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The Warpath
By Moen This page will be in future issues of the VI, and will chart the progress of the Warpath Peoples' Indian with monthly updates. For new readers, the Warpath Project sprang from Lyle's improved 1948 Daytona "Big Base" Sport Scout racing engine cases, and it just may become the first new (real!) Indian since 1953. -And with a twist. This modern-day web stuff makes it possible for people all around the world to stay close in touch and work together on various projects. Pooling our resources and relying on trading as far as possible to keep costs down, it looks like we could build new, slightly modernised and quite affordable, Sport Scouts if we work together. The VI Exchange and Buyers' Club are both part of, what we could call the VI Network, together with this page, and I hope the parts can nourish each other for a greater whole. Besides the engine cases, there are already quite a few related projects going on, and this page will keep you up to date, so if you are interested in this project -and perhaps a Warpath of your own, check back every month! Updated 08-09-00 -----> |
News this month: Case Pattern Update Racing Head Update Idea: How about if some of the people, wanting one of these bikes did some sketches and a story of what their bike would be (roadster, racer, original, bobber, chopper??), and how they intended to go about it (all new parts? mix of new/old?) and sent it to me for posting here to help the creative juices get flowing in the garages all around the world? So how about it? Nobody's going to build one of these bikes? Nobody's got any plans, ideas or initial parts piles in the corner of the shed? Right? Naah, I know you do! Let's get some inspiring stories on this page! OK, it ain't much, but here's a page on my Warpath project... |
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| August 00 |
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Case patterns progressing |
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Case update |
| August 00 | Heads | Problems with mold release (tall fins and sand is a tough mix) are being solved. |
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Buyers' Club
Heads May story |
| July 00 |
Cover |
Prototype inner primaries cast and sent for machining. Outer cover also cast. | Moen | Case update |
| May 00 |
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Lyle Landstrom,
with the help of Jim Wall and others is making good progress on the engine
cases. See this month's article.
Cam covers have been cast and are being test machined. More on this next month |
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Case
update
Casting BB cases Cam cover 4-Cam |
| May 00 |
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New Kevlar clutch
plates (and soon complete kits of clutch plates and springs) are now available
at prices close to OEM plates. Sounds perfect for Warpaths!
See this month's article. (updated August) |
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New Clutch |
| May 00 | Fenders | Tom Keene has unfinished front fender blanks for trade. These are the prewar type and for 18" wheels. See the Exchange page |
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Fenders
Exchange |
| May 00 |
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If 10 orders can be found,
new complete 640 front forks from Jürgen Hecker can be made at a projected
retail price of US$1600. Or possibly new 741 forks could be made (as the
factory racers used these) See the Buyers' Club page
for details.
At the same time, VI "projecteers" are talking about possible forks too. Nothing definite on this now, but hopefully there will be an update on this next month. |
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Racing
forks.
Buyers' Club Blueprints |
| May 00 |
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If 10 orders can
be found, new 640 front frames from Jürgen Hecker can be made at a
projected retail price of US$1200. The same goes for rear frames, at a
projected retail price of US$400. These could either be 640 or 741 (as
the factory racers used these). See the Buyers' Club
page for details.
VI "projecteers" are talking about possible frames too. Both front and rear, and hopefully there will be an update on this next month. |
Moen For VI frames:
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JH
frames
JH ACE JH 4 frames Racing frames Buyers' Club |
| May 00 |
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Jim Wall has the patterns for the pre-war "Tall Fin" racing heads at a foundry for a quote. More next month. See the Buyers' Club page. |
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Heads
Buyers' Club |
| May 00 |
Covers |
Lyle currently has both inner and outer primary cover, as well as the cover for the magneto drive opening, available in unmachined form. Patterns may be modified to fit coming transmission case for 4-speed gears (& clutch?). This will not be until the engine cases are done. See this month's article. |
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Case
update
Lyle's Page |
| May 00 |
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Matt Willkinson is making a batch of 10 sets of Bonneville Scout valve lifts. See the Buyers' Club page. | Matt Willkinson | Buyers' Club |