Sport Scout SU conversion

I decided ages ago I wanted to use an SU carb on the Sport Scout Stroker. I got an old carb from Chris Ireland and rebuilt it with new parts and fitted a long bellmouth to it, problem cropped up when I fitted the footboards and clutch pedal I found that the bellmouth hit my knee and would make clutch operation a job for a contortionist!
Just found an aesthetic solution with this SU embossed pancake filter from Burlen Fuel Systems

1933 Chief motor arrives at the Speedshop

The '33 Chief motor arrived on wednesday, all crated up in a solid plywood box, opened up the box and pulled out the motor and laid it on a foam cushion to check it over. All looked fine til I turned it over and found that the rear cylinder has broken at the flange due to vibration during transit, this may have been caused by a hairline crack that seems to have been there for some time (judging by the rust on the faces of the break) . This will be welded back together then I will have both cylinders sleeved and bored to suit std pistons.

Wall Bikes

I love the stripped down and built for purpose look of the Wall of Death bikes
found this interesting Blog with some real nice Wall bikes

This weeks ebay haul

New in the box Morris magneto for the Junior Stroker, a pair of cams (see post below) Jerry Hatfield Indian resto guide, and one of a pair of 74" Chief flywheels the other one got caught by customs on the way in from the USA and I got hit witha £17.50 charge!!!

Can you help identify these cams?

Two sets of cams bought as 1940's Scout but I'm not so sure - any ideas???

Just Aquired ..............

This 1933 74" Chief motor

Wanted

looking for a set of 741B cylinders and cylinder heads must be in serviceable condition not to bothered if they need a rebore so long as theres a bit of meat in the sleeves

Junior Scout Stroker - the leftovers build!

Quite a lot of Scout bits lying around the shed, mainly 741 engine parts, a pair of tanks from Chris Ireland's old Bela a Junior Scout frame from my mate Myles' stash and I have the makings of another Scout. Plan is to use a 4 speed gearbox from a rigid Triumph T100 mated to the Scout motor using a Triplex primary chain driving a T140 clutch basket from a modified Indian front pulley using a T140 crankshaft sprocket



The pitch of the Indian primary train is different from the Triumph one






Some other new arrivals to help the build along, a set of HD WLA flywheels and rods will stroke the motor to 45"


Newly rebuilt oil pump, timing cover, cams and followers


741 transmission internals

648 Big Base Racer

For Sale through Mid America Auctions

http://www.midamericaauctions.com/showvehicle.asp?VehicleID=18129

Neil's 741 Bobber start up

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Dreamcatcher

"You'll Never Wear Out an Indian Scout"

Just finished reading this book, the history of the "Wall of Death" and its association with the Indian Scout, brilliant book with some fantastic pictures. I bought mine direct from co author Allan Ford

the ultimate Sport Scout

1948 648 Big Base Sport Scout recently sold at Auction

The dream team

what a find, not one, not two, or three but four!!!! all in the same matching livery too 8-)

read all about them here

Back in the shed

Up on the bench, I decided to get the tanks mounted closer together, there were a couple of dowels coming out of the RH side of the frame near the headstock getting in the way, must have been to locate the standard tanks. Out with the grinder and they're gone! now the tanks fit together nicely just need a strip of leather or a rubber trim to fill the 1/8th gap.

Having the tanks closer in means the gearchange lever can be closer in on the RH side and I can do away with the spacer I had on that side, still need to make a bush for the frame hole to take out some of the slack though.

Took a trip to the tool store today and treated myself to a set of taps n dies including a few NPT ones so I can resolve some of my oil line plumbing issues.

More soon!

Old Indians Never Die Rally 2009

well..... the deadline to get the Indian up and running was frideay 24th, about a week ago I had all the big bits boted together, just had to get the clutch and primary fitted, sort out the oil pump and check the motor over. So last monday I had a day off from the shop and headed over to my mates workshop and got tore into the bike, rebuilt the oil pump with new gaskets, checked the valve timing, timed the oil pump and fitted it up.
Did a mod to the oil sump pick up and used a late chief scraper (scrapes the excess oil off the flywheels) which should help the oiling along. Also got hold off a Moto valve to gegulate crankcase pressure.
so... engine bolted up tight, gearbox boted in tight, fitted the gear selector lever, and feckkk........ only selecting 2 gears, turns out I have only ever had 2 RH engine/trans engine plates and the LH one has a larger cutout for the gear selector
so after PULLING THE MOTOR AND BOX OUT AGAIN, bluntening all of my drill bits on the nice stainless plates and attacking it with a drill burr I can now get all 3 gears 8-)>
monday just wasnt enough, back over on tuesday night to build up the clutch, all went fine tilI found that I had the wrong nut to lock the clutch driver onto the mainshaft, straight hme and emailed Moen at Indian Parts Europe (BIG THANKS TO MOEN) who posted ayet another LAST parcel of bits the next morning. meantime I got on with making up a new T bar for the seat, I wasnt happy with the way the cheapo universal mount moved around so much, fitted the seat and got the brakes sorted on the front end.
Parts arrived from Denmark on Thiursday while i was at work so basck to the workshop on friday morning, still to fit the tanks up plumb them in and fit the primary. So I set to and fitted the tanks, went to fit the breather and the return fitting and found that the Junior Scout bosses ar different sizes from the 741 pipes and fittings I have. tanks off, into Inverness to the plumbers merchants. Indian plumbing fittings are US NPT, nobody in Inverness has any thing NPT so eventually I ended up in B&Q at the plumbing section and tried every fitting they had untill i found a 22mm stop end that tightly threaded onto the boss for the feed pipe.
Back to the workshop heated the 22mm fitting to anneal it and then screwed it carefully into the tank boss, the steel boss thread re tapped the thread as it went ... perfect, took it back out drilled a tapered hole to suil the Indian oil feed fitting and the jobs sorted.

By this time I realised that I wasnt going to get the primary side built or all the oil lines fitted and still get to the Indian Rally at Traquair, so I fitted all the cvers and the footboards the tanks and the gearshift and loaded the Indian up ready for the off on Saturday morning
Nearly there but not quite!!!!!

trying the Scout for size

my son trying the Scout for size

The story so far

started with this
















and heres where Ive got so far, the full story is here