INDIAN 741 Supercharged...See you in 2011

[thefrenchowl]

Hope it'll get sorted fast, Lars...

Mine has just landed in Manchester G.B. this morning, fingers crossed...

Patrick

[Fulltrack]

First, congratulations and I can't tell you how much I have enjoyed watching your build.

As for your bike, I bet it's safe and sound in it's crate in the warehouse.  Imagine the forklift driver getting
a shipment ready, reading his work order.  "Motorcycle going to Denmark" then he drives by that crate that is clearly
a motorcycle and grabs it.  Your crate doesn't look like a bike at all.  Good luck, I have a feeling it is going to work out in the end.

[MC 1314]

Octane, a small funny metal crate showed up at my house. Do i have a deal for you!!!
IT WILL SHOW UP SOON.
Bob

[octane]

THANK YOU all, for your concern !
You are all very kind !

No, it wasn't a joke.
They send me a bloody Honda-something !
da' Indian was lost...but now it's found !

.-)

Maaaaan; that little Indian-devil is such a drama-queen, ain't she ?!

  Just a little levity to take the edge off!,,,,,sheeeeesh!

It's all cool !
I laughed myself.
I'm getting real good at "what-the-he**-else-can-I-do-but-laugh"

That one is going to take a loooong time to become a funny part of your Bonneville 2011 story. Some serious business when they ship the wrong bike. Are you still in the states? We're still looking for you and the sponge to show up in San Diego.

Jill; I'm still in the states.
I'm in a semi-crappy-run-down motel ( heeeey: what can one expect for $29.- a night ) in Santa Fe,
working every day on the Spongemobile.
More on that later.
I'm afraid my touring-the-USA won't be till next year.
I hope I can take advantage on your kind offer to visit
next year.
Thanks Jill !

it's like coming home from the mall and discover you have the wrong child in the cart.

That happens every day and is a minor easily made mistake.  This is serious!

Bill !
I've said it before and I'll say it again: you're a VERY funny man !

First, congratulations and I can't tell you how much I have enjoyed watching your build.

Thank you Fulltrack !

As for your bike, I bet it's safe and sound in it's crate in the warehouse.  Imagine the forklift driver getting
a shipment ready, reading his work order.  "Motorcycle going to Denmark" then he drives by that crate that is clearly
a motorcycle and grabs it.  Your crate doesn't look like a bike at all.  Good luck, I have a feeling it is going to work out in the end.

You're probably right about the bike.
I have no clue what happened, but just relieved that the whole miserable story got sorted.

Octane, a small funny metal crate showed up at my house.

Bob !
That would be the do-it-you-self-assembly 'Perpetual motion bike' you told me you ordered on-line.
Looking forward to see you run it next year.

.-)





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[Nortonist 592]

Delighted to heat the drama queen has been found!!   Whereabouts was she located?

[SpeedPhoto]

Hi Octane!
Looks like a repeat of the finally successful runs on Bonneville! After all the gremlins had been exterminated, it finally worked!
Maaan, you've been tested for patience and passed.
How about the last days run on BUB and the gearbox, did the gear drop out or not? I think Curt said you went directly from 1st to 3rd gear?
Locks like you will be in MCM again. Send me an email!

[octane]

Delighted to heat the drama queen has been found!!   Whereabouts was she located?

Thanks Bill.
Donno the details yet about what happened
but as of now it's in my friends workshop !!!

Hi Octane!
Looks like a repeat of the finally successful runs on Bonneville! After all the gremlins had been exterminated, it finally worked!
Maaan, you've been tested for patience and passed.
How about the last days run on BUB and the gearbox, did the gear drop out or not? I think Curt said you went directly from 1st to 3rd gear?
Locks like you will be in MCM again. Send me an email!

Thanks Jan !
Will do.
Yep, on the second run I had a bit of a problem with the gear
so went straight to third.
Pulled like a freight-train never the less .....er ....a very small freight-train that is.




Da' Spongemobile;
that whole registration nightmare got even more bizarre ( more later )

Ohhhhh....I've beeen waiting a looooong time for this:
the prettiest sight I've seen for a while:
New Mexico registration plates
in my , and Davids, name !




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[landsendlynda]

Hurray!!!  Sometimes you just have to go after that red tape with a black magic marker!!!  Glad everything has worked out.  I guess you're going to have to get a leash for that bike of yours, seems she's got the wanderlust in her eyes (eye?) now!  That ole girl does seem to enjoy traveling!!

Lynda

[saltwheels262]

good to hear the bike is with the rightful owner.
is your friends workshop in new mex or across the pond?

franey

[octane]

Hurray!!! 

Thanks Lynda !

Sometimes you just have to go after that red tape with a black magic marker!!!

Took a bit more than a black magic marker:
My friend David, here in Santa Fe, has been working his a** off
to get it done. It was like a black hole...a billion calls to various offices to
get information, to get someone to do that darn VIN inspection, to get someone to
tell who and where it could be done. Two different persons in the same office would
give two different answers, call were never returned, persons couldn't be reached.
Finally last Friday, by coincidence, he learned that we could get it done at the State Police
up in Española. Raced up there, waited for the guy in front of us....got the darn VIN inspection
with no problems and got up to the Motor Vehicle office, sat in line for two hours.
The nice lady said she'd do it right away...came to the window with the loooooong awaited
license plate.....I almost reached in through the hole in the window to grab them from her,
and maybe I should have cause.......PROBLEM !....officer Robocop had made a slight mistake
filling out the papers...so "Sorry, no registration"....AURGH !----and Robocop had left the building and
couldn't be reached......David left at note at his office explaining the situation
and then tried for two days to get hold of him....no cigar.

