Indian 101 741 Bobber Kit

The goal for the 101 / 741 Bobber kit , would be to make as much Oem Indian Parts fit as possible like :
Foot-boards , Brake , Clutch , Side stand  , Mesenger Seat , Battery Box .Kick-starter , Exhaust .
We also wanted to combine Oem Indian parts & accessories  to maintain the Indian Spirit !

Indian 101 741 Bobber/Racer on wheels.

                                         WittKop's Seat: in the lower pic , and Mesinger Racing seat in upper pic.

Indian 101/741 wheels re/ building

I have started  with an original 741 front wheel  , New spoke set , old straight 741 rims.
First step was sandblasting, primer coating , riveting the hub to the drum  , rectifying the hubs to have the brake line aligned with the bearings of the hub so there is no wobble when braking    , painted them in Matt Cherry Red , new spoke sets  on , and here we go :

Mr Stefan rectifying the hubs on his lathe .

Ducati / Indian / Norton Clutches.

The reason why we like brands like Norton / Indian / Vintage Harleys / Ducati's  is because , beside the fact that you can ride them daily , they have great mechanical details like for example  the clutch !


Clutches in comparison .
The indian scout 741  clutch With modern Greer clutch plates - 1940
the Norton Dominator clutch 1960
And the Ergal ( modern compound alloy ) Basket for Ducati 916.-2000

i found this Clutch view interesting .

Indian gearbox+ transmision cleaning +checking.

This is what we call The best Condition to start restoring an indian engine .
I love this condition.

 Primary Drive:

After 70 years  still original clutch plates .

The most nice&simple&basic  transmision i have opened .
If all this will be nice in place and well maintained , with modern oils , this bike could run for sure another 70 years from now :) .

I have also exchanged the gearbox chain sprocket with a bigger one 2 Teeth more to get a bigger cruising speed  .

The V2 Indian Flathead cleaned, with new gaskets & skrews , back together .

LOng long  life Flatheads !

70 years old Indian Engine cleaning / restauration .