Las Vegas Premier Motorcycle Auction
1907 Indian 2 1/4 HP Single
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$70,000 - $90,000 USD | Not Sold
| Las Vegas, Nevada
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This unrestored Indian motorcycle was built six years after the first bikes from Springfield, Massachusetts were displayed to an appreciative public. Designed by Oscar Hedstrom and built in a factory owned by George Hendee, a former bicycle racing champion turned entrepreneur, early Indians featured chain drive, a sturdy diamond frame, and long handlebars. Adding to its rarity, this bike features Indian's production racing tank. Most Indians of this era had a "camelback" gas tank over the rear fender.
The Hedstrom motor was one of the most powerful and reliable available at the time. In the early days, Indians just like this one won enduros, flat track races and road events with regularity. T. K. Hastings won the 1907 Thousand Miles Trial in England on a twin manufactured the same year as this find. He was the first American rider to compete on an American bike in a British event.
