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Indian Motorcycle (or Indian) is an American brand of motorcycles owned and produced by automotive manufacturer Polaris Inc. [1] [2]. Originally produced from 1901 to 1953 in Springfield, Massachusetts, Hendee Manufacturing Company initially produced the motorcycles, but the name was changed to the Indian Motocycle Company in 1923.
The Indian 841 was a motorcycle designed by the Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Co. for desert warfare. It pioneered the drivetrain configuration later popularized by Moto Guzzi , having a longitudinally mounted air-cooled 90-degree V-twin with shaft drive to the rear wheel.
In 1928, the Indian Ace was replaced by the Indian 401, a development of the Ace designed by Arthur O. Lemon, former Chief Engineer at Ace, who was employed by Indian when they bought Ace. [4] The Ace's leading-link forks and central coil spring were replaced by Indian's trailing-link forks and quarter-elliptic leaf spring. [5] [6]
Indian Standard (1923-1924) [1] Production: 1916-1924: Assembly: Springfield, MA, USA: Predecessor: 1913-1916 Indian V-Twin: Successor: Indian Chief: Class: Heavyweight standard: Engine: Four-stroke 42° flathead V-twin engine (see engine infobox below) Transmission: 3-speed gearbox, hand shifter, hand and foot clutch controls [2] Suspension
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The cooperation between Hedstrom and Hendee resulted in the Indian Motocycle Company. Hedstrom's design was innovative, and successful. Oscar Hedstrom resigned from the Indian Motocycle Company on 24 March 1913 after a disagreement with the board regarding dubious practices to inflate the company's stock values. George Hendee resigned in 1916.
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Indian Scout. Model G-20. Designed by Charles B. Franklin, [1] [3] the Scout was introduced in October 1919 as a 1920 model. The Scout had a sidevalve V-twin engine with its transmission bolted to the engine casing, allowing a geared primary drive - the only American v-twin to use this maintenance-free system. [4]