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Offline bones

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Re: INDIAN 741 Supercharged...See you on the Salt (knock on wood)
« Reply #420 on: August 13, 2010, 07:02:23 PM »
Lars
   The box is a steel Harley crateand we cover it with ply wood. It has been sent 2x before
  We've been told -manufactured wood- is ok
  Australia has verry strict quarenteen laws.
  Did you take the at the end of the road
   LOTS OF LUCK   Bones

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Re: INDIAN 741 Supercharged...See you on the Salt (knock on wood)
« Reply #421 on: August 14, 2010, 12:51:27 AM »
Sleep? You don't have time for that.
You have a bike to assemble.
I'll see you in tech
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Re: INDIAN 741 Supercharged...See you on the Salt (knock on wood)
« Reply #422 on: August 18, 2010, 06:07:20 PM »
Hi Lars and everyone else,

The rest of us back in Copenhagen are very curious to get an update! How are things going, Lars?

Maybe someone on this forum could could could give an update on what's going on if Lars is having trouble getting online, and you happen to bump into him - and maybe even post a few pics?!? :-)

Have fun - we all hope to join next year!

Kasper and the rest of the crew.

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Re: INDIAN 741 Supercharged...See you on the Salt (knock on wood)
« Reply #423 on: August 18, 2010, 08:25:18 PM »
There is a PIC of Lars Indian in the Pits being reassembled on Landstrom's Foundry.com at the BBS section. Its anout 8 or 9 from the top.

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Re: INDIAN 741 Supercharged...See you on the Salt (knock on wood)
« Reply #424 on: August 18, 2010, 08:29:54 PM »
Lars at wendover,
Hope you don't mind lars, I'll miss it
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Re: INDIAN 741 Supercharged...See you on the Salt (knock on wood)
« Reply #425 on: August 19, 2010, 12:27:25 AM »
Well. The bike is thru tech. We just need to see lars's safety
Gear and it's all
G
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Re: INDIAN 741 Supercharged...See you on the Salt (knock on wood)
« Reply #426 on: August 19, 2010, 01:20:29 AM »
I'm following the thread "Speedweek 2010" on Bonneville general chat here on this forum and I can only find 2 notes about Lars, reply #604 where mentioned he is putting the bike together, and reply #651 that he's desperate looking for Mikuni jets. Must be great conditions this year, records is slaughtered big time over there, every day! Love to be there but for Lars I figure there's a lot of mental stress beeing such a rushed and somewhat hyped build, with shortage of test time and all things new, getting rookie license and all that. I'm shure he's coping with all that pressure and is having a blast and I'm hoping the bike is holding together for at least one good run! Whatabout the other Indians over there? What start numbers do they have and as I'm a flathead fan anyone know of other flathead engined participans?
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Re: INDIAN 741 Supercharged...See you on the Salt (knock on wood)
« Reply #427 on: August 19, 2010, 05:51:12 PM »
Here is Lars going thru tech


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Re: INDIAN 741 Supercharged...See you on the Salt (knock on wood)
« Reply #428 on: August 19, 2010, 07:58:10 PM »
Hi Lars and everyone else,

The rest of us back in Copenhagen are very curious to get an update! How are things going, Lars?

Maybe someone on this forum could could could give an update on what's going on if Lars is having trouble getting online, and you happen to bump into him - and maybe even post a few pics?!? :-)

Have fun - we all hope to join next year!

Kasper and the rest of the crew.

Kasper !!!!....håber du fik min email ?!! Har ikke kunne komme online før nu.


Short update ( more later when I get my pics organized and uploaded)

Everything has gone well and I've had a flipping FANTASTIC time !!!!!!!

Picked up the bike in SLC and rode straight to Bonneville
and unpacked the beast:



Those two guys helping me is the brothers George and Jim of the Tri-Mac Speedsters Team
who graciously invited me to share camp at the bend in the road,
and pit with them.
Man; I'm telling you; you couldn't ask for better company than those two guys.
Thank you, thank you, thank you George and Jim for your hospitality, for your help
and your just brilliant  funny and witty company !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



....and then you find yourself 5400 miles from home in a desert of salt, with a lump of metal,
going : "...what the hell have I got myself into.."




