Indian Photo Album:

 As was with all the early motorcycles, development was slow.  Indian, however was a leader until the end of the 1920's.  Money, politics, internal theft, and bad business hurt the company greatly.  The losses were so great that the company never returned to their top position in the motorcycle industry.  Pictured below are some great models from the past as well as a few of the specialty bikes which emerged prior to the return of 1999.  Note pictures of the 2015 Scout below.

The 1925 Scout pictured above is one of the most beautiful Indian motrcycles ever made!

At one time these bikes were thrown away, not they are quite collectable.

At this time, the Indian name was used for commercial purposes only. 

This Ducati-Indian was another attempt to use the Indian name.  According to a good source, this bike was an offshoot of the Clymer efforts to sell the brand name after Clymers death in 1970.  It used a 900cc Ducati V-twin.  It also appears to have a fiberglas body.  This motorcycle was shown in a number of 1974 motorcycle shows and was in a 1975 magazine showing new motorcycles.  

Information indicates that Floyd Clymers lawyer Alan Newman had the motorcycle built by "Italjet."  The Taiwan company was building mopeds for Newman.  It was designed by Leo Tartarini of Italjet and the effort was gone by 1977. I wish it were known where it is!

In it's day, most racers felt that the Indians were faster than the Harleys.  It became a matter of tuning.

This 1980 Indian moped is a novelty only.

Sammy Pierce built Indians from mostly old stock parts.  He sold around 50 of them from the late 1950's through 1965.  His bikes are not listed as manufactured bikes because they were just specials build for old Indian enthusiasts.  They were sold for around $1,000 each.  Sammy got his start in Kansas City.  Many Indians survived because of his efforts to not only save parts, but to make new parts which were needed.  Check out the Sammy Pierce on the "Experimental" page.  It is another variation of this same motorcycle.

Above is a picture of the "Dakota Indian."  The Dakota is supposidly a machine designed by Sture Torngren (from Sweden) called the "Wiking." The engine is claimed to be an altered Volvo power plant with big fins for cooling. Torngren built his machine and Alen Forbes (UK enthusiast) turned it into an Indian.   Forbes is a vintage Indian restorer and loves to tinker with motorcycles. He ownes the Indian name in the UK.   The bike is around 1845cc producing around 74 h.p. and was first marketed in 2004.  Around 99 hp is claimed when it uses fuel injection. Production stopped in 2010.  It is quite interesting and I wish it had continued on! Check out this video:  

www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7UwmmbfSrk

Make sure to read about this bike on the "Indian Fours" page located toward the lower part of the page!

 The 2015 Indian Scout looks sleek, historic, and modern.  Below is the new 2016 Sport Scout "60."  It's a 1000cc version of the 2015 Scout.  Priced at $8,995, hopefully it will sell well!

 Pictured above is the new 2025 Indian Scout 101. It has a number of significant differences from the rest of the Scout line. First, the front forks are inverted, second, the engine is 111 HP rather than the 105 HP as the other models have. It has dual front disc brakes and some trim differences. The 2025 Scouts are 1250cc rather than the former 1133cc displacemement. The model comes in flake white or Indian red.