This vintage restored motorcycle was on display at the 2012 “Americans in Wartime Museum” open house event at the ‘Tank Farm’ near Nokesville, Virginia. This machine is a 1941 model 741-B Indian, according to the owner, Herb Gill.
This vintage restored motorcycle was on display at the 2012 “Americans in Wartime Museum” open house event at the ‘Tank Farm’ near Nokesville, Virginia. This machine is a 1941 model 741-B Indian, according to the owner, Herb Gill.
A little about this machine. The military put out an order for a 31 c.i. recon motorcycle. Harley cheated and used their 45c.i. WLD model. Indian, already make a fine 31 c.i. machine in the Power Plus model. send examples of this. The military was impressed with the added power of the WD, and ordered it, ignoring their own size requirement. Had Indian submitted the 45 c.i. Scout, it would have been so much better than Harley’s WD, but such is the military.
HI,
that is my bike, it is a 1941 model 741-B Indian manufactured in the US. This model was purchased by the UK and Commonwealth countries, this particular one was shipped to New Zealand during the war.
Dave, thanks for the details! I hope, if you attended this year’s Open House, that the weather didn’t cause you any grief. Unfortunately, I didn’t go because the weather looked so threatening for that Saturday… ;^(
There is a resin kit of an Indian 741 offered in 1/48 scale by Propaganda Kompany as seen on their website:
http://www.propaganda-kompany.com/Moto/90113-indian-741-solo.html
R/ Robert