Hi Guys. I found another Lil Indian!! Its older than my yellow bike. The frame is made with a smaller diameter tubing and the forks are narrower. The neck is smaller diameter. I don't see any numbers on the rear axle plates, like on my other bike as well. Finally, the rear fender mount looks different. Rather than a flat plate welded inside the frame Tubes. It is welded along the tubes an there is a twist in it that makes the mounting surface flat. The front fender mounting looks wrong and the mount I'm used to seeing on lil indian forks is missing.
It does have a mount for the ever hard to find disc brake caliper, though it has a semicircle cutout that I've never seen on other bikes The cutout looks original, but I'm not sure.
I believe the engine is original to the bike, though I'm not sure. The number on it is 60212-0175 and the year code is 66, so its in the right era at least. I believe these bikes came with 2.25HP motors at some point, which would fall into the 60212 series, but I've yet to find a way to tell if its a 2hp, 2.25hp or 2.5hp.It still has what I believe is an original chain guard and a clutch I've never seen before.
My Questions:
1) Can I pin down the year of the bike based on the frame characteristics? Any other details I should look for?
2) Is the odd rear fender mount original?
3) Is the cutout on the disc brake mount original?
4) How can I tell if the engine is original and whether its a 2HP, 2.25HP or 2.5HP?
5) Is that clutch original?
Here's the pics!!!
It does have a mount for the ever hard to find disc brake caliper, though it has a semicircle cutout that I've never seen on other bikes The cutout looks original, but I'm not sure.
I believe the engine is original to the bike, though I'm not sure. The number on it is 60212-0175 and the year code is 66, so its in the right era at least. I believe these bikes came with 2.25HP motors at some point, which would fall into the 60212 series, but I've yet to find a way to tell if its a 2hp, 2.25hp or 2.5hp.It still has what I believe is an original chain guard and a clutch I've never seen before.
My Questions:
1) Can I pin down the year of the bike based on the frame characteristics? Any other details I should look for?
2) Is the odd rear fender mount original?
3) Is the cutout on the disc brake mount original?
4) How can I tell if the engine is original and whether its a 2HP, 2.25HP or 2.5HP?
5) Is that clutch original?
Here's the pics!!!