Then a few days ago David had had enough ...bless him, bless him, bless him.....he got up at 5 in the
morning and drove up to the State Police in Española and waited for him to show up for work.
Grabbed him by the balls ( umh...no really ) and got the paperwork (re)done.
Gawdallmighty !!!
 

 

Glad everything has worked out.  I guess you're going to have to get a leash for that bike of yours, seems she's got the wanderlust in her eyes (eye?) now!  That ole girl does seem to enjoy traveling!!

She'll be in chains from now on

good to hear the bike is with the rightful owner.
is your friends workshop in new mex or across the pond?

franey

Thanks Franey !
Across the pond that is.

[charlie101]

Sorry to bring this up again but this annoys me a bit, and I have experience of Indian bureaucracy. Now, this quote is from the 10 of August. It have taken Lars time, money and worry in spite of papers in well order. I read thru the forum replys but I can't get the essence of the purpose. Would someone educate me so I know at the time I will buy a vehicle in the USA why this Acura inspection is required? Is it different dependent of what state you're in at the moment? The car is an out of state vehicle, so what? I buy a car from a guy and what? The VIN isn't altered! Is it required that the sale must take place in the state the car is registred in or else this Fording pack of Pontiacing Bedfords is after your tail. Why not recognise an original VIN on a nation built car that never been abroad? Or is it like this with all cars before a certain vintage? Whats with that VIN that doesn't jive?

Thanks Ray !
Thanks Vintage racer Jill !...I'll get back to you




AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAauuuuuuurgh !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am just about to loose my freaking cool !!!!!

This is NOT going according to plan....not at all:
to make a very long story very short:
was supposed to pick up the MH in Santa Fe Monday morning.
Not so; a last minute series of modifications because of the new Hedman headers
meant that I couldn't pick it up till this morning.

Took the darn thing to the MVD ( being an out of state vehicle , a VIN number inspection is required to register it).
Parked it, and lo and behold , it pi**ed coolant all over the freshly laid 'inspection lane'.
Now that wasn't the worst.
No;
The MVD just wouldn't accept the VIN number M28T7V5572
even though it is stated in both the ( Illinois ) title from the previous owner and
the ( Illinois ) title from the previous-previous owner
( I have a copy of that )
simply on the grounds that it should be a 'regular'
VIN ( with that long number of digits used today )
The rather impolite rude lady at the MVD required us to visit the State Police (!)
who wold have to make inquiries to Illinois and
run some checks.
We still don't know yet if we can make an appointment with them
within the next couple of days. They apparently are hard to reach.


This is all REALLY strange as we have been told that such an old
vehicle does NOT require a 'modern' VIN
and indeed checking the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
( who implemented the rule ) website, CLICK
it is clearly stated that the 'modern' VIN wasn't required till 1981
and my ARGOSY is from 1977



The MH cooling thing is fixed.

Dunno when I'll make it to Bonneville.
Maybe, just maybe...if we get this thing fixed Friday, when maybe, just maybe we can
get an appointment with the State Police....I can make it to Bonneville arriving Sunday.
Bummerbummerbummerfuc*ingbummer.


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[hotrod]

VIN inspections were implemented primarily to help suppress car theft, and vin plate swapping on stolen/junk cars.
 For example steal a car in good condition, find a junker of the same make model, and pull that vin plate off and swap it onto the stolen car, or manufacture a bogus vin plate that is a duplicate of a legitimate car in another state. This in effect "laundered" the stolen car, converting it back to a car with a clean record.

Larry

[charlie101]

OK, that's the essence and purpose but we know that doesn't work, at least on more expensive cars where just larger chunks, panels or subframes or such is replaced with the VIN plate. The bad guys is held back what? 2 days? no, in fact it is just messing with ordinary folks as usual, but what about my other questions? This was a case where the MDV couldn't accept a original VIN!!? What's with that? At a vehicle purchase of certain vintage am I required to have that inspected of an authorized officer or can I demand that from the owner before i pay up? I am looking at a possible delay of several weeks if things go as it did for Lars.

[saltwheels262]

what happened with lars is not the norm.

inspections are usually required when an out of state vehicle
is registered in a different state.
systems in some states are antiquated.
dmv officials are sometimes antiquated and anal.

some states require proof of insurance and local ( state ) identification.

I'm sure there is a website with state rules and regulations. dmv phone numbers also.

as in the world over--
      
       some of those people have to be azz kissed from the get go.

franey

[octane]

The system is different from state to state.
In New Mexico in order to register an out-of-state vehicle
you have to show the vehicle/Vin number at the MDV.

That's not what I refer to here as 'VIN-inspection'.
The VIN inspection I was required to go through
is a complete 'back-ground-run-everything-through-the-computer
-crawl-under-and-around-inside-the-vehicle' -inspection
that can only be performed by a VIN-inspection-certified officer from
the State Police, or in some cases the Country Sheriff's office.

This was a case where the MDV couldn't accept a original VIN!!? What's with that? At a vehicle purchase of certain vintage am I required to have that inspected of an authorized office

...no, but the lady from hell at the MDV insisted that we went through the VIN inspection
on the grounds that (as she wrote in the VIN inspection request to the State Police)
"the VIN number isn't correct for the manufacture year " ( or something to that effect.)
...that was total nonsense. The VIN number was correct for that year.
The present VIN number system wasn't mandatory till 1981.
Up till then the manufactures could use whatever VIN number system they so pleased.
I tried to explain that to her but she refused to talk to me
...the State Police recognized that the VIN was correct and said she
should never have requested an inspection

In this case there's a problem here in New Mexico as they are in the process
of changing the Vin inspection procedure and no one knows what the he**
is going on and who's doing what.