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		Steve McQueen's vintage Indian to likely fetch up to $28,000. Also, Dude, "Indian" is not the preferred nomenclature. Native American, please (uk.news.yahoo.com)		36
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FlashHarry		2013-04-08 10:11:27 AM

meh. it's no brough superior.

oldfarthenry		2013-04-08 10:17:43 AM

"These early purpose-built motorcycles lacked a clutch, throttle and brakes, and were push-started and run flat-out."

So it's not so much a motorcycle as it is a two-wheeled suicide machine.

FlashHarry		2013-04-08 10:25:26 AM

oldfarthenry: So it's not so much a motorcycle as it is a two-wheeled suicide machine.

userserve-ak.last.fm

"that gives me an idea..."

clydedog		2013-04-08 11:33:07 AM

FlashHarry: meh. it's no brough superior.

Brough ripped off a lot of Indian's engineering, so yeah, you're right.

redmid17		2013-04-08 11:58:23 AM

Will be there:

1.bp.blogspot.com

Hack Patooey		2013-04-08 11:59:53 AM

The Lone Ranger and Tonto were at the bar drinking, when in walks a cowboy who yells, "Who's white horse it that outside?"

The Lone Ranger finishes off his whiskey, slams down the glass, turns around and says, "It's my horse. Why do you want to know?"

The cowboy looks at him and says, "Well, your horse is standing out there in the sun and he don't look too good."

The Lone Ranger and Tonto run outside and they see that Silver is in bad shape, suffering from heat exhaustion. The Loan Ranger moves his horse into the shade and gets a bucket of water. He then pours some of the water over the horse and gives the rest to Silver to drink.It is then he notices that there isn't a breeze so he asks Tonto if he would start running around Silver to get some air flowing and perhaps cool him down.

Being a faithful friend, Tonto starts running around Silver. The Lone Ranger stands there for a bit then realizes there is not much more he can do, so he goes back into the bar and orders another whiskey.

After a bit a cowboy walks in and says, "Who's white horse is that outside?"

Slowly the Lone Ranger turns around and says, "That is my horse, what is wrong with him now?"

"Nothing," replies the cowboy, "I just wanted to let you know that you left your Injun running."

The Snow Dog		2013-04-08 12:00:14 PM

That's all!?! I would expect something like that to fetch 6 figures. Damn! I might need to sell my car.

robohobo		2013-04-08 12:00:26 PM

How about Injun?

Tyrone Slothrop		2013-04-08 12:01:02 PM

Approves:

/hot

redmid17		2013-04-08 12:01:41 PM

Hack Patooey: The Lone Ranger and Tonto were at the bar drinking, when in walks a cowboy who yells, "Who's white horse it that outside?"

The Lone Ranger finishes off his whiskey, slams down the glass, turns around and says, "It's my horse. Why do you want to know?"

The cowboy looks at him and says, "Well, your horse is standing out there in the sun and he don't look too good."

The Lone Ranger and Tonto run outside and they see that Silver is in bad shape, suffering from heat exhaustion. The Loan Ranger moves his horse into the shade and gets a bucket of water. He then pours some of the water over the horse and gives the rest to Silver to drink.It is then he notices that there isn't a breeze so he asks Tonto if he would start running around Silver to get some air flowing and perhaps cool him down.

Being a faithful friend, Tonto starts running around Silver. The Lone Ranger stands there for a bit then realizes there is not much more he can do, so he goes back into the bar and orders another whiskey.

After a bit a cowboy walks in and says, "Who's white horse is that outside?"

Slowly the Lone Ranger turns around and says, "That is my horse, what is wrong with him now?"

"Nothing," replies the cowboy, "I just wanted to let you know that you left your Injun running."

Who is the Loan Ranger? He seems a lot more concerned for the health of the horse than the horse's owner.

The Snow Dog		2013-04-08 12:02:40 PM

Oh, £. Still: way below what I would expect.

iheartscotch		2013-04-08 12:04:56 PM

Steve McQueen was the real deal. He always preferred to do his own stunts; although he couldn't always get the directors to let him do all of the stunts.

Bravo Two		2013-04-08 12:05:30 PM

redmid17: Will be there:

[1.bp.blogspot.com image 562x346]

Mike from Phantasm?

