1949 indian scout motorcycle sale
1949 INDIAN SCOUT – THE CONTINENTAL SCOUT The 1949 Indian Scout – The Continental Scout: First Place Winner in the Custom/Modified class at the 2015 Quail Motorcycle Gathering. Track Master style frame made by Frame Crafters All aluminum tank, seat and fairing designed by Analog formed by Pavletic Metal Shaping Brass light covers and fender formed by Mike Ardito Polishing by Mike’s Polishing, Rodsmith, and Analog Engine built by Bill Bailey of ZyZX Vintage Motorcycles Engine has hand cut billet cyclinder, 12 volt conversion and Dyna III electronic ignition Exhaust custom made by Analog with parts and stubby mufflers from Cone Engineering Custom made oil tank with internal plumbing made by Chassis Services All plumbing designed and made by Analog Paint and clear coat by Kiel of Crown Autobody Gold leaf and pin striping by Brando Seat by Rod’s Designs Speedometer designed and rebuilt by Seattle Speedometer Betor Forks and triples
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Our Indian friend "M" from Temecula, CA, United States made available these photos of this great 1949 Indian Arrow which has a vertical single cylinder 220cc Indian engine.
motorcycle gear alexandria va M: "This is a 1949 Indian Arrow that is completely original and unrestored. It was in a Museum in Saint Louis for over 30 years and before that it was owned by a relative of Walt Disney by the name of John Daniel Disney. "The only thing not original is the bags. It has the original air cleaner with combination choke which is very hard to find. It also has the original handle bars and carb." M: "I won second place at Hanford, CA, for unrestored class." Close up of the Indian vertical one cylinder engine which has a modest 220cc displacement. It is interesting to compare this engine with the 440cc two cylinder engine of the 1949 Indian Scout 249. Here's a view of the Indian vertical engine from the left side.
Those saddlebags and the concrete floor are the only things you see that are not original Indian on this photograph. Actually, this 1949 Indian Arrow classic motorcycle is currently for sale. HOME - Indian Bobbers Owner Greg Easly ‘stole’ a piece of history Engine: Overhead-valve 4-stroke vertical twin Displacement: 26 cubic inches (440cc) Ignition: Magneto, battery and generator Brakes: Expanding shoe front and rear Transmission: 4-speed chain drive The search for the perfect deal on a classic bike can often take years. But, on very rare occasions, all you need is an afternoon. Consider the tale of this 1949 440cc Indian Scout, owned by Greg Easly and previously on display in the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum at AMA headquarters in Pickerington, Ohio. Easly wasn’t even looking for bargains when he and a bunch of buddies were on a motorcycle tour in Canada. The group stopped in a town to eat breakfast, and that’s where they saw the sign for an estate auction.
His buddies wanted to go to search for antiques. Easly, with little interest but nothing else to do, tagged along. And while poking around amid the furniture, garden tools and kitchen appliances, he discovered something really worthwhile: this bike. Easly waited until the bike came up for bid, hoping for the best. The only other person bidding dropped out quickly, and, he says, “I stole it.” All he had to do after getting it home to Kingsport, Tennessee, was polish it. What he wound up with is a fine example of a machine that Easly jokes “was one of the motorcycles that actually put Indian out of business.” Indian’s little Dyna-Torque vertical twin engines had a formidable job when they were launched in 1949 to save the faltering company. Execs were seeing stiff competition at the time from lightweight BSAs and Triumphs imported from Britain. Indian’s answer was the 440cc Scout and the 220cc single-cylinder Arrow, which were offered alongside the only other bike in the line-up, the 1,200cc V-twin Chief.