Indian Motorcycle Years Of Production

From 1940 until 1945 indian motorcycle focused its efforts on contributing to the allied cause in wwii at first building motorcycles for the french government and starting in 1941 producing the model 841 for the u s.

Indian motorcycle years of production. First produced in 1901 royal enfield is the oldest motorcycle brand in the world still in production with the bullet model enjoying the longest motorcycle production run of all time. It continued production through 1953 when it no longer made the classic indian. Very few bikes were built for consumers during this time. The indian chief is a motorcycle that was built by the hendee manufacturing company and the subsequent indian motocycle company from 1922 to the end of the company s production in 1953.

The first production model was in 1902 and 143 units were produced. 1 history 2 2015 floods 3 interceptor and continental gt. The chief was indian s big twin a larger more powerful motorcycle than the more agile scout used in competition and sport riding. It rivaled the chief as indian s most important model.

The indian scout is a motorcycle built by the indian motocycle company from 1920 to 1949. Indian began making motorcycles in 1901 as the hendee manufacturing company. A motorcycle picture gallery called 58 years of indian motorcycles is provided that gives a picture and description for each model year from 1901 to 2003. Hendee manufacturing company initially produced the motorcycles but the name was changed to the indian motocycle manufacturing company in 1923.

In 1903 376 motorcycles were sold.