Rusty Old Barn Find Indian Motorcycle, Will It Run?

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• TY

  @tywebbgolfenthusiast8950 · 1 year ago

  I’m waiting for that wasp to get warmed up and start hilariously chasing Craig and Dan around the shop.

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• RR

  @RRM707 · 1 year ago (edited)

  That ain't no bumblebee! He will sting you as soon as he can! 😆

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• HE

  @henkneijer77 · 1 year ago

  Grag, engine Minarelli is one of the best engine manufacturers from Italy. The engines were still made by hand in a small workshop for a long time. Especially in the lower cc groups, in the motocross area. You could easily get a 50cc engine with a 21 Delorto, special exhaust e.g. Polini and gear ratio to 120-30 kmh. Sharp camshafts and ignition and 160 kmh was no problem. The gearboxes were solid and indestructible, the large cooling fins on the Italians were noticeable in my youth, the non plus ultra for us Italian freaks. We drove Gilera, Garelli, Malaguti, Fantic, the other faction drove Sachs and Zündap, Herkules, Sachs, Kreidler engines. The first Kreidler was an unthrottled motor bike with a 50 cc engine in 1951... speed record for 50 cc motorcycles of over 200 km/h.

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• 00

  @00kingi · 1 year ago

  I really think you should fully restore that one! What a find

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• DA

  @daveco1270 · 1 year ago

  I started to write a comment about the yellow jacket you guys thought was a bumble bee or a bee... then I read the comments and  realized that topic has been well covered.    Cool bike.

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• AB

  @abhisekbus · 1 year ago

  Thats no bee, thats a goddang yellow jacket.

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• CH

  @Chippy-Tea-Tonight · 1 year ago

  Nice bike, that looks like a Yellowjacket Wasp ...

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• LE

  @leewaken5059 · 1 year ago

  Thanks for the Floyd Clymer history.👍🏼

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• DS

  @Ds-xi2sq · 1 year ago

  I've only seen one 1974 ME125cc ...That was at a enduro race  ...  As we finished on top we all gathered by the end gate ... We were watching the rest of the bikes finish off ... That little 125 ME Indian was a screaming along ... It seamed to have good amount of power for a 125cc , surprised me !  ... All we could see was him going threw 1st - 3rd gears , front tire was going up in 2nd and 3rd !

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• DI

  @DiscoDevilDog · 1 year ago

  Do we know if Dan can drive a motorcycle? If not, can we get a "Teach Dan to ride" series?

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• 89

  @89RASMUS · 1 year ago

  Just the kind of bike I love to see on this channel. Old, odd, rusty and in serious need of well deserved attention. An unpolished gem that would slip by for 90% of the people coming by it.<br>I have a compressed work schedule and work every other week, so I don&apos;t really look forward to Fridays like most people do in anticipation of the weekend. However, the release of a new vid here is such a valuable occasion in the week, especially now in the winter when the snow is deep and the sun goes down at 3pm. Pretty sure you&apos;ve inspired thousands of people out there to do more than just wash their bikes two times a season.<br>Keep on rockin&apos; and Merry Christmas.

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• EL

  @elmo123smiley · 3 months ago

  Ahh, a good old 2-cycle. &nbsp;You could always find your kid (and your favorite mechanic) by the big puffs of smoke. &nbsp;Kind of like an Indian smoke signal.