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Motorcycle Discussions => Identify these bikes! => Topic started by: dmjapan on February 07, 2011, 02:27:48 PM

Title: Need help identifying the bike in these photos
Post by: dmjapan on February 07, 2011, 02:27:48 PM

Appreciate any advice on the model and types of bikes in these photos of my Gran circa 1930 or thereabouts

Clearly one is an Indian but I have little further to go on on that nor on the other photo. Both were taken in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia

Thanks for the advice

David M

Title: Re: Need help identifying the bike in these photos
Post by: R on February 07, 2011, 05:06:07 PM

The BSA is a Blue Star, circa 1936.
These came in 350 and 500 versions, maybe someone can pick which this is.
e.g. http://home.planet.nl/~leonhop3/1936_r20.jpg
No mufflers on your grans bike, which is interesting.

Indian looks to be a Scout sidecar model, electrically equipped.
Has a front brake, and tank between the frame rails, so its going to be the famous 101 model, circa 1928-30.
750cc v-twin, although a few of them were 600cc.
Said to be one of the best models of Indian ever made.
Highly collectible, and still quite rideable these days,
If you master the suicide clutch...

Great pix.

hth.