Indian 1000cc 8 valve racer with a super patina and in running condition.... who dares.

The normal model of indian was an OHV side valve. For racing, Indian made a 4 (2 valves per cylinder) or 8 (4 valves per cylinder) racer. These were never sold even though they were in the catalog but were only loaned to the factory racers and to the most promising riders. Rarely do these motorcycles come up for sale. These are the motorcycles that reached speeds of over 200km/h on the wooden murderdromes and this in 1914! These motorcycles were pushed into motion on the bowl lanes or pulled into motion by another motorcycle using a cord. Then they did a tour behind the pace car and had a flying start for the race (here is a nice video of this : https://youtu.be/QPZY-MUx8qk ). These motorcycles had no brakes. This was too dangerous to ride because one could hinder a rider behind by suddenly braking. These motorcycles also had no throttle cable because they were mostly run at full throttle (controlled by a trade on the carburetor) and speed was controlled by the pre-ignition and by the killswitch on the handlebars.