Steve McQueen 1936 Indian Chief For Sale When it comes to bikes, Steve McQueen was initially most associated with Triumph as a result of his best friend, legendary Triumph racer and stuntman Bud Ekins. But in fact the first motorized vehicle he ever owned was an Indian. After a stint in the military he moved […]
Perris, Ca. September 1, 2023 – Starklite Cycle, a leader in vintage Indian motorcycle parts manufacturing and distribution, announces its closure at the end of the year, December 2023. Owner Gary Stark, after three generations of commitment, will retire, marking the end of an era for the company. Starklite Cycle has been a trusted source […]
It’s been a few years since I’ve watched the movie, “The Worlds Fastest Indian”, so I watched the trailer. It’s a great reminder of how much fun this movie is to watch and what a great job Anthony Hopkins did playing Burt Munroe. Sure we can complain it’s not historically accurate. But a movie’s job […]
Bob Stark loves vintage Indian motorcycles. He loves them so much, he will sometimes spend months to years restoring them from scratch. He loves them so much, he has written a short story about his favorite one, a 1948 Chief that Stark purchased barely used for $325. That bike has about 240,000 miles on it, […]
Dear Indian Owner, Since 1918, when Charles Stark opened his Indian dealership in Akron, Ohio, three generations of the Stark Family, Charles, Bob and myself, have been supplying parts and service for your Indian Motorcycles. It’s now time for me to retire. I appreciate all our long-term customers and want to thank you for the […]
June 6th a very important day in US History, the Allies invade the beaches of Normandy. As we remember this historic day lets also remember what was happening on the home front and how the Indian Motorcycle Company helped with the war effort as we view this facts and figures booklet about the Indian Model […]
Reprint from 2001 Ted Williams was out in his red barn of a work shop the other day talking motorcycles ‑ real motorcycles, Indian Motocycle motorcycles.. “Some of these things they’re coming out with today don’t even like a motorcycle at all. One looks just like a chemical toilet to me” he said. “A chrome […]
THE Doakes family (real names deleted just in case a certain cop has a memory like an elephant), Joe, the Missus and eighteen-year-old Oscar were burning up the state highway at twenty mph above legal par. With spring in the air and birds on the wing, Joe Doakes didn’t notice the motorcycle cop until the telltale […]
Being born in the LA area was a very fortunate happening for me. By 1933 at age 15, I already had my first motorcycle, a 1930 101 Scout. It wasn’t long before I got acquainted with the local “hounds,” as we were known then, and every week end we would be off to some event, […]
by Rick Giles (Fig. 1) Two riders mounted on Indian Laconia Scouts on the starting grid waiting for the green flag to drop for the start of the 1949 Laconia 100 Mile Road Race. In the annals of American motorcycling, the name Indian has created a level of interest unsurpassed by any other domestic marque. […]
My first antique motorcycle was a 1912 Indian single, which I restored and rode to high school. These aren’t too fast, unless they’ve been reworked by Roy Burke, but I didn’t know Roy in those days. My second old bike was a two cylinder JD Harley, which was twice as fast as the Indian. It […]
Starklite Cycle is excited to announce we have purchased “Chief Overdrive Transmission” Company. After producing the Chief Four Speed Overdrive Transmission for the past 20 years, Frank Byford has decided to retire at age 88. “It’s been fun manufacturing the transmission for the past years. But it’s time to pass it on. I’ve known Gary […]
Announcing the Re-Launch of www.Indian-Motorcycles.com! I must apologize that we started our Indian Motorcycle Club Website in 2014 and it started strong, but then life got in the way and it got invaded by spammers since I did not have the time to look after the site. Well the good news is we have fully […]
In 2010 my father Decided it was time to thin his herd of Indians so he consigned close to 20 motorcycles to an Auction is Southern California. They made a video of the bikes that were sale. Here is a copy of that video where he talks about the history each bike that was offered […]
Go Takamine’s Brat-Style 1941 Indian Chief By Mark Masker Indian Motorcycle was still turning a profit in 1941 and the decade saw some of the most stylish bikes in the company’s history. Part of that was because R&D had taken a back seat to keep the company in the black with form picking up the […]
In 1901 George Mallory Hendee persuaded Carl Oscar Hedström to develop a prototype for a mass-manufactured motorized bicycle. On February 1st 1901 the tool room of the old Worcester Cycle Manufacturing Company located at 24 Hamlin Street in Middletown, Connecticut, was leased from S. Brooke Page for the sum of $1.00 a day, which included […]
The Antique Motorcycle Club of America holds a vintage motorcycle festival each summer in the rural community of Rhinebeck, New York. A two-hour ride north of Manhattan takes you to this quiet and beautiful area, with Catskill Reserve, a large state park just west of the Hudson River, quite nearby. The Reserve has light traffic […]
Original Factory Video This original Indian Motorcycle Company Factory Video Has been around for years. But it’s always worth another watch.
Vintage Hill Climb There’s something fascinating about old motorsport videos. This one, circa the 1930s prompts us to look into its history. By: Sabrina Giacomini, Contributor A look at one of the oldest motorized competitions in history Some branches of motorsport feel like they have been around for as long as we’ve had motorized vehicles. […]
STEVENSON, WASHINGTON, Sept. 23—Eight years ago, AMCA member Lonnie Isam had a vision of riding old motorcycles across the country with his friends. Lonnie’s concept turned into the Motorcycle Cannonball endurance run, which successfully traversed the United States in 2010, and then again in 2012, 2014 and 2016. Last year, the visionary behind this ride […]
