Indian Motorcycles

ndian is an American brand of motorcycles[1][2] originally produced from 1901 to 1953 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Hendee Manufacturing Company initially produced the motorcycles, but the name was changed to the Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Company[1][2] in 1928.

The Indian factory team took the first three places in the 1911 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy. During the 1910s, Indian became the largest manufacturer of motorcycles in the world. Indian's most popular models

In 2011, Polaris Industries purchased Indian Motorcycles and moved operations from North Carolina and merged them into their existing facilities in Minnesota and Iowa. Since August 2013, Polaris has marketed multiple modern Indian motorcycles that reflect Indian's traditional styling.
The "Indian Motocycle Co." was originally founded as the Hendee Manufacturing Company by George M. Hendee in 1897 to manufacture bicycles. These were initially badged as "Silver King" and "Silver Queen" anyone wanting to post pics and Indian Motorcycle Wallpapers and Backgrounds The "Indian Motocycle Co." was originally founded as the Hendee Manufacturing Company by George M. Hendee
in 1897 to manufacture bicycles. These were initially badged as "Silver
King" and "Silver Queen" brands but the name "American Indian", quickly
shortened to just "Indian", was adopted by Hendee from 1898 onwards
because it gave better product recognition in export markets. Oscar Hedstrom
joined in 1900. Both Hendee and Hedstrom were former bicycle racers and
manufacturers, and they teamed up to produce a motorcycle with a
1.75 bhp, single-cylinder engine in Hendee's home town of Springfield.
The motorcycle was successful and sales increased dramatically during
the next decade. [3]