As a 16 year old, I I once nearly slid off the back of my 48 Chief buddy seat while demonstrating how my new clutch and rear sprocket would burn rubber, managed to regain control while headed for a new Lincoln. Thanks for your intelligent comments about Indians. About to sell my second '48 Chief at 75.

Anybody else love the sound of that old kick start?

@dylanschulz2823

3 жыл бұрын

Old Indian flatheads always have such a pretty kickstart.

@woodey028

3 жыл бұрын

@@dylanschulz2823 That thing must have been Hells Bells in 1939. Psychobilly!

I love the sound of that old kick start gear.

@cooperkyler8077

2 жыл бұрын

I know Im kind of randomly asking but do anyone know a good website to stream newly released series online?

@mylesterrance5924

2 жыл бұрын

@Cooper Kyler flixportal :D

@cooperkyler8077

2 жыл бұрын

@Myles Terrance Thanks, signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :D I really appreciate it !!

@mylesterrance5924

2 жыл бұрын

@Cooper Kyler happy to help =)

Sounds great! Hard to believe that an 80+ year old bike still looks and sounds so good. Really enjoy your videos.

The smiles are contagious! THANKS again Tod.

Its great to see you guys rebuilding and enjoying these older bikes . Really fun stuff !

Sounds pretty wicked after you get it all lined out on timing and carb settings. I'd love to see it climb a hill. It would be scary as hell to it though!!!!

@HuntingHarleys

8 жыл бұрын

+slowpokebr549 and a lot of fun

man that things sounds nice...i could listen to that rev all damn day lol

pretty kool how they used to hillclimb with that chain wrapped around the rear tire like that , wow!!

I hope this bike doesn't suddenly fail. It should be in some museum, and you guys are hittin it around. How much is this bike worth ? 50k, 80k, maybe much more, I don't know. You guys got balls.

@HuntingHarleys

7 жыл бұрын

People ride stuff much rarer in salt water when they do the Race of Gentleman, and worth a lot more. THAT is not something I will do.

@Thrawnization

5 жыл бұрын

It was made to be used, not collect dust.

as far as vintage bikes go it doesnt get any better for me. what a sweet bike

I saw an 80+ year old man ride one of these up the ski hill in Kewauskum about 20 years back. Very cool.

That little carb adjustment was all she needed. What a KOOL old Indian motorcycle. 👍👍💙

nice can't wait to see the new video! Thanks for taking the time to do it.

I ride a Indian Scout, not vintage but the power is a blast. That was a fun video, thanks! Cheerz!

+airboatkid1 factory racer, very special, only 18 made in 1938 and again 1939, total of 36 bikes for both years

@itsapodcastrophe

5 жыл бұрын

Hunting Harleys what is the feel of a compression stroke for the kick?

@thrillerali3903

4 жыл бұрын

Hey hunting harleys , can you export any bike if i want to import any bike gone through your hands , will you help me out?

Awesome little history lesson you put together here. Thanks for sharing the knowledge and the videos.

nutmegger1957 You have to feel for the compression stroke before you kick a kick start bike. If you don't kick down on the compression stroke, with the right amout of gas, you will not start it. Thus, when cold, or semi warm, you also have to kick a bit before a starting kick to prime the motorcycle

@johnwhitworth9739

5 жыл бұрын

really liked the 1939 indian hill climber

Now thats Impressive.Very first Motorcycle I changed gears on was a W.L.A. with a sidecar.My Pappy,s Postal work bike.In a paddock just like that & smiles just as big all round.He let me putt that old Walla round there all day.I was 11.A great Man who instilled a Love of Bikes ,Life & of course Harley Davidsons.Thanks for the Vids man.Great Stuff!!

This video is a time capsule. It's great seeing those old bikes still runnin.

Brett Brandstatt I've been involved with the antique motorcycle world for 35 plus years. Rick Najera, who at one time was my best pal, formed the Yerba Buena chapter. I know many from NorCal

I was instantly reminded of the brand new FTR 750 and exp FTR 1200 looking at this bike. Ultra cool old machine.

