1911 Indian

I'm thinking of a 1:1 ratio bike, where it has real 29" vintage wheels and tires and is proportioned accordingly. This is far into the future though. I haven't decided if I want to mount a sidecar or not on the Indian yet. It has the power to pull it and another passenger. As long as I could remove it at will it might be a neat idea. It would give the bike far more utility as I could use the bike then for things I hop around town in a car for. We will see. I'm always looking at the forum everyday and I really enjoy what people are up to. It doesn't take much to get my motor running :)
 
I thought that the boardtrack originals had 28" wheels? If only I lived close to you as I have 4 sets of rolled steel 28" wheelsets, made for very large tyres. I picked up the wheelsets at the rubbish tip, just as they were being unloaded. They are very very old and still have the original pinstriping on them
 
I will post some pics tomorrow. Right now it is too dark for me to get any proper photos. The Wheels are pretty rusty, 2 of the sets look rideable. I am going to sandblast them to see the extent of the rust.

I would be willing to sell a set for $20 to you CF. I would love to see another amazing build.
 
Did i miss something? Are the 28" rims Whitey found just bicycle rims? If so arent they very common in the states?

I have a couple sets myself, how wide are yours Whitey?
 
All that hard work to locate a tyre that meets your needs (simplex) and then you go and change the rim size :-)
 
Which size 28" rims are they? You may find that different "28 inch" rims will actually vary in diam size, but I'm sure u are already aware of this?
 
here are a bunch of pics. The wheels don't look to healthy after removing the tyres. I am pretty disappointed. One of the better looking sets looks great on the outside, but the inside has deteriorated. All are very rusty. I think that the sand blaster will reveal how bad the rust really is. The rims aren't clincher
 

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