Wow! Thanks Guy's

[Keeper]

This is great. A place to park at last.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/7thdwarf/120_2021.jpg

[GrayRider]

That yours?

[Keeper]

That yours?

Yes sir. And I'm almost done with my winters work.

[GrayRider]

Yes sir. And I'm almost done with my winters work.

Very nice...particularlly the color. :)

[Keeper]

Very nice...particularlly the color. :)
Yeah.....red and black have always been favorites.

[billymac]

Very nice Angle, very nice.

[dynageno]

I think gray is partial to crimson and scarlet!

[Scabbydoo]

Hey Angle, how about posting some of the particulars about the scoot.

[Keeper]

Hey Angle, how about posting some of the particulars about the scoot.

Not much to tell.....its an 02 Scout Deluxe, an offer I could'nt refuse that basically fell into my hands. I am the second owner. The original owner was a slob and didnt know how to take care of A BIKE AT ALL.


I've always had great results from anything S&S has put out and their strokers are no different. This has an 88" stroker, 85h/89t, motor. At last check it weighed about 550lbs., its a little bit lighter now, but not to much.
I never did like the stock look from the factory. The picture in this thread is a work in progress pic. My sons and I had it completely apart this winter down to the frame.
With one son a certified mechanic in a great shop ( and an artist) , another son is a welder, and a son in a well equipped High School metal shop, and the shop outside,.... we make many parts needed by hand. We improvise alot and the results are great. What an oppurtunity it is to watch these kids at work.
As a teen, I grew up during the Rat Fink era (60's) and that influenced me to no end. Fast bikes and fast cars.........
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/7thdwarf/120_2082.jpg

[twinV]

Nice bike Angle, sweeet.

[2006FLSTNI]

That is one BEAUTIFUL INDIAN -- I always loved Indians to bad they cant seem to stay in business -- I really hope they actually make it this time around -- I have often concidered owning a NEW INDIAN some day

Again Awesome Scoot Angle -- Ride it with Pride

Peace
Dan

[Keeper]

new pic added to #1

[pops]

curious, did it come with the dry belt primary and you went to a chain ? or did indian change from the belt to a chain,,, a buddies broke on a rode trip with me one time, at the time i had no idea they were running the belt, took me a few minutes to figure out what happened

[genoway]

Mighty fine looking bike there Angle.

Nice of the dOOfs to give you this big garage to park it in, but it seems to prefer living rooms.

What all did you do for your winter work?

[Keeper]

Good Morning guys,
This Scout has always had a wet clutch and chain. Never had a primary belt, just chain. We've toyed with the idea of converting to dry/belt, but could'nt justify the expense. This is too new still. It was rarely ever ridden.

Winters work.....FTF! I began with stripping the bike down and discovering how Indian did things. First off, it is my believe, that they used the BEST of everything with no short corners taken. We wanted to do this on our own w/o buying everything.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/7thdwarf/119_1917.jpg

The motor was left alone. Its a very light bike and has plenty of power for me.
The kids and I wud Pow Wow and throw around our ideas. We changed the location of the tanks a bit to start.
We then lowered the rear fender 1.5" by re-drilling the struts. Did'nt want to use the shock kit.
Welded up the front and rear seat brackets for the solo. The brackets for the HD FX/FL ST mounts were to high up and ugly, so we saved $ and made them.
This began to give me the look I was after.
We needed to add some copper to take it to the next step. WE looked into McMaster-Carr for our metal needs. Bought some tempered solid copper which we used for the shift rod. Used copper tubing for the gas overflow and Oil pressure line.. Picked up copper braid oil line from Namzccp. Had the head breather tube copper plated and built an EBOC canister from a brass fire extinguisher and an old left over eboc for the top and bottom end breathing system.

