1908 Indian Motorcycle

This 1908 Indian Torpedo Tank board track racer was displayed at the Legend of the Motorcycle show in Half Moon Bay, CA, in May, '08. That's right, it's 100 years old and in original condition. A true, unrestored "barn find", it won the Best of Show award. Check out my other videos, and please leave a comment. I'd like to hear from you.

[@NoDakBees]

What's interesting to noticed is that the spokes disappear when it's spinning up fast. Pretty cool.

[@MrBodo1999]

Great to see these old motorcycles. Really reminds you that they started off as bicycles with engines on it. Really cool.

[@arthurclark563]

Probably the best machine ever built for at least three decades compared to all gas powered forms of transportation extremely nice..

[@steveturpin4242]

These are truly badass!

[@WaxMeister]

lol, very cool - love the slash cut drag pipes!

[@jusdafide]

103 years old now, damn!

[@POBulkhead]

A museum piece. Glad to see it doing what it should be doing.

[@TheMaderuelo]

Fantastic!!

[@WISDOMCROW]

that is an amazing piece of riding history! i could listen to that thing run for hours...awesome

[@atlantic1952]

What a wonderful machine, and it runs so well! Fantastic to see, many thanks for posting.

[@timber2020]

One day ill find one. Wish I could of seen the old board track race.

[@IchibanMoto]

totally awesome ! I would love to build a sweet replica of that

[@mikerafonemusic6177]

Ichiban Moto I know it would be badass!

[@JojoCrazyCat]

Imagine the looks you get riding this down the road.

[@claybornlewis276]

You could not ride that on the road with other cars around they had no brakes

[@dewwed1965]

Very Cool, sound's like it will GO!

[@katzruler]

board track raceing was a very deadly sport in it's day...

[@Count_Blastula]

wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow!!!! THIS MOTORCYCLE IS OVER 100 YEARS OLD AND STILL RUNS!!!!!!!!!!!

[@lovesheidi]

sounds great man

[@NoDakBees]

That thing is so simple, but yet quite functional. Would be fairly easy to build one and be a low cost item. Imagine Indian making bikes like this one! This is something to see...a piece of modern marvel in action from that time. Probably more than half the country was still using trains and horses to get around!

[@mohamedkadaoui1327]

AMAZING WORK ... BRAVO

[@1929Brough]

my buddy Vince the REAL king of all American pickers!

[@deanagoes2791]

1929Brough really?

[@mattDIY]

Nice. Dramatic,,, good luck

[@06mourag]

Perfect! !5 stars!

[@user-nv7mx1lv2u]

I love this so!!!

[@vinngrizzle]

thats awesome love vintaage stuff imagine riding this back then imagine how cool it was back then cause its still cool now :)

[@JACKWHEELERMUSIC]

OMG! I'm in love! Beautiful! Excelent! Amazing! Fabolous!What more can I say? Now.... send it to me :)

[@mikerafonemusic6177]

Sounds cool!

[@bensteelemusic]

Thumbs up for BRAVE 1900s racers :/ !

[@denoot888]

going 50mph on that must seem so fast... great to see its still running after all these years

[@michaelshanereynolds3458]

running rich too.. nice

[@christiancosworth]

Burt Munro special..is history!

[@cantgetonline]

@quakermaas great video, please more

[@firecat318]

1 person doesn't appreciate a great piece of motorcycle history

[@steinthms]

@quakermaas Left hand throttle. I think the right side is ignition advance.

[@GodeffroyFaerber]

Awesome..

[@zombie19844891]

nice sound 4 a 1908 :)

[@Doge2PL]

102 years... OMG

[@Emil0994]

@steinthms llol ignition advance ?! what should that mean changing the timing while the engine is running :D

[@luisenriquefuentesbarinas6630]

Felicitaciones

[@stevenlamphear1945]

Nice twin.

[@anselmofernandes4255]

I can't believe that at that time there were 600cc engines ...

[@steinthms]

Bike belongs to Vince Martinico. The event website says that Jeff Decker designed the trophies. It was really a great show. Sorry they skipped '09. I hope it comes back in '10.

[@wheelori814]

that is sweeeeeeeet

[@steinthms]

@SourdoughMusk I believe the size is 1,000 cc (61 ci).

[@joyciejd9673]

Wow!

[@Darklordkime]

does it have any gears

[@andya857]

Now that's a V twin...

[@JOHNB8959]

Is the seat position an after thought, looks like tank takes presidence ? Does it have an oil pump or is gravity fed ? JOHNB. - N.Y.C.

[@jildoutje]

wow thats so nice, and still running. how much is that thing worth now?

[@GGGG761]

man i could listen to that thing run for minutes look up goerge kavassilas

[@28yogy4todd]

That's as fast as a Vino 120 😊

[@michelinman8592]

Two questions: Two or four stroke, and what is the top speed???

[@steinthms]

It's a V-twin. I believe the size is 1,000 cc (61 ci).

