1910 Indian

Airedale1 · 02-29-2016, 11:59 AM

Spotted this beauty this morning; right across from the Holy Grail restaurant in Laconia. A 1910 Indian.

Tank151 · 02-29-2016, 01:21 PM

What a beauty! I hope it wasn't being driven? Bike week is right around the corner...

NoBozo · 02-29-2016, 03:31 PM

Looks like it might have been a Board Track Racer, although most of them I have seen were V Twins. They raced on board tracks similar to tracks used for bicycle racing..and roller derby's. They started out using 25 degree banked turns and eventually up to 60 degree banks. I think they were banned because they were killing riders and spectators alike.

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WeirsBeachBoater · 02-29-2016, 10:16 PM

Very nice looking. But I believe it to be a replica.

Kamper · 03-01-2016, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by NoBozo

... tracks used for bicycle racing...

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FWIW: I believe the bicycle versions are called 'Velodromes.'

The bikes that race on them do not have brakes and cannot coast. If the pedals turn, the wheels turn. If the wheels turn, the pedals turn.

Airedale1 · 03-01-2016, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WeirsBeachBoater

Very nice looking. But I believe it to be a replica.

You are correct it is a reproduction and it was built by a local man.

NoBozo · 03-01-2016, 04:06 PM

Apparently, building replicas of these old motorcycles is not uncommon.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7xEq4JhS6s

NoBozo · 03-01-2016, 07:03 PM

SO: Why am i interested in old motorcycles..? First, I like mechanical things. Second, until recently, I owned an operating, and the only RI registered 1956 Ariel Square Four for over twenty five years.

NB.

Board track:

https://youtu.be/Ukcmg5VpAEs

NoBozo · 03-02-2016, 06:59 PM

I have learned something since my original post. I "thought" board track motorcycle racing was Indoors...like bicycle racing..roller derby...etc.

Totally NOT SO. Board Track Motorcycle racing was like...Daytona Beach..The track was over a mile in length....ALL 2x4 boards layed on edge....outdoors, and banked....except instead of asphalt as today..they had boards.

If you think about it..this is 1910..1920. There are no Paved roads...never mind paved racetracks. So they used boards to..."surface" the tracks. Better than dirt. This explains the 100 MPH speeds they achieved.

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For those interested: Go to U-Tube and plug in "Board Track Motorcycle Racing"...or something like that..It will come up.

SIKSUKR · 03-04-2016, 01:31 PM

The first part of this they are racing the wrong direction!!

SIKSUKR · 03-04-2016, 01:35 PM

Here is one with Indian motorcycles. Apparently there was one of these tracks in Salem NH. Some of these tracks had turns with up to 60 degree banks!

NoBozo · 03-04-2016, 03:42 PM

Maybe this was how "Bike Week" got started back when Men were Men..? No Mom Jeans back then.

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ishoot308 · 03-04-2016, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

Here is one with Indian motorcycles. Apparently there was one of these tracks in Salem NH. Some of these tracks had turns with up to 60 degree banks!

The sounds of those Harleys are still the same today over 100 years later!! I love it!!

Great video Siksukr!!

Dan

Slickcraft · 03-04-2016, 04:31 PM

My great uncle Charlie with his Pierce Arrow. Unfortunately both were gone by the time I was born.

gtxrider · 03-05-2016, 10:26 AM

There was a board track here in Nutley, New Jersey where they raced bicycles and midget racers. The track was a killer. One driver lost control sending the car into the catch fence. His head caught the fence and he was decapitated. The car came down on the track still running and continued to circle the track. This lead to the end of racing in Nutley. The little number 23 up high is my grandfathers friend Johnny Ritter in an ELTO (Evinrude) powered midget.

02-29-2016, 11:59 AM	#1
Airedale1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Laconia Posts: 595 Thanks: 557 Thanked 1,569 Times in 274 Posts	1910 Indian Spotted this beauty this morning; right across from the Holy Grail restaurant in Laconia. A 1910 Indian. __________________ "The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit." Nelson Henderson (1865-1943)

03-01-2016, 04:06 PM	#7
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	Board Track Racer Replica Apparently, building replicas of these old motorcycles is not uncommon. NB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7xEq4JhS6s

03-01-2016, 07:03 PM	#8
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	SO: Why am i interested in old motorcycles..? First, I like mechanical things. Second, until recently, I owned an operating, and the only RI registered 1956 Ariel Square Four for over twenty five years. NB. Board track: https://youtu.be/Ukcmg5VpAEs Last edited by NoBozo; 03-01-2016 at 07:40 PM.

03-02-2016, 06:59 PM	#9
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	Walking It Back... I have learned something since my original post. I "thought" board track motorcycle racing was Indoors...like bicycle racing..roller derby...etc. Totally NOT SO. Board Track Motorcycle racing was like...Daytona Beach..The track was over a mile in length....ALL 2x4 boards layed on edge....outdoors, and banked....except instead of asphalt as today..they had boards. If you think about it..this is 1910..1920. There are no Paved roads...never mind paved racetracks. So they used boards to..."surface" the tracks. Better than dirt. This explains the 100 MPH speeds they achieved. NB For those interested: Go to U-Tube and plug in "Board Track Motorcycle Racing"...or something like that..It will come up.

03-04-2016, 01:31 PM	#10
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	The first part of this they are racing the wrong direction!! __________________ SIKSUKR

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02-29-2016, 01:21 PM	#2
Tank151 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Boston, MA & Laconia, NH Posts: 148 Thanks: 14 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts	What a beauty! I hope it wasn't being driven? Bike week is right around the corner...

02-29-2016, 03:31 PM	#3
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	Looks like it might have been a Board Track Racer, although most of them I have seen were V Twins. They raced on board tracks similar to tracks used for bicycle racing..and roller derby's. They started out using 25 degree banked turns and eventually up to 60 degree banks. I think they were banned because they were killing riders and spectators alike. NB

02-29-2016, 10:16 PM	#4
WeirsBeachBoater Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 709 Blog Entries: 9 Thanks: 39 Thanked 148 Times in 65 Posts	Very nice looking. But I believe it to be a replica.

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03-04-2016, 01:35 PM	#11
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Here is one with Indian motorcycles. Apparently there was one of these tracks in Salem NH. Some of these tracks had turns with up to 60 degree banks! __________________ SIKSUKR

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NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	Maybe this was how "Bike Week" got started back when Men were Men..? No Mom Jeans back then. NB

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Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and West Alton Posts: 3,216 Thanks: 1,172 Thanked 2,000 Times in 914 Posts	My great uncle Charlie with his Pierce Arrow. Unfortunately both were gone by the time I was born. Attached Images

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03-05-2016, 10:26 AM	#15
gtxrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Piscataway, NJ Posts: 1,030 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 24 Posts	Board Tracks There was a board track here in Nutley, New Jersey where they raced bicycles and midget racers. The track was a killer. One driver lost control sending the car into the catch fence. His head caught the fence and he was decapitated. The car came down on the track still running and continued to circle the track. This lead to the end of racing in Nutley. The little number 23 up high is my grandfathers friend Johnny Ritter in an ELTO (Evinrude) powered midget. Attached Images Last edited by gtxrider; 03-05-2016 at 10:28 AM. Reason: adding text.