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1927 Indian Motorcycle A rare Asset
In'27 when Indian Motorcycle began manufacturing they had three major products which included the Indian Scout, the Indian Chief and the Indian Ace. Afterwards they got possession of the assets of Ace Motorcycle Company which got stamped as Indian Four.
1927 was a historic year when a number of things happened together. The first talking movie called The Jazz Singer, with Al Jolson was released. Next event that took place was trans-Atlantic flight of Charles Lindbergh to Paris. Finally Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run in a 8 innings game between New York and Washington with Louis Gehrig coming up for further battering.
The Jazz Age had taken its root in the year'27 and saw the rise of Jazz popularity. Unfortunately this was not a good year for the farmers and many had to sell out to become tenant farmers. Coming to Indian Motorcycle, they had a good year too.
In this year Indian Motorcycle brands like Scout and Chief were at the top and selling exceptionally well. Indian motorcycle also came up with "Indian Ace" after they got the assets of the Ace Company. This top line big and luxurious bike with four cylinders was called Indian Four after one year.
Indian Four bike from the Indian Motorcycle was produced till'42. Initially known as Indian Ace this bike got 77 cubic inch (1,256 cc) four cylinder machine in'41. It was fitted with tank-shifting three speed transmission and famous Indian fender. After'42 with the start of World War II the production of Indian four was stopped altogether.
America and Indian Motorcycle both were walking ahead in the year'27. The major customer of the Scout and Chief brand from Indian Motorcycle was the police department. So much so that the company had to have a new department dealing with the supply to the police force. They also saw to it that the bike had a new lower frame.
Indian Motorcycle had no idea that from'28 the 101 Scout from their line would become hugely popular. They could not even imagine that after 40 years the bike would make the Under-1000 cc speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats in northwest Utah.
You will rarely come across an Indian motorcycle today. The ones that are accessible has been carefully preserved and will fetch as much as $30,000. We have to accept that'27 was a memorable year for the Indian Motorcycle Company.
1927 was a historic year when a number of things happened together. The first talking movie called The Jazz Singer, with Al Jolson was released. Next event that took place was trans-Atlantic flight of Charles Lindbergh to Paris. Finally Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run in a 8 innings game between New York and Washington with Louis Gehrig coming up for further battering.
The Jazz Age had taken its root in the year'27 and saw the rise of Jazz popularity. Unfortunately this was not a good year for the farmers and many had to sell out to become tenant farmers. Coming to Indian Motorcycle, they had a good year too.
In this year Indian Motorcycle brands like Scout and Chief were at the top and selling exceptionally well. Indian motorcycle also came up with "Indian Ace" after they got the assets of the Ace Company. This top line big and luxurious bike with four cylinders was called Indian Four after one year.
Indian Four bike from the Indian Motorcycle was produced till'42. Initially known as Indian Ace this bike got 77 cubic inch (1,256 cc) four cylinder machine in'41. It was fitted with tank-shifting three speed transmission and famous Indian fender. After'42 with the start of World War II the production of Indian four was stopped altogether.
America and Indian Motorcycle both were walking ahead in the year'27. The major customer of the Scout and Chief brand from Indian Motorcycle was the police department. So much so that the company had to have a new department dealing with the supply to the police force. They also saw to it that the bike had a new lower frame.
Indian Motorcycle had no idea that from'28 the 101 Scout from their line would become hugely popular. They could not even imagine that after 40 years the bike would make the Under-1000 cc speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats in northwest Utah.
You will rarely come across an Indian motorcycle today. The ones that are accessible has been carefully preserved and will fetch as much as $30,000. We have to accept that'27 was a memorable year for the Indian Motorcycle Company.
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The 1927 model Indian motorcycle is an all time classic. If you want to read more on another classic; the1947 Indian motorcycle click on the hyperlinks.