[@ironworkersteve57703]

Too bad they don't have any old board tracks around anymore! I would have given my left nut to see this bike racing and the wild men who had the balls to race these bad ass bikes! They say the boardtrack racers were considered "idols" kinda like the sports heros of today, and many people flocked to the boardtrack races in hopes of seeing carnage and were not disapointed. I understand they outlawed boardtrack racing because there were too many deaths involved with the sport. nice bike!

[@skorobeymoto6133]

Круто, очень круто. Моя мечта 👍

[@reedrich4rds]

how fast was it originally capable of going

[@damnedyankee946]

2 cyl ( two stroke ? ) What's the top speed? I'm thinking it be twice as fast as a ( 30mph) moped. Does it have a high and low range? Or is that a bar that engages the chain ?

[@steinthms]

4-stroke, 1,000 cc, direct drive, 80 mph +/-.

[@Agamum]

Is that an old brooks bicycle saddle I see?

[@chickenscratch69]

So where did you find this beautiful machine?

[@quakermaas]

Left hand throttle or is the video mirrored ?

[@Adrianmeb]

original?

[@mechanicboy2993]

1908

[@steinthms]

@Darklordkime Single-speed, I believe.

[@alexsbikesandmotors]

i have one of those

[@steinthms]

@michelinman8592 Four stroke. Prolly not as fast as100 mph, but maybe.

[@KapteinOpel]

@ironworkersteve57703 I suspect that many a nut was busted in the sport of board track racing.. After a while's use, the boards become slippery, and many of the bikes didnt have brakes!

[@eyeballll]

They always start them up but never ride them.

[@jthoag]

This one was ridden to the judging platform ... required

[@mechcavandy986]

I'd be afraid to break something.

[@claybornlewis276]

How would you like to take that thing for a ride at 60 miles an hour with no brakes they did not have brakes on them does that answer your question why they don't ride them you don't want to wreck a hundred thousand dollar motorcycle just because you felt you should take it for a ride

[@R624Vsacan]

two cilinder wau 102years yeahhh

[@woodshuck]

@steinthms no way that that's 1000cc, i mean really?

[@dodgeman4654]

wow its a v twin

[@steinthms]

@woodshuck It's true.

[@coijoi]

wow

[@fairyheli2]

the first motorcycles ever where technically mopeds

[@claybornlewis276]

Not true a moped is considered something under 40cc they were all bigger than that

[@mjphoto45]

first moped?

[@claybornlewis276]

Both pads are 40 cc's are under this is a freaking motorcycle not a freaking moped

[@ryanczap4808]

snap crackle crackle

[@petejulie1000]

Shut that damn thing off! Yer scaring all the horses.

[@woodshuck]

@steinthms damn :P

[@aaronzack14]

you`ll never have ANY of the modern pos bikes last a century

[@rollingstopp]

that bike is one hundered & four years old

[@GoodTimesChopShop]

I don't know, look at my engine, that's a 1000cc v twin, that looks like maybe 500, maybe even a 250! i had 250 twins that size.

[@RetroCaptain]

Good Day, You don't see many bikes that age still operable,eh! I'm surprised it only smokes a wee bit. ....something tells me, should time allow,....would today's 2010 bikes last that long,..or would our computerized ignition, & plastics become too ozone depleted to be usable. Meaning fade away from the lack of durability to sunlight & time or natural corrosion.

[@loveanianimeme]

Yeah, Ride that to school.

[@steinthms]

No idea.

[@dorismoser5302]

Price?

[@steinthms]

Priceless? I really don't know.

[@mechcavandy986]

Was wondering. Extremely rare. Very valuable.

[@rockinnathan]

Indian Andy you want a bespoke build?? A hand built replica style? Check my channel out and see my builds

[@claybornlewis276]

Anywhere from 30, 000 to 100000 depending on what Rich fuckers in the audience wants to fight over it

[@saludahead]

Beautiful! Wipe it down with some #2 diesel fuel once a week or so, and DON"T RESTORE IT!!!!

[@_1ben]

strip and paint put chrome on it , go for a ride, restore it

[@SuperBmxbadass]

Noway thats a 1000cc unless your adding both sizes of each piston but still wouldnt even come near 1000

[@1966human]

Ever come off the stand

[@MassacreSound]

so basically its a moped if you have to pedal to start :/

[@claybornlewis276]

It's a freaking motorcycle

[@KapteinOpel]

@ighforever Yep.. Wonder why really, to save weight or to show off their balls?

[@JojoCrazyCat]

The slowest bike i ever had only went 27 miles an hour. Many impatient people got angered by that bike. And i though i would have to defend myself a few times from those scum people who think they own the world and the roads they drive on. The truth is, the governments own us all, so no reason to get mad because your driving to slow. ;)

[@saludahead]

What do you expect! LOL! It's an Indian!

[@Sarcasticscum]

@michelinman8592 I'm pretty sure all Indian motorcycles were 4-strokes... Those pieces of shite from the 1970s don't count.