INDIAN 741 Supercharged...See you in 2011

Started by octane, April 08, 2009, 12:10:50 PM

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octane

Charlie, Greg: Thank you !
Joe: no I didn't....what did you have in mind ?



Woke up yesterday morning, thinking about all the things that had gone wrong
and how nothing more could possibly go wrong.
That was untill I recieved a message from my friends company
i Denmark who was to recieve my returned bike.
They told me that they had indeed recieved a bike but
....erhhhhh........uuumm.....erhhhh....whazzthat

























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theazoldcrow

 :-o Hmmmmmm!  That doesn't look familiar!  lolololol
The Earth, is an intergalactic insane asylum.!

Peter Jack

Not funny and probably there's someone else thinking the same thing.

Pete

theazoldcrow

 :-o  Just a little levity to take the edge off!,,,,,sheeeeesh!
The Earth, is an intergalactic insane asylum.!

vintage racer

That one is going to take a loooong time to become a funny part of your Bonneville 2011 story. Some serious business when they ship the wrong bike. Are you still in the states? We're still looking for you and the sponge to show up in San Diego.

4-barrel Mike

Golly!  The shipping company just lost a one-of-a-kind, world-record-setting, $1,000,000.00 motorcycle!

:-(

Mike
Mike Kelly - PROUD owner of the V4F that powered the #1931 VGC to a 82.803 mph record in 2008!

nanno

Lars, you're kidding us, right ?

This is what you refer to as Danish humor or something like that ?  :roll:

Cheers,
Greg

55chevr

I was considering using an Eaton M62 supercharger for next year. It has clockwise rotation while a Sportster engine rotates counter clockwise off the alternator side. It is not practical to drive it off the cam side which has correct rotation. I have a tentative solution which is to use a jack shaft from alternator (left) side to transfer drive to cam (right) side. A somewhat ambitious challenge but considerably less challenging than supercharging an antique Indian ... Joe

Unkl Ian

Can you change the direction by swapping shafts in the rotors ??



Quote from: 55chevr on September 14, 2011, 11:55:32 AM
I was considering using an Eaton M62 supercharger for next year. It has clockwise rotation while a Sportster engine rotates counter clockwise off the alternator side. It is not practical to drive it off the cam side which has correct rotation. I have a tentative solution which is to use a jack shaft from alternator (left) side to transfer drive to cam (right) side. A somewhat ambitious challenge but considerably less challenging than supercharging an antique Indian ... Joe
I guess the answer is "a Secret" .

wobblywalrus

Lars, this is one instance when all of the useless paperwork a person fills out to ship something might be useful. 

Nortonist 592

Lars, Tell me this is Danish humor!!  Holy crap!!!
Get off the stove Grandad.  You're too old to be riding the range.

charlie101

Quote from: 55chevr on September 14, 2011, 11:55:32 AM
I was considering using an Eaton M62 supercharger for next year. It has clockwise rotation while a Sportster engine rotates counter clockwise off the alternator side. It is not practical to drive it off the cam side which has correct rotation. I have a tentative solution which is to use a jack shaft from alternator (left) side to transfer drive to cam (right) side. A somewhat ambitious challenge but considerably less challenging than supercharging an antique Indian ... Joe
There's some other chargers to consider that turns the right way or can be ordered as you like. The Rotrex C15 or the new C8 is an extreme compact hairdryer. Not pushing Danish products, us Swedes got the Lysholm but it's a bit big. Opcon 2036 in a compact screwcharger.
Lars, Ihope it turns out an easy solution, what a nightmare, it's like coming home from the mall and discover you have the wrong child in the cart.

Moxnix

This is going to be inconvenient.  Hope it gets sorted out properly.
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Nortonist 592

Quote from: charlie101 on September 14, 2011, 08:49:52 PM
it's like coming home from the mall and discover you have the wrong child in the cart.

That happens every day and is a minor easily made mistake.  This is serious!
Get off the stove Grandad.  You're too old to be riding the range.

landsendlynda



Sounds like the address needs to be written in a few more languages....

Hope your bike shows up none the worse for it's wanderings without you.  Can't trust those crazy Indians, they seem to wander around on their own.  We'll be waiting for that positive outcome Lars, so try not to wait too long to let us know where it landed and who owns the one you got.   They could end up being your new best friend!  Stay positive My Friend!!

Lynda
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