Indian have just released their new Bobber and its good but in your humble webmasters opinion it’s missed the mark as the Triumph version released earlier hits the image looking more like my idea of a bobber, the exhaust and wheels on the Trumpy are better looking & so is the seat, the headlight cowl on a bobber is a bit like caravan on a Porsche 911, well out of place! Time of course will pass before we see how both marques “stack-up”against each other I will expect the Indian to be priced competitively otherwise it may be sunk before it starts, unfortunately for the Aussie marked the dollar is buoyant but the pound is very favorable for us so Indian will need to sharped their pencils here, meanwhile the Triumph is selling more than they can produce and they come from Thailand so orders are prompt with little if any delay, something that is quite different for Polaris producing mainly for the US market first, then the rest of the world later, as I said time will tell.

Martyn Goodwyn has provided a bit more on Indian’s 5,000 mile roadtest

Sundays Cafe run to “The Flying Tart’s” cafe in Kinglake was chilly about -2 when the 9 of us got there after 2.1/2 hrs of warmth, cakes and drinks the ride home made it all worth while.

Just quote service tool part number WTF-OMG-0001 description TWMYBast  (short for, This Will Move You bastard) at your favorite Motor Co store.

Stewart Warner speedo drives fitted on 741 Scouts and 1948/ Chiefs my one was new and presumably pre-packed at $300+ I fitted it and after 4,000 miles it decided on the last Association ride to not work. It is a pain to dismantle  as you have to remove the wheel to un-bolt the small fibre drive gear then I find the fitted Zerk grease nipple has no little ball in it to stop the ingress of water or dirt, check your Zerk. The gears unlike the earlier Corbin rear drive versions are not easy to find and are $200USD a pair plus post so I ordered a new drive, expensive lesson learned.