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PUKEKOHE CLASSIC FEST’ HISTORY
NORTON COMMANDO
Burt’s Indian wasn’t built
to be comfortable Replica for the ‘World’s fastest
Indian’ built by Britten
Motorcycle museum display at Invercargill 1942 Restored ex US army bike in Auckland
Although not recognised at the time, the
Second World War was the best thing that
ever happened for followers of the marque.
Many believe as many as five and a half
thousand 500cc 741B Indians came into the
country on military service in 1942. After the
war many of these motorcycles were left
to rot in sheds all over the country. Others
were sold off for around the equivalent of
$40. Some were lost for ever. Fortunately
a dedicated group of enthusiastic Indian
collectors restored many of these machines
and the IORNZ was formed in 1985 to
keep the marque alive and working. When
we consider the last Indian Scout was
manufactured in 1953, it is testimony to
the enduring fascination with Indians. The
company was on its last legs in 1949 when the
British Government devalued the pound by
30% making British bikes so cheap that Indian
couldn’t compete.
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