My original Indian Scout around 1954

[mikecuda]

All original except the seat. I pulled the old torn up seat off and put it in a box. My bike rides so smooth and shifts great. It was on display at the AACA Museum in Hershey, Pa with the Indian Motorcycle display. My Scout was about 8 feet away from the oldest known Indian motorcycle on Mother Earth.

 

[dnc1]

I was wondering if this very British looking Indian bicycle was a final throw of the dice from the tie-up between Royal Enfield/Brockhouse Engineering (makers of the Corgi, a kind of British 'Cushman') and Indian motorcycles.

I know Royal Enfield 350cc motorcycles were rebadged as Indians and sold in the USA, perhaps they did the same with some bicycles?
Just a thought, it certainly looks like your typical British bikes of the period.

 

[Freqman1]

These are British made. I'm not sure if its because of that, being a lightweight, or both that these just don't generate lot of collector interest the way the earlier bikes do. V/r Shawn

 

[mikecuda]

These are British made. I'm not sure if its because of that, being a lightweight, or both that these just don't generate lot of collector interest the way the earlier bikes do. V/r Shawn

Agree. But I love it and it rides like a dream.