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INDEX Page 1 Cover – Rhett Rotten's Wall of Death Page 2 Association Information Page 4 Publisher, President & VP Messages Page 5 Membership Chairman Message Page 6 Webmaster Message, Foreign Members note - In Future Issues Page 7 Correspondence - “Back cover story 4 of a Kind” - Last WOW and Merchandise - Page 8 101s at Davenport Page 10 A Tribute by Bob Kelley Page 11 Digital Speedo on a 101 by Olof Ostberg Page 13 COVER STORY: Rhett Rotten's Wall of Death Page 17 A GREAT DuPont letter and 101 story Page 19 Now THAT's carry on luggage! Page 20 A Secret revealed about 101 Founder! - A WOW exclusive Page 21 Announcement of Annual Meeting Page 22 FUN RUN SPECIFICS Page 23 101 LOGO merchandise available - Hawaiian 101 by Bob Hitchcock Page 25 Advertisements Page 27 R & O order information Page 28 Back Cover – 4 Of a Kind –story on page 7 PUBLISHERS' MESSAGE: Well, this issue is LATE – but I kept getting material and pictures and it took awhile just to figure out what to print – I wanted to make sure as much as possible got into this issue. George tells me not to feel too bad, though – one year he sent out the last issue of the year with the first of the next year in March! Hopefully I will never get that bad, but you never know! Joanie PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE: fall is fast approaching and our riding season is ending but this year is different. We will have our Fun Run for our members in October in the friendly countryside of northwestern Connecticut. So come on out and have a good time – hope to see you there (with or without your Scout!). Thanks to our members the WOW has good information and interesting things to keep each and every one of us going. The annual BOD meeting will be held in November. If any one wants to send in something for us to discuss at the meeting, please do so – we DO work for you. Or better yet, come along and attend! Randy Dear 101ers, We are finally recovered from the paint room fire as noted in the last issue. It took a lot longer and more effort on my part than I could have imagined. As a result my 101s have spent the summer in the shed except for their trip to AMCA Colonial meet in June. Our Indian 101 Scout Repair and Overhaul Manual is complete except for one page. This is the page on the “Ball Bearing 1928 Front Wheel.” I have been on this project for over a week now, researching and tearing apart assembled wheels. The drawing is well under way and should be ready in a couple of days for Joanie to include it with this issue. I suggest just adding it to your three ring binders for those of you who have this binder. For those of you with the “comb” binder just cut off the three holes on the dotted line and glue or staple it to the back of page 20 as the “new” page 20A. This wheel does not use cups to contain the felt seals. Instead, it uses two thin flat steel washers. At least it does on the side opposite the brake, one each side of the 1/8 inch thick felt washer. This is fairly effective because the outside washer is contained by a wire ring. There is a problem due to manufacturing tolerances on the outer bearing race width as well as the bore depths in the hub. If this race is a bit wide or the bore depths a bit shallow there is little room for the two washers and the felt. Some of the sealing surface on the inner race is lost and it is impossible to squeeze in a 1/8-inch thick felt between the two thin flat washers. The fix here is to surface grind the outer race width on the open side. There is plenty of room to do this before contacting the 7/16-inch diameter balls. The brake side is even more of a problem and according to the parts book only one thin steel flat washer was used. This washer was used on the outside to keep dirt out, which put the felt up against the outer race, and balls. Now we have the same scenario we find on the `29-`31 front wheels. The bearing sucks in the felt and “eats” it. On all the wheels I disassembled there was no felt on the brake side, just the thin flat steel washer. This was the same finding by others and myself on the '29-'31 front wheels on the brake side. The “fix” here for the '28 wheel is to surface grind the width of the outer race on the open side so as to accommodate a second thin steel flat washer as used on the opposite side. As I work on my 101s and listen to Randy lament about the inadequate Indian parts books and general lack of information, I came up with what I think will be a great help for everyone. This would be “HOW TO” booklets. These booklets would eventually cover all aspects of working on our machines. Pages would be included with your Wows as the R & O pages were. I have already begun the first one and it will be on wheels. “HOW TO WORK ON INDIAN 101 SCOUT WHEELS.” These booklets will contain lots of pictures and actually follow along as each project is accomplished. For new members the back pages will be available and eventually the booklets themselves at a nominal cost. Let's say someone has a complete bike but is having magneto problems. He or she would just have to purchase the “HOW TO WORK ON YOUR INDIAN 101 SCOUT MAGNETO” booklet. Hope to have the first pages in the next issue. End GY MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE: As of this writing, we have 395 paid members for the year. We usually get a few a month so we should hit 400 again this year. The logo merchandise is going well but not as well as I had hoped. Most people are procrastinating – “ Oh, I know you have it when I am ready”. Well, some colors in some sizes are sold out so if you are putting it off, DON'T – I can't order more merchandise (I would like to add hats) and sizes until we get into the PROFIT part of selling what we have. You will notice in the annual meeting agenda the possibility of increasing the annual dues by $2.00 per year. Postage increased last year and should again next year. We have updated the WOW, adding color and typesetting, as well as reinstating membership cards. All this costs money and we find the treasury a little LOW. If you have any feelings on this issue, come to the meeting or make your feelings known to a BOD member. WEBMASTER'S MESSAGE: OK, OK, I know – it needs to be updated. I have actually started on it but the WOW deadline crept up on me. I promise it'll be updated soon – and I plan to make it possible to renew your membership and order merchandise online. I cannot mention enough how much fun this club is – but BOY is it a lot of work (again, kudos to George and Milli for previous efforts!). The discussion list is still going strong. If you aren't on it and want to be just send me an email (RWMC101@aol.com) and I'll set you right up. FOREIGN MEMBERS NOTE: Our local bank hits us with a BIG bank charge for any non-postal money orders. This is especially true for Canada, for some reason. Please either charge your membership, send cash as some do (although not recommended) or send a POSTAL MONEY ORDER.
