History
The Indian is a 1928 short tank 101 model which was Indians most popular model being small, nimble well powered and was sought after by American Police Agencies for city work and favored by the New York City police. I retrieved this Scout from down a well in 1987 and spent nine years restoring this machine to a show winning standard.It is a standard export model as it was fitted with a front stand and front licence plate holder required by non US countries. It has an optional side stand fitted which did cost nearly 10 percent of its original purchase price.The Scout was also the favored mount of the wall of death riders because of its total loss oil system which meant the bike could be ridden upside down due to its almost dry sump arrangement. The Scout is a perfectly balanced machine and will track straight even down to 3 mphr in top gear with hands off the bars and many trick riders used them for motorcycle riding feats.It is a better machine now then when it was new and continues to be a delight to ride for me on special outings and rallies. My brother and I researched the New York City Police use of these machines and had authentic period uniforms supplied by the New York Police museum staff. We then entered our machines in the 2010 Bay to Birdwood classic. We were awarded second place in the concours de elegance.The model was made famous by the Indian rider Johnny Seymour when a factory Scout he rode broke the 101 mphr barrier on Daytona beach Florida and so the model was deemed the 101
Modifications
Indian 101 Scout is unmodified and is a perfect authentic example of a factory available machine of 1928.
