Other hobbies our members have

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Jon Munn from Classic Style 03 97735500 a rather unassuming member that is a wholesaler of motorcycles and rides in the Great Race on a PowerPlus Indian and when time permits comes on an Association Run. Fairly boring you would say, well you would be wrong, Jon in his earlier years campaigned John Hobbs famous Hobbit drag bike and it was at that period the bike to beat, recently Jon went back to UK to recapture those heady days at a reunion and wearing his original leathers that he still fits into ( I hate the man) recaptured misspent youth, good stuff Jon.

Modifications, how far would you go?

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What with the rage in bobbers at the moment I find more and more people with access to engineering like no time in previous history lots of modifications are going on. All good and bad but how much is too much, motorcyclists have modified machines since the first all wood Daimler some things are practical, others for the owners perceived idea of improvement in their eyes are better than the manufacturer, some are shock value we could go on forever but I wont, personally all my bikes have modifications either internally or externally I modify all my bikes in the braking area and my Indians are all 80cu now with 4 speed, others would say the “Nordian” would be the minimum or a 2000cc single would do as well. Mark Barthelmie at Zorro’s is probably the best gauge on accessories and he is selling a s***load of bits for new Scouts and Chiefs from Gilroy to Polaris so I can’t see an end to the modifying for the near future

Only 2 places left for the ride of a lifetime

gypsy tour

 

The International Gypsy Tour 2016 to Tassie is almost full in a little over 10 days, so if you are intending to go get your deposit & Expression of Interest form in pronto. I believe the accommodation at the Country Club in Launceston is booking out quickly for those of you who are intending to participate in the The Great Race 2016 at the same time. If you are entering this as well we are all listed as The Iron Indian Riders Team please enter in our team

Sad when the opposition laughs

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Is there that much fun?

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Well for me it is, but others not as much I must ask Phillip White his thoughts, last weekend was the monthly run to Seville and my C344 outfit was enjoying more than a gallon of gasoline in under 200 klms it drank 2/12 tanks of fuel so lots of fun. I filled up in Greensborough on the way home as I was on the reserve tank and surprisingly 9.2 litres cost $15.54 so around $35-$40 to do a days riding, the Indian always seems reasonable to refuel except when you add up at the end of the day the number of refills, most modern machines $25 would double my mileage but maybe with less fun. Indian solos would be about 25% better than me which is why this weekend I’m taking the sidecar off for a while in anticipation for the Great Race 2016

Who needs brakes, they only slow you down

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So brakes I’ve noticed you never miss them till you need them and these days with idiots texting and the ipod-iphone attached drinking coffee its more than ever. But Indian brakes are good right? well on the rear they are reasonably good but on the front your kidding yourself if you think they are even satisfactory, they are downright DANGEROUS and on an outfit your on a death wish, they could never be good enough. Fortunately there is a solution now at hand a leaf spring twin-leading shoe conversion to compliment the already available girder & telefork version which over the past 12 months has proved a resounding success, the new version is CNC machined from solid billet 6061 and 70% more shoe and drum area than stock as a matter of fact its 1/8″ wider than the post war version I make. So how is it working, great the tyre can be on the verge of lock-up if applied hard enough as the self servo effect you need less effort on the lever so panic stops are no longer a panic the beauty of it is you can still use the standard Indian wheel and is easy to synchronize so it retains its character and visual looks and yes you can paint it black and its safe. Awhile ago somebody mentioned you can get stock brakes working well with good shoes etc trust me you never ever will get it to perform like a safe brake that can be used in traffic today, all details and cost contact Phil Pilgrim or Mark at Zorro’s

International Gypsy tour 2016 joins Great Race

Please find attached information a entry form for the 2016 Great-Race. We look forward to seeing you next March in Tasmania.

Peter Arundel    0418311108     Tony Blain 0419229605  David Reidie 0418525405  Warwick Ellis     0418246108

So for all those people going on the Gypsy Tour 2016 starting 7th March the Great Race is on 12th-13th which means you can enter your machine to participate, after this weekend ride back to join the rest of your holiday till 19th. This increases the amount of people that wish to join our rally so get your expression of interest filled out below

 

 

2016 Great-Race Introduction

Request for entry 2016.  Great Race

Gypsie Tour expression of interest 2016

If your interested to go on the Gypsy Tour 2016 a deposit of $1000 to be paid now

IIRA Rally Account

Commonwealth Bank 063141

Acc 10486429

 

 

International Gypsy Tour of Tassie 2016

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No it’s not the 1940 Gypsy Tour its the 2016 version from 07-19 March as there is only 20 allowed to go and 10 places are already gone get your Expression of Interest form filled out and deposit paid remember Indian riders have first preference

Gypsy Tour expression of interest 2016

Scout release day

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With today the official release day for the Scout in Aussie, plenty of owners were ready to pick up.I believe 30 went to each state store so 90 at least, the Melbourne centre has only one black and one silver model left for general sale, looks like member Ken (pictured) is contemplating selling the 741, some Scouts have sold earlier in Victoria but only very small numbers because of the backlog

It’s all happening

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The Flyers are out for this years Crazy Horse Rally 2016 at Corryong 19th-20th September, book at the Mountain View Motel NOW  to avoid disappointment 02 60761766 and mention the Iron Indian Riders. The preview of the 18 month calendar is also pictured which one each is free to all members, if you need more they cost $30 ea they will be out when you renew your subs we believe unlike most similar clubs that “to give is better than to receive” so we always give something back to members, enjoy!