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Loring Timing Association (Maine) => Loring (AFB) land speed venue => Topic started by: 72tx340 on August 07, 2009, 12:58:11 AM

Title: Rare Pictures found
Post by: 72tx340 on August 07, 2009, 12:58:11 AM

(http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l138/72tx340/Burt20Munro20at20home201970.jpg)
(http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l138/72tx340/Burt20Munro20Indian201970.jpg)

Can anyone tell whats different about the bike......trivia for you speed freaks lol

Title: Re: Rare Pictures found
Post by: John Noonan on August 07, 2009, 01:14:29 AM

Is that the original bike?

Title: Re: Rare Pictures found
Post by: Dr Goggles on August 07, 2009, 03:18:29 AM

different tank?...the later one was longer?.....I'm thinking that's the late fifties yeah pre streamliner, body?

Title: Re: Rare Pictures found
Post by: ironwigwam on August 07, 2009, 05:11:57 AM

It looks like his beach racing frame, not the Bonneville set up? Transmission has 32 T instead of 34 T when he set record

Title: Re: Rare Pictures found
Post by: 72tx340 on August 07, 2009, 09:39:30 AM

The iron one has got it sorta, this is his "test" frame that stayed in kiwi land. But it has the Bonneville speed run motor installed. As most every one knows Burt carried the motor back and forth not the entire bike. So where was the bike found...a easy one for Indian dudes.

Title: Re: Rare Pictures found
Post by: Gwillard on August 07, 2009, 09:48:37 AM

A little known fact, demonstrated in this picture, was that his early attempts at aero drag reduction included running the drive chain over top of the seat and tank where it would be shielded from the wind by the riders body. It was quickly realized, after just one test run, that the dangers to one's future reproductive capabilities were too great and the idea was abandoned.

Title: Re: Rare Pictures found
Post by: 72tx340 on August 07, 2009, 10:33:51 AM

Too funny!! :-D

Ok now what was the first modification done by Burt to the indian shortly after purchase.

Title: Re: Rare Pictures found
Post by: grumm441 on August 08, 2009, 06:44:09 AM

Quote from: ironwigwam on August 07, 2009, 05:11:57 AM

It looks like his beach racing frame, not the Bonneville set up? Transmission has 32 T instead of 34 T when he set record

You've got better eyes than me. i can't count the teeth.

Quote from: Gwillard on August 07, 2009, 09:48:37 AM

A little known fact, demonstrated in this picture, was that his early attempts at aero drag reduction included running the drive chain over top of the seat and tank where it would be shielded from the wind by the riders body.

Is that O-ring or non O-ring

G :-D

Title: Re: Rare Pictures found
Post by: ironwigwam on August 08, 2009, 12:52:31 PM

"You've got better eyes than me. i can't count the teeth"

I have made it an obsession about Burt and Indian motorcycles as I am attempting an Indian streamliner myself. I can tell by how big the sprocket is in relation to rest of transmission of what set up he has in the PIC. He actually useda 38 tooth once.

Title: Re: Rare Pictures found
Post by: Gwillard on August 08, 2009, 03:21:31 PM

"Is that O-ring or non O-ring"

Yes!  :lol: