Excellent point & fits hand in glove with the Hendee Company's responsibilities in releasing a model without adequate product testing of a motor "they" built & not with the Villiers design. Hendee it seems corrected it in under a year, so it seems they rushed it into distribution. Don't get me wrong here as I greatly admire the Indian marque & am not trying to vilify them, but I also find it naive to speculate & place sole blame with Villiers. Disclaimer...I would personally love to own a 1916 Featherweight Indian regardless of any of the above. I find them quite beautiful and damned sure unique! I agree with you guys a sticky would be quite informative & for you who are using them or contemplating using one in a "vintage" build they have an aged look that most other faux power plants can't easily duplicate. I'd like to designate Ludwig as our "across the pond" facilitator for quantity purchasing lol. Rick C.