what year is this INDIAN bicycle???????

[fordsnake]

Until now I’ve always thought Indians prior to 1920 were all equipped with a split-bottom crank hanger. But I now stand corrected.

The 1916 model came with a one-piece hanger shell, plus unusual dropouts, a Westfield fork and the opened “Indian” script head badge…as seen on Easywind’s 1916 Indian below.

Thanks to Chitown’s brilliant sleuthing the other day…we’ve now discovered the 1917 Indian was a complete redesign, introducing the split-crank, a new fork, new dropouts, and a new badge!

Thanks again to Chitown and his forensic discoveries…there’s a jewel of information he shared on another thread that reveals that Hendee offered several hangers on the 1919 models.

Lastly, due to the WWI effort, the War Industries Board placed restrictions on sales and production for the 1919 Indians!

Armed with the above puzzle pieces, that Indians were featured with both a split and a one piece hanger shell in 1919, plus the company was mandated to limit production and to use all available inventory that same year...it’s plausible your bike could be a model 71, 1919 Indian???

I hope this helps?

Carlton

 

[gazube]

many thanks to you carlton and all who helped me with the indian i was almost ready to trash the bike i was so upset that someone tried to shaft me putting a indian sprocket on a who knows frame but i fell alot better knowing they used one piece.. ill keep you posted with pics from the shop this week ..... frank

 

[HIGGINSFOREVER]

What year did hendee start with the split crank,I have a chance to buy a complete bike that the seller is saying is a 1890.There is no badge holes and it has the split crank.Could this be a early indian frame.

 

[gazube]

gene i think the split crank was new for 1917 according to the papers ive seen do you have a picture>>???

 

[gazube]

primed frame ready for paint

this is the frame ive talked about on this thread for all plausible cause its a 1919 hendee indian when done it will sport the indian red with gold pinstripping and nickle plating white tires white rough rider grips white pedals and for sale..... just need a real headbadge and im good..... till then ill keep up with pics...

 

[HIGGINSFOREVER]

gene i think the split crank was new for 1917 according to the papers ive seen do you have a picture>>???

Working on getting pictures.He tells me there is no badge holes.Thats why i dont know if its a hendee frame.

 

[gazube]

hendee did not have a decal for the headbadge it was either up and down screws side by side or diagonal later on we will wait for photos but beware of people who think but are not sure of the bikes

 

[gazube]

hubs

i have a new departure model A and C 1919 was A correct? and what was front W? or nothing just new departure........

 

[fordsnake]

It should be a Corbin Duplex Coaster Brake, Model 8

 

[gazube]

gene if your looking into the bike with split crank and no screw holes look at my barnes white flyer tandem barnes made a bike to go against the sterns yellow fellow it had a waterslide decal on the head tube and a split crank ill show pics see if its the same as yours.....