/loved the Cuda...

fonebone77		2013-04-08 12:09:16 PM

oldfarthenry: "These early purpose-built motorcycles lacked a clutch, throttle and brakes, and were push-started and run flat-out."

So it's not so much a motorcycle as it is a two-wheeled suicide machine.

Board track racing was pretty insane. Imagine those crazy olympic indoor bike races with a much steeper bank and 200 pound bikes.

ZeroCorpse		2013-04-08 12:10:02 PM

redmid17: Hack Patooey: The Lone Ranger and Tonto were at the bar drinking, when in walks a cowboy who yells, "Who's white horse it that outside?"

The Lone Ranger finishes off his whiskey, slams down the glass, turns around and says, "It's my horse. Why do you want to know?"

The cowboy looks at him and says, "Well, your horse is standing out there in the sun and he don't look too good."

The Lone Ranger and Tonto run outside and they see that Silver is in bad shape, suffering from heat exhaustion. The Loan Ranger moves his horse into the shade and gets a bucket of water. He then pours some of the water over the horse and gives the rest to Silver to drink.It is then he notices that there isn't a breeze so he asks Tonto if he would start running around Silver to get some air flowing and perhaps cool him down.

Being a faithful friend, Tonto starts running around Silver. The Lone Ranger stands there for a bit then realizes there is not much more he can do, so he goes back into the bar and orders another whiskey.

After a bit a cowboy walks in and says, "Who's white horse is that outside?"

Slowly the Lone Ranger turns around and says, "That is my horse, what is wrong with him now?"

"Nothing," replies the cowboy, "I just wanted to let you know that you left your Injun running."

Who is the Loan Ranger? He seems a lot more concerned for the health of the horse than the horse's owner.

Duh. He's the guy in town that loans people buckets of water.

redmid17		2013-04-08 12:17:21 PM

ZeroCorpse: redmid17: Hack Patooey: The Lone Ranger and Tonto were at the bar drinking, when in walks a cowboy who yells, "Who's white horse it that outside?"

The Lone Ranger finishes off his whiskey, slams down the glass, turns around and says, "It's my horse. Why do you want to know?"

The cowboy looks at him and says, "Well, your horse is standing out there in the sun and he don't look too good."

The Lone Ranger and Tonto run outside and they see that Silver is in bad shape, suffering from heat exhaustion. The Loan Ranger moves his horse into the shade and gets a bucket of water. He then pours some of the water over the horse and gives the rest to Silver to drink.It is then he notices that there isn't a breeze so he asks Tonto if he would start running around Silver to get some air flowing and perhaps cool him down.

Being a faithful friend, Tonto starts running around Silver. The Lone Ranger stands there for a bit then realizes there is not much more he can do, so he goes back into the bar and orders another whiskey.

After a bit a cowboy walks in and says, "Who's white horse is that outside?"

Slowly the Lone Ranger turns around and says, "That is my horse, what is wrong with him now?"

"Nothing," replies the cowboy, "I just wanted to let you know that you left your Injun running."

Who is the Loan Ranger? He seems a lot more concerned for the health of the horse than the horse's owner.

Duh. He's the guy in town that loans people buckets of water.

The least the Lone Ranger could do is buy him a shot of whiskey as well.

/what is this, the Hallelujah Trail?

DoBeDoBeDo		2013-04-08 12:17:47 PM

Wait people have NON purpose built motorcycles?

Well it was a tank, but then *poof* it became a motorcycle!

Milos Hattrick		2013-04-08 12:20:12 PM

redmid17		2013-04-08 12:21:52 PM

DoBeDoBeDo: Wait people have NON purpose built motorcycles?

Well it was a tank, but then *poof* it became a motorcycle!

"I can be both!"

photos.ginormasource.com

one-in-the-chamber		2013-04-08 12:27:39 PM

hey subby wouldn't it been funnier if the head line was "steve McQueen to sell his native American"? the joke is funnier if you tell it first.

tom baker's scarf		2013-04-08 12:36:35 PM

Milos Hattrick: [www.mcqueenonline.com image 350x210]

this scene started my lifelong love for Triumphs.

dabbletech		2013-04-08 12:38:06 PM

The Snow Dog: Oh, £. Still: way below what I would expect.

