Three from George
Indian 741, ex-WD
Although George has made his name as an off-road ace and most of the bikes in his collection are either trials, scrambles or enduro machines, he also has several interesting road machines, including a pair oflightweight MVs, a prewar Blue Star BSA and two ex-American Second World War Army issue model 741 Indian V-twins.
In the days of the Depression in the 1930s, hundreds of US motorcycle manufacturers had fallen by the wayside and it was left to Harley-Davidson and Indian as the only ones left to carry the flag into the war years.
The Second World War changed both factories even before US involvement, as the armies of other countries needed motorcycles for their war effort and during the six years of hostilities, the Springfield company produced
