Antique Indian Motorcycle 1919 Power Plus

This is a 1919 Indian Power Plus with the rare "airless" tire option. This video was taken in 1991 nearly 30 years after it had last been started. The owner at that time was one of the original founders of the Shakey's Pizza chain here in the Pacific Northwest. He obtained it around 1961 or so and never tried to start or ride it. He had seen Indian Jeff riding his old bikes around the area and asked him if he could take a look at it and see what it needed to bring her back to life. Jeff cleaned the carb & mag points, put in some fresh gas & oil and it fired up on the third kick! What you see here is Jeff riding the old Power Plus just a few minutes later for the first time in 30+ years! Original tires that would not hold air and a leather patch stitched over a bad section on the front one. After the short "test" ride he did replace the tubes and re-stitched the front patch and then went out for a longer test ride. After draining the excess oil from the crankcase it stopped smoking and ran perfectly! Some new tires and a little grease here and there was all it required. Try that with a Honda after nearly 75 years and 30 of those just sitting! Ride um, don't hide um!

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YouTube | October 4, 2007

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