1927 Indian Motorcycle A rare Asset
Posted by Larry Raymonds on December 13, 2009
In’27 when Indian Motorcycle started 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.
There was a lot happening in America in’27 with the first all talking movie was made called The Jazz Singer, with Al Jolson. This year also saw Charles Lindberg flying across Atlantic to reach Paris achieving success for the first time while Babe Ruth in the 8th innings of a game between New York and Washington strike his 60th home run. A man called Louis Gehrig was in the line-up after Ruth for the beating.
Though farmers were having a difficult year – tough enough that many of them sold out and became tenant farmers, America was at the peak of the Jazz Age in’27. The Indian Motorcycle Company was having a fine year as well.
The indication that Indian Motorcycle was doing fine came from the fact that the sale of the Scout and the Chief went up. Besides the Ace Company bike, the rights of which were acquired by Indian Motorcycle, produced a four cylinder machine which was named “Ace Indian”. After a year the name was changed to Indian Four which was a huge and luxurious bike.
The Indian Four that started out as the Indian Ace evolved by’41 into a 77 cubic inch (1,256 cc) four cylinder machine. It had a tank-shifting three speed program and was dressed up in the Indian skirted fenders. Indian made some in’42, but with the beginning of World War II, production of the Indian Four stopped for good.
In’27 Indian Motorcycle became synonymous with America. The greatest supply of the Scout and Chief were to the police department. The requirement increased so much that Indian Motorcycle had to have a separate branch dealing with it. Indian Motorcycle also worked upon to lower the frame of the bike in’27.
Indian Motorcycle had no idea that from’28 the 101 Scout from their line would become enormously 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.
It is difficult to find a1927 Indian Motorcycle. The existing bikes have been restored by the bike lovers to its earlier shape and can be sold for $30,000. The most exciting year in the history of Indian Motorcycle Company was’27.
The 1927 model Indian motorcycle is an all time classic. If you would like to know more about another classic; the1947 Indian motorcycle model click on the link.
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