Lil indian with odd forks

[markus]

Bidding is pretty heavy on this, I never noticed that style forkplate being used on the lil indians are they correct? I would have to say its early to mid 60's if the brake provisions are not there. The welding of the engine plate and welded on kick make me think there was some "work" done to it though and they could have been lopped off.

Vintage Lil Indian Mini Bike Frame 1960's Ruttman Rupp Bonanza | eBay

 

[cheezy1]

The advertisement he has pictured....is not the frame and forks being sold. There has been many modifications to that frame. And notice how every bidder is a "private listing"...pretty fishy eh?

 

[Biodude]

The advertisement he has pictured....is not the frame and forks being sold. There has been many modifications to that frame. And notice how every bidder is a "private listing"...pretty fishy eh?

Yes, I would say that is the work of a "SMOOTH OPERATOR"!

 

[markus]

The advertisement he has pictured....is not the frame and forks being sold. There has been many modifications to that frame. And notice how every bidder is a "private listing"...pretty fishy eh?

I wonder what the forks are from, I don't recognize the plates offhand but they seem to fit the bike pretty good. Kind of a shame if its been misrepresented.

 

[AJaxMini]

I wonder what the forks are from, I don't recognize the plates offhand but they seem to fit the bike pretty good. Kind of a shame if its been misrepresented.

The uppers almost have the look of Trail Horse handlebars. However, the fender mount doesn't match what they used. If there have been modifications, I guess a set of handlebars could have been modified to work as well.