June/July 2000 Buyers' Club

 The VI Buyers' Club!

By Moen June 2000. Sorry, nothing new this time! (so much for "...every issue", huh?). Let's hope for a bit more time for next issue. May 2000. There hasn't been a lot of news in this department since last month. But this page will go in the magazine with updates in every issue. There's new readers finding us all the time, and some may find it hard in the beginning searching through the archives. The Scout racing heads will have an update next month, and possibly some of the other parts as well. Remember, if you are interested in any of the parts below, write me and say so. The only way some of them will get made is if we can show the manufacturer that there is serious interest in them. In other cases (the Scout valve lifts) only a fixed size batch is being made, and if you need a set, you'd better say so before they're sold out!  April 2000. 2 months ago I wrote about how ganging up to get new parts made would be a good idea (well, to me it is, at least). There has been some positive feedback, so let's give it a go!  The BC is not about getting parts made by the lowest bidder (quality costs money!), but about giving prospective manufacturers an initial handful of orders, to make reasonably sure they can sell the first batch of the new parts. For this reason, there could be non-refundable deposits involved (as in the case of the frames & forks below) while other manufacturers will be satisfied with just an indication of interest.  Another way of using the BC is to dream up requests for new parts, post them on this page, and see if a prospective manufacturer pops up with an offer...  I guess there's no real need to explain this further, so let's get to the parts! 1922-27 ACE Forks (complete, ready to bolt on). Manufacturer Jürgen Hecker, Germany Projected retail price Approximately US$1500 Delivery time (approximate) 6 months from production start Number of orders needed 10 Number of orders, April 5, 2000 2 Non-refundable* deposit with order US$100 Deposit/order to Moen (click for details!) *Deposit will of course be refunded if no forks are produced! Top of page 1930's Sport Scout Racing Heads.   (Article here!) Manufacturer Jim Wall, USA Projected retail price To be announced Delivery time (approximate) To be announced Number of orders needed Will be made anyway! Number of orders, April 5, 2000 7 sets (at least) Non-refundable deposit with order No Order to Jim Wall Top of page 1932-39 Chief Frames. Manufacturer Jürgen Hecker, Germany Projected retail price Approximately US$1900 Delivery time (approximate) 6 months from production start Number of orders needed 10 Number of orders, April 5, 2000 0 Non-refundable* deposit with order US$100 Deposit/order to Moen (click for details!)  *Deposit will of course be refunded if no frames are produced!  Top of page 1940-up Bonneville Scout Exhaust Valve Lifts. Manufacturer Matt Willkinson, USA Projected retail price To be announced Delivery time (approximate) October 2000 First batch 10 sets Number of orders, April 5, 2000 ? Non-refundable deposit with order No Order to Matt Willkinson  Top of page 1940-42 Sport Scout Forks (complete, ready to bolt on). Manufacturer Jürgen Hecker, Germany Projected retail price Approximately US$1600 Delivery time (approximate) 6 months from production start Number of orders needed 10 Number of orders, April 5, 2000 0 Non-refundable* deposit with order US$100 Deposit/order to Moen (click for details!) *Deposit will of course be refunded if no forks are produced! Top of page 1940-42 Sport Scout Frames (front + rear). Manufacturer Jürgen Hecker, Germany Projected retail price Approximately US$1600 Delivery time (approximate) 6 months from production start Number of orders needed 10 Number of orders, April 5, 2000 1 Non-refundable* deposit with order US$100 Deposit/order to Moen (click for details!)  *Deposit will of course be refunded if no frames are produced! Top of page 1946-48 Chief Frames. Manufacturer Jürgen Hecker, Germany Projected retail price Approximately US$1900 Delivery time (approximate) 6 months from production start Number of orders needed 10 Number of orders, April 5, 2000 0 Non-refundable* deposit with order US$100 Deposit/order to Moen (click for details!)  *Deposit will of course be refunded if no frames are produced!  Top of page

Do You need any of this?? 1922-27 ACE Forks 1930's Scout Heads 1932-39 Chief Frames 1940 Scout Valve Lifts 1946-48 Chief Frames 1940-42 Scout Forks 1940-42 Scout Frames      Manufacturers of Indian parts! Tell us what you've got and/or consider using the VI Buyers' Club to sell your parts online to the  Indian Enthusiasts of the World! OK, so there isn't really a  VI Buyers' Club Online Shop yet, but if enough parts manufacturers and enough buyers want it, I can make one.... Any comments? Moen