...but my 'new workshop' is just beauuuuuutiful:




...thaks to Sparky's friend Joey I got myself equipped with leathers and all
( PHEW it was HOT !!!)




...so I could do my rookie-run on Georges splendid little 100cc supercharged inter-cooled two-stroke.
This is George telling me: "..No funny stuff..you hear me ?!!...just give it all it's got..."



...and loo and behold: off I went down the salt YEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
and can now call myself a Bonneville Salt Flats Landspeed Racer ( or sum'thing like that)



What a feeling !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Got the bike together after a series of expected unexpected problems, modifications
and general fooling around and got it into Tech Inspection



...who swamped around it, this being a class A Special Build that I do believe requires
extra scrueteny



...paperwork



I'll see you in tech
Graham

...indeed !  The approval was handed over by none other than Graham a.k.a. 'grumm'.



...except; to get it into the logbook it was required that I show up with the leathers etc.
but the rightful owner was using them at this time and because of unforeseen circumstances
he had to leave early this morning , and the deal about borrowing them this morning fell through.
Also I was supposed to show up with Georges support vehicle and CB and fire extinguisher equipment
but they also had to leave today.
I HAD an idea about running it today, but I was having trouble of getting the jets
and the timing right , so running will be at BUB in ten days.
Never mind; I had expected this outcome, I've had the time of my life here,
met a bunch of great great guys who helped me, seen some spectacular cars
in spectacular action
................................. and I ran on the salt .

FLIPPING BRILLIANTLY FANTASTIC !!!!!!

I'm going on a little tour and then back to the Salt...back to BUB.
Doesn't get any better than this.


More pic and stuff later.






Hope you don't mind lars
Not at all, my man.

I'm shure he's coping with all that pressure and is having a blast
...indeed. Indeed I am !

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not when there is nothing left to add
but when there is nothing left to take away"

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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Re: INDIAN 741 Supercharged...See you on the Salt (knock on wood)
« Reply #429 on: August 19, 2010, 09:21:59 PM »
Lars,

Glad to hear you are having a good time.  :cheers:

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Re: INDIAN 741 Supercharged...See you on the Salt (knock on wood)
« Reply #430 on: August 19, 2010, 10:03:39 PM »
Lars, It's great to see pics of you and your bike on the salt finally... :cheers:

Look forward to seeing at Bubs.

Larry
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Re: INDIAN 741 Supercharged...See you on the Salt (knock on wood)
« Reply #431 on: August 20, 2010, 02:00:10 AM »



...And then I said to my wife -If I can get those flower pattern cushions at a 15% reduction, then I just have to buy the blouse....whatdoyouthink Lars? Pink or off white???

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Re: INDIAN 741 Supercharged...See you on the Salt (knock on wood)
« Reply #432 on: August 20, 2010, 02:42:08 AM »
Lars, it looks like we are sort of the same size.  We will be at BUB and you can use my leathers etc. when I am not running.  We will be there on Tues.

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Re: INDIAN 741 Supercharged...See you on the Salt (knock on wood)
« Reply #433 on: August 20, 2010, 02:30:30 PM »
It's amazing to see the saltcracker out of the workshop and placed into it's natural habitat on the salt-flats. It is obvious that this is it's true home, and I'm thinking you're gonna have trouble lassoing it back in the crate and getting it back to Copenhagen ;-)

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Re: INDIAN 741 Supercharged...See you on the Salt (knock on wood)
« Reply #434 on: August 20, 2010, 03:22:45 PM »
Lars, If you need leathers.....we have a extra set in the trailer.......also tools and gas welding equipment
(sorry no tig) cold water....cold beer....look for the Barnett truck.....trailer Bakker Motorsports.....sidecar
#1194.....at the front of the pits.....see you at the BUB........
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