That's a bike "pimped" for quarry climb, they were driven on steep inclined sand quarries to see who made it to the top, that's why it has a short ratio and two gears with the selector in that awkward position, you had to select the appropriate ratio and open the throttle, if you made to the top, you won

@HuntingHarleys

8 жыл бұрын

+Renato Donadio This is a factory Hill Climber, number 8 of 18 made in 1939, the last year they were built by Indian. history since new, including day of sale photos and original title

holy crap man that thing sounds like a freakin' demon

Todd thanks for sharing this cool stuff with us!

Sweet bike!! The sound it makes is rad as hell.

Love the kicker!

glad you like the vid! I don't play with those years, but should be easy enough to find on ebay or at the local swap meet, if you go to a swap meet, ask the vendor's, most have other bits at the shop they do not bring out

glad you enjoy the videos!

Jeeeezus that bike is the coolest thing I've ever seen. You guys rule!

Harley, as a family-owned company, was much more careful and didn't squander good money that fast. After the Great Depression Indian had no money left to replace worn out tooling and had little options left but to keep selling old designs, praying for a profit to survive. When Rodgers came only a miracle could have saved Indian. So, the bikes were okay, but if business was too the Board of Directors was quick to bleep things up. Great footage of a fantastic rare machine in action, love it!

Excellent video, thanks ! That rear sprocket is definitely for hill climbing , what is it like , 80 teeth ?

Love it brother. Great video. Those guys had the balls to full throttle those beast up those hills. True riders or die baby.

cool like to hear it again! Sounded like it was skipping a bit. It is awesome that you guys fired it up and ran it around the yard most people let them sit around.

That old mans pacemaker keeps going off

This is too dang COOL !

That is so awesome. Way COOL . Thanks guys for the video.

This is the kind we used to race around the Hooterville dirt track.

Thanks for posting!

The Indian story is quite interesting. The company formed initially in 1901. George M. Hendee was a wealthy manufacturer of bicycles. (Bicycles were the rage during the 1870’s - 1900 and were bicycle races were quite in vogue at the time). During the late 1890’s, it became common for a new motorized invention to break wind for the riders. Essentially, it was a primitive motor strapped onto a bicycle frame, and most often used in Tandem bicycle races.

Sounds amazing!!

That beast has a rear sprocket like a ferris wheel! For climbing up the side of them vertical hills! Hella nice!

How many things are there that were wicked cool 75 years ago and still are? The funnest rototiller anyone's ever operated.

Beautiful!

Right, I looked at my pics again. The hill climber he has that looks similar to that one doesn't have the Indian head on tank, it just says "Indian". The rear fender is different, has a cover over the kicker hear etc,. Have you found any new old machines lately?

Really cool bike. I don't know if it was those mushrooms I eat or was the video distorted.

Even in 1930’s advertisement’s and on Indian catalog’s of the 1930’s, Indian still called their machines MOTOCYCLES. In 1913, Mr. Hendee had the bright idea of making a new type of motorcycle with an electric start. He invested $500,000 of company money into this venture, finally producing the Hendee electric start special in 1914. The machine had a fatal flaw. The batteries of the time were not up to the task of continually starting a motocycle,

damn todd look at the size of the sprocket. I think the kick starter is neat as well because of the gears are exposed. all in all a very neat bike.

Awesome piece of history!!!

glad you loved the vid!

It is call FCI Hill Climb Model by the Indian Factory. They were not made after 1939. These flathead models were only made in 1938 and 1939, 18 (I think) in 1938, and for sure 18 in 1939. Value is subjective. this is original paint, I have the original title, and it RUNS. it is the only one known with this, plus the history I have on this machine is substantial.

Best sounding engine dude... My gosh that bike that bike fun to ride, great Video! Got a new subscriber man

That is the best looking bike I have ever seen.

I think this was the first time I've ever seen you smile man.

glad you enjoy them!

I have a set of those heads, like new. Robin Markey of Bob's Indian sales said they were 1 year only for a 1934 750 indian standard scout. They came with a 1937 standard scout basket, but I built it as a chief. They are aluminum.

glad you like the vid!

awesome bike would love to have seen on of those going up a hill!

cool old bike thanks for posting

Oscar Hedstrom had the most reliable motor during this time and Mr. Hendee took note of this. They made an agreement, signed onto the back of an envelope, to form a company to manufacture and distribute this new form of bicycle. Initially, this was called the Motocycle by the newly formed Indian Motocycle company. These devices were not called Motorcycles until later by other companies and eventually, Indian followed this.

