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The
Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company started in Springfield, Massachusetts in
1901. The "Indian Motorcycle Co." was founded as the Hendee Manufacturing
Company by George M. Hendee and Carl Oscar Hedström. Both Hendee and Hedström
were former bicycle racers who teamed up to produce a motorcycle with a 1.75 bhp,
single cylinder engine in Hendee's home town of Springfield. Indian was
America's oldest motorcycle brand and was once the largest manufacturer of
motorcycles in the world. Competition success played a big part in
Indian's rapid growth and spurred technical innovation. One of the Indian's best
early results came in the Isle of Man TT in 1911, when Indian riders Godfrey,
Franklin and Moorehouse finished first, second and third. Indian star Jake De
Rosier set several speed records both in America and at Brooklands in England,
and won an estimated 900 races on dirt and board track racing.
Indian Motorcycle company is a almost a century old iconic American brand and
has seen a resurgence today with new management and a shiny new look!
These products pay tribute to this iconic brand!
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