1923 Indian CLUBMANS SCOUT WALL OF DEATH RACER for sale
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IMPORTANT PLEASE SEE ALL OF OUR RARE VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE PARTS ON EBAY NOW!! IMPORTANT PLEASE SEE ALL OF OUR RARE VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE PARTS ON EBAY NOW!! RARE 1923 INDIAN CLUBMANS RACER.. WALL OF DEATHFROM PREVIOUS OWNER.."restored Indian scout racer, based on 1923 model. bought this bike as basket many years ago from guy who had it also for many years. He obtained it from the original owners family and said it was run as club racer in Victoria. After inspection of parts could see it was special scout, original race bars, rare Siemens 42 degree magneto, high lift cams, later oil pump, all steel clutch, old alloy pistons and 45 cu in cylinders. Anyway, it has been restored to replicate how the bike was set up as club racer with Wall of Death paint scheme which this model was also famous for. The motor has been professionally restored with new alloy pistons, new bearings thru out, standard Indian clutch and new alloy heads. The bike starts and runs well, it is truly an awesome machine." THIS MACHINE COULD BE FROM "LUNA PARK" IN VICTORIA AUSTRALIA.. LUNA PARK HAD NUMBER OF INDIAN TROOPS PERFORM AS FAR AS KNOW, PRE POST WAR. SADLY IN 1952 LADY RIDER WAS KILLED AT THIS VENUE RIDING AN INDIAN SCOUT..
Death at Luna ParkPOSTED BY TWISTED HISTORY..On this day …….. 10th of January 1952A woman “Wall of Death” rider was fatally injured in spectacular fall from her machine at Luna Park on this night in 1952. She was Miss Una Langmende, 36, of Neerim Road, Highesdale, member of family who perform this act. More than 100 people were watching, when the accident occurred shortly after the act began Mrs Langmende had manoeuvred the machine about half way up the inside of the bowl when she fell, landing at the bottom with the machine on top of her. She was taken to the Alfred Hospital but died shortly after admission. THE BIKE IS IN FULLY RESTORED RACING CONDITION WITH THE FEATURES LISTED ABOVE BRACED FORKS OPEN PIPES. A WONDERFUL VINTAGE INDIAN WHICH WILL BE THE CENTER POINT IN AN INDIAN & VINTAGE COLLECTION. BIKE IS LOCATED IN AUSTRALIA WE CAN EASILY ARRANGE PACKING FREIGHT WORLD WIDE! WE ARE SELLING SMALL NUMBER OF RARE MOTORCYCLES THIS WEEK, PLEASE SEE ALL OF OUR LISTINGS
BIKE IS LOCATED IN AUSTRALIA WE CAN EASILY ARRANGE PACKING FREIGHT WORLD WIDE! WE ARE SELLING SMALL NUMBER OF RARE MOTORCYCLES THIS WEEK, PLEASE SEE ALL OF OUR LISTINGS
On Oct-19-16 at 20:04:44 PDT, seller added the following information: note racing steering damper
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