1933 Indian Motorcycle – Jay Leno

1933 Indian Motorcycle

In 1901, bicycle racer and builder George Hendee teamed up with engineer Carl Oscar Hedstrom to build a 1.75 hp single cylinder motorcycle prototype with a revolutionary chain drive. This motorized bicycle met with immediate success, and the Indian Motorcycle Company was soon formed in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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Motorcycle Suspension Adjustments – Progressive Shocks

Motorcycle Suspension Adjustments – Progressive Shocks

Motorcycle Suspension Adjustments for rear shocks. This is part two of a two part video on adjustment to my San Diego chopper motorcycle hidden rear shocks.

This video shows adjustments made to the two under frame shock absorbers on my Ironhorse Texas chopper. These adjustments were made by a trained motorcycle mechanic and are posted here just as an example of what was done on one particular motorcycle.

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