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02-17-2012, 09:26 PM
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750 Royal Enfield Indians, 750cc Indians & 750cc Harleys
Among the first motorcycles to wear the Indian name, that weren't built in Springfield, were the Royal Enfield / Indian models.
During World War II, from 1940 through 1945, Harley-Davidson built over 80,000 750cc flathead twins, mostly as Model WLA for the U.S. Army and Model WLC for the Canadian Army.
Also during World War II, the U.S. Army asked Harley-Davidson to produce a motorcycle as good as BMW's side-valve R71. So Harley copied the BMW, simply converting metric measurements to inches, and produced the shaft-drive 750cc 1942 Harley-Davidson XA. Even though about 1,000 were made, the motorcycle never saw service.
This is the 750cc Indian 841, which was Indian's response to the Army's order. Its side-valve 90° V-twin opposed engine, which produced 25 HP (two more than the XA), suggests the later Moto Guzzi engines of that design.
During World War II, from 1940 through 1945, Harley-Davidson built over 80,000 750cc flathead twins, mostly as Model WLA for the U.S. Army and Model WLC for the Canadian Army.
Also during World War II, the U.S. Army asked Harley-Davidson to produce a motorcycle as good as BMW's side-valve R71. So Harley copied the BMW, simply converting metric measurements to inches, and produced the shaft-drive 750cc 1942 Harley-Davidson XA. Even though about 1,000 were made, the motorcycle never saw service.
This is the 750cc Indian 841, which was Indian's response to the Army's order. Its side-valve 90° V-twin opposed engine, which produced 25 HP (two more than the XA), suggests the later Moto Guzzi engines of that design.
Last edited by sleeper; 02-17-2012 at 09:57 PM.