I never thought I'd see an old 2-wheeled farm tractor. 😆😆😆

So cool love what you guys do... Fight the good fight! Love it

Thanks! The motor design was 'taken' from a Sport Scout and the fork 'taken' from a Junior Scout. The heads seem the be unique in their design to this racer. I say 'taken' because the actual motor, frame and forks, and the trans, are unique to these flathead hill climbers. They are quite unique and powerful machines. I ran the spectrometer over the machine, it is absolutely original paint. We are fixing a stud issue on the bottom mount of the rear section, then we will re-video her running.

Man this thing is awesome!

That sound... pure music.

This reminds me of that Steve McQueen movie.

Todd nice demo thanks for sharing this with us..Leo

@HuntingHarleys

8 жыл бұрын

Leonardo c thanks Leo. it is unfortunate Duncan detuned this machine prior to this video. It was "supposed" to be in better running condition then when I dropped it off. I had it in much better running condition prior to letting Duncan touch it.

your smilin im smilin,,were all smilin,, thanks for the vid,

after u tuned the jets it made the world of a difference. I'd love to ride this bike.

That looks like so much fun

Yeah, that would be pretty wild :). Make a nice Christmas advertisement too.

what a beautiful treasure of history

By 1945, Ralph Roger’s (who was instrumental in making a viable Diesel motor used for big trucks and became wealthy from his company, Cummins. Mr. Roger’s had this great idea, make smaller versions of the motorcycle, like those the GI’s were exposed to over in Europe, and market them in the US. This lead to the Indian Vertical twin.

Coolest bike stuff i've seen in a long time, awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks!

Sounds like HD right before the sold a dying company to AMF. Glad you like the vids!

GODAMN THAT BIKE IS BEAUTIFUL

CMC manufacturing won and brought out the “Indian” using an S&S motor, which has since gone bankrupt as well. My 1939 Hill Climber is a factory racer made by the motor company after their famous 45 inch flathead Scout design. This was the last year Indian made a Hill Climber as they concentrated on the Daytona big base style racer’s starting in 1940. Ed Kretz is the most famous racer of the Daytona big base era

Hell the dam camera was almost as bad as the bike was

Duncan has gone over the machine again for me. We will take it out again soon and take another video. I plan on bringing this one to Hanford and riding her around if you make it

Hey Todd, I think I recognize you from somewhere. Are you a member of the Yerba Buena AMCA chapter?

+Geert de Jonge Indian and Harley both overed throttle's on either side for customers preferance

@HuntingHarleys

8 жыл бұрын

+Geert de Jonge offered I meant

@fanoboss

6 жыл бұрын

thank you for this channel

Amazing!!!

Reminds me when Fat Freddy bought that old chopper

That's strange, I live right around there. Kinda neat to see.

That thing just sounds pissed off at low speed! Like she wants to be at full song.

Awesome bike!!

we just got it running again after not starting for a year and a half. My flipping it a year and a half ago didn't help. After I warmed it up some, we dialed the carb in a bit more. This bike is 45 cubic inches. It will not have the deep bass of a bigger V twin

Beautiful old bike. Too bad the camera was glitchin' out so much, though. Maybe there's a rule that old vehicles like this can only be successfully filmed on old school film cameras? 😂👍

very kool indeed

I love indians!!, this was built 1939, and still sounds like one powerfull beast!!!

They essentially said to Roger’s, use our engineer’s for your design, and we will lend you the money. Roger’s agreed, and the result was the huge success of the vertical twin turned into a financial disaster as all the initial units sold came back to the factory with a bad lower end. Additionally, Roger’s never re-introduced the flathead Scout that had kept Indian alive all those years.

awesome vid reminds me of the indian my grandfather had!!! question not related to vid/im looking for a fuel tank for an 87 fltc tour glide classic any info be greatly appreciated/thanks

GORGEOUS...

coolest mini bike ever!

This is also why all 1953 Chief’s have a Police generator. Thus a true 1953 has a different shape to the fender’s and tanks on the Chief’s. The banks marketed for many years Royal Enfield’s in the USA (and other’s) as Indian’s even into the 1970’s. Over time, the actual owner’s to the name became lost and this caused a legal battle when people wanted to reintroduce the Indian in the late 1990’s.

that bike is sold, long ago

That's what it's all about having fun !!

My gush, that’s just dam cool,

What a blast!