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PRESIDENTS REPORT

CALENDER OF EVENTS April 29th Blessing of the roads at Mandurah foreshore. We have been displaying bikes at this event for two years now and the Indians are always well received. Mathew has booked a spot for the club and will be bringing the BBQ, all you have to bring is your best steak and sausages. Bikes need to be in place before 9:00am. If you are lucky you may win one of the many trophies on offer, so polish the bike till it hurts. May 27th Hills Ride, Leave Phil Skinners workshop 9:00am for a ride up to Midland, Mundaring, Kalamunda and onto the Elizabethan Village pub for lunch. A good length ride and a great venue, bikes will be on display as we do lunch in the eatery above the car park so we can keep an eye on the bikes. They are advertising us as a draw card for the pub so a good attendance is needed. July 29th Peel Tyre service run by club member Mathew Cook will be holding a bike show to celebrate their 15th year in business, Mathew is looking for members to display their bikes September 2012 Bay to Birdwood. This is reputably the worlds biggest one day rally with over a thousand vehicles taking part. This year will be even bigger as we join with The Iron Indian Riders Club for the Gypsy tour from Perth to Adelaide in an epic eight day ride. For those who wish to do the Perth to Adelaide or the Bay to Birdwood see Murray for details.

Tech tips for your INDIAN

Tech tips for your INDIAN

Cavalcade of West Australian motorcycles

It s a small (Indian) world In 2009 my wife and I rented a cottage on the Brittany/Loire border in France for 3 months. At the end of the holiday we visited my wife s brother in the German Black Forest area for a week before finishing our holiday in England. I had previously bought some Indian parts of Jüergen Mattern from Stuttgart so I thought it was a good opportunity to visit him and pick up a few parts that I could ship home in our luggage. When I contacted Jüergen he mentioned he would have a stall at the Manhiem Veterama Autojumble and suggested I meet him there. My wife s nephews offered to take me as they had been in previous years. I decided what I really wanted was some 1935 Chief parts and a set of handlebars seemed a good target as I could probably take it home in my luggage. The autojumble was fantastic, probably about 5 hectares of stalls and displays, mainly motorbikes of all nationalities. You should have seen the mighty Munches including a Mammut (all 2000 cc of it). I eventually located Jüergen s stall and he seemed to have every other year s handlebars by not the 1935 type. He waved in the general direction of another stall where he though they had a set and we wandered off to find it. We found lots of other Indian parts but no handlebars. Early this year I purchased a rear Ricardo type trench head to match the front head I had previously bought on E-Bay after deciding I would build a 1935 Chief Y-motor. The seller was a chap by the name of Jože from Slovenia who had completed a 1937 Chief which is shown in the 2011 Xmas Edition of Virtual Indian. He indicated he had some left over parts including original 1935 handlebars he had picked up in Manheim in 2009 but which doesn t suit his 1937 Chief. So now I knew where my handlebars had disappeared. As I said it s a small Indian world. He sent some photos and I ended up buying the handlebars for a good price. He has since invited me to visit and stay with him and he will provide a bike for me to ride whilst I am there. The choice is a 1950 s BMW or his 1937 Chief. Slovenia looks like it is a great destination with castles, medieval buildings, canals and roman ruins which doesn t seem to register on the tourist agenda. I just hope I can take him up on his offer. I recently sold Indian parts to Florian in Austria who also features in Jože s Virtual Indian story so I now have a circle of acquaintances in Europe including Jüergen Mattern, Jürgen Hecker (Hecker101), Môen (Indian Parts Europe), Jože and Florian. The Europeans seem to have the same idea as we Aussies. Restore and ride your Indians.

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Carl Montgomery hard at work in the Indian factory in 1944 so therefore he has had plenty of experience in cleaning all you parts on your latest restoration. For all your blasting requirements contact Carl 0418 941620 Unit 13 25 Hanson Street Maddington Specialist cad plating for that perfect finish to all your parts Anthony Lees 20 Bellows St Welshpool 9454 9140 0419 193438