dangerous Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 just found this on our local ebay thing http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=233283378 "Moto guzzi copy by a Japanese company" they say... now I know of Honda's A23 in the 70's and of course we all know of the CX500/650's in the 80's... who else did a transverse V2 and or without drive shafts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Jaap Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 I have never seen the Honda CX 360 (air and liquid cooled?) Looks very prototypish. Another: Victoria Bergmeister from Germany (this is what Lilac copied...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 Another: Victoria Bergmeister from Germany (this is what Lilac copied...) hahaha... what a cracker, look at the state of it would ya 2 pimples on a sausage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous Posted August 1, 2009 Author Share Posted August 1, 2009 Hey now you yanks should know what this is, never knew xxxxxx built such a thing and before Guzzi did it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Von Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Hey now you yanks should know what this is, never knew xxxxxx built such a thing and before Guzzi did it There is a local collector who has one of the shaft drive Indians, he also has one of the flat twin Hds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve G. Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 just found this on our local ebay thing http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=233283378 "Moto guzzi copy by a Japanese company" they say... now I know of Honda's A23 in the 70's and of course we all know of the CX500/650's in the 80's... who else did a transverse V2 and or without drive shafts? The Japanese company Lilac predated Guzzi's current engine layout/shaft drive setup. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous Posted August 1, 2009 Author Share Posted August 1, 2009 The Japanese company Lilac predated Guzzi's current engine layout/shaft drive setup. ahhh yeah... interesting aye what else is out there we dont know about or have forgoten? There is a local collector who has one of the shaft drive Indians, he also has one of the flat twin Hds Kinda cool aye, never knew Indian built such engines just like Harleys transvrse flat twin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonio carroccio Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 don't make sleeping dog awake. Very...............dangerous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gstallons Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 There is a local collector who has one of the shaft drive Indians, he also has one of the flat twin Hds I've been told this model was built to clone the BMWs of WW11 to confuse the German troops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeBenGuzzi Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 look at all the possible quizzes you ppl just threw away, tis a shame, damn shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I've been told this model was built to clone the BMWs of WW11 to confuse the German troops. It was built with to overcome the heat issues of the 45 in North Africa. What is the old beast with the 90 degree V-Twin in dangerous's photos?Did Indian build it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 What is the old beast with the 90 degree V-Twin in dangerous's photos?Did Indian build it? yeah its a Indian, that perticular bike is in Aussie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twhitaker Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 It's an Indian 841. The army put out a spec to build a shaft drive 500cc motorcycle. Indian built the 500cc side valve machine. HD's BMW clone was 750cc and won out. Not very many were made before the Jeep came along and the army closed out the contract for the HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoytstaab Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Dangerous - interesting bikes. Don't forget the French Dollar prototype v4. Unfortunately, I don't think this beauty ever made it to production. In my view, this bike gives the Brough Superior a run as far as aesthetics go. In regards to the very cool Indian.... From the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum website: "E. Paul duPont, who controlled Indian, had so much faith in the 841 design that he got one for his own use. He rode it around the country, stopping to show dealers and friends, and had grand plans for turning the military 841 into a civilian tourer." Just another of many examples that Indian was the true innovator of the American companies and another missed opportunity. I ran a similar blog topic here that includes the French Dollar: http://ridethetorquecurve.blogspot.com/200...nk-v-twins.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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