, forks, handle bars (believe it or not they are chrome moly), every part of the engine/gearbox sorted with NOS parts or one I made for it
What i didn't do , paint, air brushed tank decals and bored the cylinders.
A few progress pics
Mock Up
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One of my work mates rocks up on his scout/chief ? when the weather is nice. I know he is trying to move it on, and is a bit of a collector, so will ask if he can be put in touch.
Older Indian Joke'Quote:
Originally Posted by Fawls
HMMMMM "KIMOSABE"
All those Harley guys that go on Pilgrimage to Sturgis need to read history.
An Indian MotoCycle Dealer started the Sturgis rally, Harleys are followers!
Nice bit work fella. I've got nothing left over for 741's as all my playing was with early stuff (1915 to 28) and mostly with the powerplus model (1916 to 1923) - there's a few cylinders lying about but they are pretty crap (the ones overlooked during rebuilds.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fireflite
I'm still messing about with flatheads though and currently building a forced methanol engine for speed trial work out of BSA M20 cases with a Yamaha TT500 crank (modified). Here are a few pics of billet hi-comp flow heads I've been making from 6061-T6. The next part is to make a two piece water cooled cylinder with re angled ports and an inlet valve of 2.5" that's closer to the bore.Attachment 116815Attachment 116816
I have a few pull starts as good friends.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fawls
I have found them to be good ones as well!
I'd like to like that but I just can't!Quote:
Originally Posted by muzza
Ironically the company my Oupa worked for in Rhodesia after he'd to sell his farm (due to prolonged drought in the 1950s).Quote:
Originally Posted by muzza
Fireflite and yourself...true craftsmen. Salute.Quote:
Originally Posted by bing
Thats a bloody lovely looking piece!Quote:
Originally Posted by bing
I'm looking at building a multi Flattie. Not a straight or V. I'm keen on cylinders and heads that are excess to requirements!
How many cylinders / heads do you need and what configuration are you thinking of ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fireflite
I will PM you
Rode one of these to college for a year or two, swapped it for a car, wrong move when i look back.
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There used to be a few 741B in Canterbury on farms. Ballantynes in Chch sold them after the war. Apparently Aussie got a lot of Harleys and NZ got the Indians. I knew of 2 still on farms, one of the owners told me when he was a boy riding it, the side car fell off one day around the farm and it remained there forever. He was at retiring age when I last spoke to him, still riding it too.
Not Ballantynes of Ch-Ch (clothing shop) but Valentines of Hamilton (military surplus shop). Apparently 50 Pounds, new in the crate. I remember reading their full page ads in the Auckland Weekly as a kid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mathias
Spot on!Quote:
Originally Posted by gundoc
Yep still in their crate, had a big debate with my workmate about getting one each back in the 60s. But who would want a heap of crap like that to ride round on? Worse was to come, a 24? Indian barn find, complete with tassles on the saddle, nice red paint. Finder was a BSA and Norton man. Wanted $100 for it and I said nope!Quote:
Originally Posted by gundoc
You can't beat the good old 20/20 hindsight!
