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The idea was that Allied paratroopers would use it to be more mobile after landing. However the design is ideal to convert to twin carbs for a few more "horses" and could not Chief top ends and a longer stroke been added? It has a Linkert M Carburetor. Note the 18" diameter front wheel which back then was as common as the 15". Big Base Scout Racers Many Indian riders were irate that there was no V-twin flathead Scout for sale after the war, and privately owned Scouts continued to win races for many years after the war. Indian's next major development came in when Hedstrom's former assistant Charles Gustafson developed the 1 litre "Powerplus".

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Books Biker films Magazines. Flatheads are also known as L heads, side-valve or for cars and trucks, "valve-in-block". Of course, if you liked sidevalve engines, still common in American cars following World War II, then Indian was your choice. A prototype was first shown in at the West Cologne Fall Motorcycle Show to a mixed reception, and the production bike was sold as a Hercules product except in the United Kingdom, where it was marketed as a DKW motorcycle. In fact having a pipe on each side really helped the Chief's "bad side" the left side. I think they were similar and shared some parts, probably the actual gears and shafts, but were not identical externally.