The handlebars took awhile to decide on. I'm to big for short bars and have always needed apes. Found these out in California. There 1.25" bars. I picked up an extended wiring harness on ebay and we rewired them.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/7thdwarf/119_1964.jpg

Found the headlight and had it powdercoated. I felt the stock teardrop h/l was to big for the frontend. Indian shud have gone with the full wideglide but didnt. Its almost 1" narrower....not a narrow glide, and not quite a wide glide.
I cut up an old (cheap) leather jacket and made the grip covers as well as covers for all the pegs.
I took the dash panel off cause it was to big. One of my sons made a plain jane flat tank panel from aluminum, formed it to an old set of FB's and I covered it with a piece of the leather.
Took off all the billet and put them on the wheel to get them right. Went with a Barnett clutch. Also went with a heavier fork oil and a longer front brake line.
Used Klasse (2x) on all the paint. The only things left are adding/bleeding the brake fluid to the front and hook up the battery.
ALL , in my living room........I keep it nice and clean..........once and awhile.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/7thdwarf/119_1989.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/7thdwarf/120_2029.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/7thdwarf/120_2082.jpg

[genoway]

Wow,sounds like a very busy winter.

[pops]

and lucky to have a crew with many talents to assist, i never did crap with my old man, he was too busy opening stores for a major chain

[chickenman]

Now that is a class act.

[Keeper]

The acorn did'nt fall far from the tree. Being injured on the job and retired early has certainly been a blessing in disguise.

thanks all for the encouraging comments

[B-roadglide]

Angle that is a great looking scooter and you should be proud to ride it anywhere.

[Keeper]

Angle that is a great looking scooter and you should be proud to ride it anywhere.

I am happy with the way the "Red" Indian came out...added a shot of the primary side to post 15

[bobsled77]

kewl looking scoot ya got there!

[captainlee]

yep great looking bike !!!!!!

[sonoffatboy]

Good Morning guys,
This Scout has always had a wet clutch and chain. Never had a primary belt, just chain. We've toyed with the idea of converting to dry/belt, but could'nt justify the expense. This is too new still. It was rarely ever ridden.

Winters work.....FTF! I began with stripping the bike down and discovering how Indian did things. First off, it is my believe, that they used the BEST of everything with no short corners taken. We wanted to do this on our own w/o buying everything.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/7thdwarf/119_1917.jpg

The motor was left alone. Its a very light bike and has plenty of power for me.
The kids and I wud Pow Wow and throw around our ideas. We changed the location of the tanks a bit to start.
We then lowered the rear fender 1.5" by re-drilling the struts. Did'nt want to use the shock kit.
Welded up the front and rear seat brackets for the solo. The brackets for the HD FX/FL ST mounts were to high up and ugly, so we saved $ and made them.
This began to give me the look I was after.
We needed to add some copper to take it to the next step. WE looked into McMaster-Carr for our metal needs. Bought some tempered solid copper which we used for the shift rod. Used copper tubing for the gas overflow and Oil pressure line.. Picked up copper braid oil line from Namzccp. Had the head breather tube copper plated and built an EBOC canister from a brass fire extinguisher and an old left over eboc for the top and bottom end breathing system.

The handlebars took awhile to decide on. I'm to big for short bars and have always needed apes. Found these out in California. There 1.25" bars. I picked up an extended wiring harness on ebay and we rewired them.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/7thdwarf/119_1964.jpg

Found the headlight and had it powdercoated. I felt the stock teardrop h/l was to big for the frontend. Indian shud have gone with the full wideglide but didnt. Its almost 1" narrower....not a narrow glide, and not quite a wide glide.
I cut up an old (cheap) leather jacket and made the grip covers as well as covers for all the pegs.
I took the dash panel off cause it was to big. One of my sons made a plain jane flat tank panel from aluminum, formed it to an old set of FB's and I covered it with a piece of the leather.
Took off all the billet and put them on the wheel to get them right. Went with a Barnett clutch. Also went with a heavier fork oil and a longer front brake line.
Used Klasse (2x) on all the paint. The only things left are adding/bleeding the brake fluid to the front and hook up the battery.
ALL , in my living room........I keep it nice and clean..........once and awhile.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/7thdwarf/119_1989.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/7thdwarf/120_2029.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/7thdwarf/120_2082.jpg


outstanding...really like it...bike is a head turner for sure...very cool brass braided lines.....

[redhill]

yes , most excellent !!

