Nearly 5 years ago the IIRA decided that a website would encourage news about Indians and new memberships, we had the basis already in place after I personally organized it for a similar club that zeroed the idea for another three years. Anyway it went live in August 2010 and slowly it has grown, if you would have told me that in another 5 years Indians would be back on the market and sold in a retail store in Melbourne as well as around the world I believe that I would have been sceptical but that’s whats happened or we would have a healthy membership participating in four major rallies a year and a better than 10% turn out at monthly runs I would view it as successful so I’m happy. The next rally is our Spring Rally the Crazy Horse Rally at Corryong and as I have posted the details above now is the time to book in at Mountain View Motel, within days I will have the entry forms posted and please pay into our new rally account, details above. So what happens after 1 million hits, well after that number someone else can take the job so you have been warned, on the average thats around 12 months away start thinking about the job now.

Things that may have saved Harley, the Harley snow ski, the Harley caravan and Harley boat, and the Harley mobile golf cart, all sold from the late fifties to the seventies, diversification is what they need now to keep up with the Polaris Victory-Indian group which motorcycles only account for 4% of their profit margin. The strange thing is they had the opportunity to buy the Indian Trademark and bury it but thought Indian would never be a threat again I bet they regret that decision. I like the cartoon I bet a few can relate to it

After about 18 months Chris Horner has a right to be happy with the Kiwi-Indian framed bobber as it’s ready to roll. Although the engine is a 1942-44 Chief with a Timmerman electric starter fitted basically all the rest is a brand new motorcycle

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.

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