1939 Indian Scout
Price: $9 105 ≈ €8670 ≈ £7227
Item location: Jacksonville, Oregon, US
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Description
1939 Indian Scout.
‘39 Sport Scout frame.
45 inch engine. 741 crankcases, early ‘40s 45” Scout cylinders and heads. Bonneville pistons.
Mikuni VM36 carburetor. Peek intake seals.
Triumph 4-speed transmission.
BSA primary cover.
Indian vertical forks.
Enfield front wheel, AJS/Matchless back wheel.
Indian Junior Scout tanks.
This old bobber was built in the ‘60s in Ohio. Lots of patina.
Starts easily, runs well.
I bought this bike a few years ago and have repaired/modified the things I thought needed attention. An older, custom bike like this requires an experienced mechanic and is not intended to be a daily driver.
Engine:
Removed heads, cylinders and pistons.
No perceptible play in bottom of connecting rods.
Cleaned carbon from all parts.
Lapped valves with grinding compound.
Ring end-gap within specs.
Honed cylinders with flex-hone.
Reassembled top-end with new cylinder base gaskets and composite head gaskets.
New wrist pins.
Adjusted valve clearances.
New spark plugs and wires.
Oil pump:
New scavenge gear set.
New plunger guide screw.
New plunger cap.
New PCV valve.
New oil lines.
‘47-style sump scraper.
Carburetor:
New Mikuni VM36.
New peek intake seals (leak-checked good).
New manifold nuts.
New K&N air filter.
New throttle cable.
New fuel lines and filters.
Generator (6 volt):
New brushes.
New sealed bearings.
New battery and battery box.
Other:
Wheel bearings and steering-head bearings cleaned, greased and/or replaced as needed.
New chain.
Could use new tires, the ones on it now are 10 years old but still soft with no apparent cracking or dry-rot.
No horn mounted at present.
Videos:
Cold Start.
Riding.
Riding.
Clear Oregon title in my name.
Actual mileage unknown, no odometer.
Please ask any questions. Inspections available at my home in Jacksonville, Oregon.
$500 deposit required. Final payment due by wire, cash, or cashier's check within 7 calendar days. Bike will not be released until payment clears. Buyer responsible for shipping.
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