[Pastor Pat]

That's a beauty...nice work..very nice.

[Keeper]

thanks guys.......I just can't get enuf of her!! I luv's my stroker.

[Fire46]

Angle, she is looking really sweet. Can't wait to see her in person!

[Keeper]

just an updated picture.........

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/7thdwarf/126_2668.jpg

[Scabbydoo]

Hey you old reprobate! How'd your Open House go this past weekend?

[Keeper]

Hey you old reprobate! How'd your Open House go this past weekend?

:roflback: :roflback: :roflback:

OUTSTANDING TOM! I was keeping my eye open for you guys just in case.
The Indian ran great and received lots of looks and compliments.
I was well taken care of and had alot of fun.

RETREAD :roflback:




P.S.- the new road name is "Keeper"

[Fire46]

:roflback: :roflback: :roflback:

OUTSTANDING TOM! I was keeping my eye open for you guys just in case.
The Indian ran great and received lots of looks and compliments.
I was well taken care of and had alot of fun.

RETREAD :roflback:




P.S.- the new road name is "Keeper"

As I told you before, that is one sweet ride you got.

Are you changing your handle here as well?

Glad all is well my friend!

[Highmiles]

Sweet ride. You did a fantastic job.

Are you a member of "Retreads" by any chance?

[Keeper]

Sweet ride. You did a fantastic job.

Are you a member of "Retreads" by any chance?

No....that was in response to Scabby's "reprobate'......Tom meant that as a joke.....I think.

[Scabbydoo]

Sure, that's exactly how I meant it....

if it makes ya feel better.



:whistling:

[Scabbydoo]

...P.S.- the new road name is "Keeper"

Is that cuz you're to big to throw back :roflback:

[thedog]

Angle that is a great looking scooter and you should be proud to ride it anywhere.

ditto that

[Keeper]

Is that cuz you're to big to throw back :roflback:


:roflback: :roflback:

Because....."I am my brothers Keeper".
I take good care of these guys as well.

[Scabbydoo]

OK, that one does make sense.



but I still like the other one...

[Red Rider]

Hey Angle, were you out riding that bike yesterday around the Wilkes-Barre or Nanticoke area - somewhere around there? I saw a couple of guys ridin and I swear, one of the bikes was an indian that looked like yours.

[Keeper]

Hey Angle, were you out riding that bike yesterday around the Wilkes-Barre or Nanticoke area - somewhere around there? I saw a couple of guys ridin and I swear, one of the bikes was an indian that looked like yours.

I was in that area on Sunday.....on the way back from Reeds Gap, Pa.

[Friday1]

Great chattin' with you, bro. That is a very well done Indian. You must be really proud of it.
Friday
Remember, when in doubt, black it out. Chrome is for kids.

[Keeper]

Great chattin' with you, bro. That is a very well done Indian. You must be really proud of it.
Friday
Remember, when in doubt, black it out. Chrome is for kids.

You said a mouthful Friday! :boobies: My world is Red and Black !! VNVFFVNV


Thanks for looking and the kind words....and hey, Friday, I see your a hangaround here.....think Gazinta!

[Keeper]

Had a great summer......it's all about the ride.

Back into the living room she goes after the New Year ride!

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/7thdwarf/126_2668.jpg

[Keeper]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/7thdwarf/120_20822.jpg....just an update .

[Scabbydoo]

Still lookin good! Have you done any more work on it?

[8-Ball]

Hey Angle... what happened to all the pics.... nice lookin' scoot btw...

I must have missed this one and now the pics are gone.

I've missed ya man...

What's with "keeper"?

[Keeper]

Still lookin good! Have you done any more work on it?


I put the speedo back on it...:)

[Keeper]

Hey Angle... what happened to all the pics.... nice lookin' scoot btw...

I must have missed this one and now the pics are gone.

I've missed ya man...

What's with "keeper"?


the original pics were on my old photobucket and those went when the account was deleted. I didnt realize that happened until recently.
The name "KEEPER" was given me by the Viet Nam Vets M/C......meaning "I'm my Brothers Keeper".
We sure have had a crap load of laughs here....always remember the good times.