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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

1928 INDIAN SCOUT................Barn Find.

1928 INDIAN SCOUT

My friend Tom Benson has an Indian Restoration business that he operates in Montana.He also builds and restores powerplants for said bikes.So a while back,maybe fifteen or twenty years back,he heard a rumor of a one family Indian Scout stored in the area somewhere,but didn`t really do much about it,until a few months ago.


Tom Benson



When the original owner died,his son put the bike away in the basement of their house in New York.Then came a move to another state,and the bike followed,to be put away again in the resting place that you see here where Tom found it.



Finds like this are becoming a rarity,especially in this condition.Most have already been molested or restored.
If it were restored,it would be worth less.
Unfortunatly the gas tank was repainted,hence the lack of the Indian tank logos and stripes.




And speaking of Indian Motorcycles,as I was researching on some sort of stabilizers or skis for my bike to be able to ride in the snow and stay upright,I came across this:


Indian made these skis as an aftermarket item for the bikes in the fifties I believe.Instead of resting your feet on the footrest,you pushed them down on the skis,and voila,you`re staying upright in the snow.
I already have the plans drawn up for a set for the Beemer.




Murph


Sunday, January 30, 2011

Upcoming:1928 INDIAN SCOUT Barn Find.....and JAMES BALBONI.


UPCOMING POST:Tom Bensons 1928 Indian Scout Barn Find


The piece of white cloth beside the tiller is covering a 1928 INDIAN SCOUT,a barn find by my friend Tom Benson.You can just make out a back wheel.It`s a one family one owner bike.He`s sending me some more shots and info on it,so i`ll have it up for the next post.Stay tuned.

Meanwhile,after posting about
Jaco Pastorius,I got quite a bit of email from people,some who remembered him play down there in Ft.Lauderdale,and others just to thank me for posting about him.Fond memories I guess.
So,I thought i`d stay in a S.Fl frame of mind,even though i`ve departed from S.Fl and am in CO right now working on the bike.
My friend James Balboni is a great maratime photographer,so I thought i`d put up some of his work here.He works on one of the big tugs in the Port Of Fort Lauderdale,but his passion is his pictures.

Don`t know if this is Jimmys tug,but he caught this lightning strike just perfect.


Shrimp`s up.
Well,what else would you cook in the galley of a tugboat,right?.

Now this is really great shot.
The Blue Angels from an Air and Sea show a few years back.

If you happen to have a 100,000 ton ocean going vessel,you might bump into Jimmy,literally.
Otherwise,go to his website,or keep an eye out for him out and about in Fort Lauderdale.
Thanks Jimmy.Fantastic shots,wicked good.



Murph