Why would someone want that many Ls?

farkmedown		2013-04-08 12:54:00 PM

FlashHarry: meh. it's no brough superior.

So what happened to Lawrence's famous Brough?

capt.hollister		2013-04-08 01:16:12 PM

clydedog: FlashHarry: meh. it's no brough superior.

Brough ripped off a lot of Indian's engineering, so yeah, you're right.

Really, such as ?

FlyingJ		2013-04-08 01:54:32 PM

Pretty sure this was bought from McQueen's estate by my local Budweiser Distributor/tract home magnate. It's hard to keep track of the latter day Indian incarnations(Gilroy? Albuquerque? North Carolina-nice HQ tho, now Iowa Too bad that idea they had for that tribe in Oregon to make them never got underway)

farkedmedown So what happened to Lawrence's famous Brough?
the one he got killed on? London's Imperial War Museum is well worth yer time

http://thevelvetrocket.com/2010/01/31/t-e-lawrences-brough-superior- ss 100-motorcycle-1932/
http://www.forbes.com/forbes-life-magazine/2011/0509/collecting-moto rc ycle-diamond-in-brough-patrick-cooke.html

FlashHarry		2013-04-08 02:32:25 PM

FlyingJ: the one he got killed on? London's Imperial War Museum is well worth yer time

http://thevelvetrocket.com/2010/01/31/t-e-lawrences-brough-superior- ss 100-motorcycle-1932/
http://www.forbes.com/forbes-life-magazine/2011/0509/collecting-moto rc ycle-diamond-in-brough-patrick-cooke.html

there are four or five broughs at the motorcycle museum in anamosa, iowa (yes, iowa!). they're incredible works of engineering. the build quality is stunning up close.

FlashHarry		2013-04-08 02:48:08 PM

the museum in question. well worth a visit if you're ever in the area. their website caters to the harley/orange county crowd, but they have an amazing collection of british and european bikes too. lots of vincents, nortons and BSAs.

FlyingJ		2013-04-08 03:29:36 PM

FlashHarry I've heard this place is pretty good, http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/asp/classics/

I've always liked see Lindbergh's cycle @ the Henry Ford: http://www.ridingvintage.com/2013/02/charles-linberghs-excelsior-x.ht m l

bigbaddoc		2013-04-08 03:47:04 PM

This will sell for far more than the estimate.

The estimate price is perhaps low even without the McQueen provenance. With it... who knows, it might crack $100,000. Definately would have pulled that much before the economy went soft.

FlashHarry		2013-04-08 04:38:04 PM

FlyingJ: FlashHarry I've heard this place is pretty good, http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/asp/classics/

I've always liked see Lindbergh's cycle @ the Henry Ford: http://www.ridingvintage.com/2013/02/charles-linberghs-excelsior-x.ht m l

that manx norton is way cool.

/going to the IOM next year to visit my bro.

The Smails Kid		2013-04-08 05:44:43 PM

For stealing tools, cooler.

FlyingJ		2013-04-08 06:09:14 PM

almost forgot;
http://barbermuseum.org/

Skyd1v		2013-04-08 09:52:58 PM

redmid17: DoBeDoBeDo: Wait people have NON purpose built motorcycles?

Well it was a tank, but then *poof* it became a motorcycle!

"I can be both!"

[photos.ginormasource.com image 463x288]

I would LOVE to find one of those as a rebuild project. Would make a great "Putt-around" vehicle for my dad.

/Rascal scooter won't cut it for him. He uses an Argo right now...

Iczer		2013-04-08 10:47:20 PM

The Snow Dog: That's all!?! I would expect something like that to fetch 6 figures. Damn! I might need to sell my car.

Subby did a bad bad thing. That's pretty much what I was thinking as well until I noticed it wasn't no farking $28,000, it's expected to get £22,000 to £28,000 or $43,000 roughly.

Torion!		2013-04-09 04:11:42 AM

/hot may not be be on any sunday

abhorrent1		2013-04-09 07:22:04 AM

£28,000, subby. About $42k. i would've thought it would get way more than that.

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