Entries by Phil Pilgrim

$155k for unrestored 1903

A company more used to selling heavy machinery than motorcycles, Wolfe Industrial Auctions of Maryland, USA, recently auctioned off a modest collection of historic Indians, including what it billed as […]

Would you restore this 4?

Guy Allen (Guido)was on about “RAT Bikes” recently, and the subject turned to unrestored vs Sh*t heaps, always a bit of a Sh*t stirrer this set me thinking when is […]

Who was Harold Parsons?

    Harold Albert (Ranji) Parsons was born in 1893 and lived at 22 Hoddle Street, Richmond. He became a mechanic at Turner Brothers, Harley-Davidson agents in 1916.He won many […]

Stereo-type Images

                The images of various motorcycle owners always amuse me, I was having a conversation with Mark Barthelmie our V-Prez recently at the […]

How to build a Vindian

  This is a question soon to be answered by your webmaster, members will be able to get full story in the Members Only  area, but snippets will be posted […]

Sidecars are Go!

Matt Blake of Iron Horse Corral ex Sam Pierce employee, is a extremely talented man, some of you may be aware of his magnificent steel petrol tanks, guards & tinware but […]

Linkert & Schebler carbs

  Anyone with a Springfield model will like this website (click on picture) passed on by Murray Morell plenty of advice & spares, well worth a look, seems appropriate as […]

Electric Clogs, & Saw Benches

    Electric Clog article by Phillip White  is coming out next week in your Smoke Signals this is another brilliant review on the  Electric Starter  from Tony Leenes (Mr […]

What a Week-end

Wow what a week-end at the Sitting Bull Rally, overcast Saturday, but Sunday was a complete change glorious sunshine, we had a local escorting us called Stumpy who took me […]