OUR BACK COVER PHOTO LETTER 4 of a Kind! Dear Randy and Joan: Hi! Here's proof that we ride our 101s out here on the West Coast too! The enclosed picture was taken on Saturday, July 29, 2000 on the third day of the AMCA National Road Run, hosted by the Oregon Trail Chapter. Out destination was Sunnyside Park, near a beautiful lake in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. This was a 100-mile round trip (and more if you got lost!). There was well over 100 motorcycles on the tour and the riders enjoyed four days of sun, fun, food and great scenery in Oregon. I think this picture would look good on the cover of our newsletter. Pictured, from back to front:
All are past and/or present members of the 101 Association. I hope you can use the photo, and keep up the good work on the newsletter! Thanks, John Crawford, #98. Joanie -- This issue was loaded with substantive articles and excellent-quality photos -- I think it's easily your best yet! Yes, there was some type from other articles appearing in odd places, but the main feature pieces seemed to be free of this. I think it was confined to the little notices near the beginning and end, and I had no trouble making sense of everything. ... It's probably already been said, but if any overseas members are in doubt, the T-shirts are absolutely fantastic! You have a decent-sized bold image of a 101 with the classy script lettering, and the fabric seems very sturdy while breathing well. I think the off-white color would be the most practical, that's what I got. I wore mine all day at Harmony with the temperatures in the 90s and found it quite comfortable. You can see me in the photo on the top of Page 14 (Ed note: of last issue) wearing it (not much detail shows) as we led off the road run -- for about a block. I was using a new helmet that blocks out far more sound than my other one, and this probably had something to do with my stalling out at the first intersection. The bike had been temperamental about restarting in the extreme heat (it's fine now, whatever problem it was has passed), so I dismounted to give it a good kick, then got flustered about doing all of this in a crowd (I'm not accustomed to stalling) and managed to leave it in gear. So if anyone wonders why we failed to lead the road run, blame me! Everything turned out fine, though. Much later, I had a relaxing time riding back to the fairgrounds behind Randy (he's a reassuring leader in more ways than one), and then the 101 judging drew a huge crowd and turned out to be a big success. Bob Kelley #329 101ers --Nothing here should come as much of a surprise to us, but the source makes it kind of interesting -- a collection of Harley tributes. This is daredevil rider Lucky Lee Lott, who started in 1935 and led the Lucky Lee Lott Hell Drivers, specializing in spectacular crashes: "One of our favorite cycles was the Indian Scout. Wall of Death riders loved it for their circus and fair sideshows for the same reasons we did: The Scout was lightweight yet perfectly balanced. The chassis was set up just right, but above all, the Indian's V-twin engine was balanced, nearly vibrationless, and simply kept on ticking despite all of the Human Battering Rams, Flaming Wall Crashes, and Ten-Car Jumps. It was the ideal machine for a head stand." I had never heard the smooth-running engine cited as one of the Scout's advantages as a stunt bike. I'm sure the bigger bikes of the period shook a lot worse. When you're cruising along at 30-35 mph on my 37", it's amazingly smooth, and I believe the Wall riders are doing only about 40. The quote comes from a piece in "This Old Harley," edited by Michael Dregni. Bob Kelley #329
EXCERPT - Rhett Rotten's Wall of Death Inc. 101ers Hey everyone out there, did you know that one of the oldest forms of Motorsports is still alive and well. Yes, IT'S TRUE, Rhett Rotten and his Wall of Death are travelling all across America displaying absolutely AWESOME, DIPS AND DIVES OF DEATH, and superior trick riding on the world's steepest racecourse. His Wall was built in 1941, and inside you will find a 1927 Indian Scout motor sitting in a 101 chassis (1928-31) but you probably already knew that. We feel privileged to boast that our other 101's are a 1928 and a 1931, previously owned by Lucky Thibeault, the oldest living Wall Rider. The other bike ridden in the wall is a 1957 Harley Hummer. His Partner Jim gets in the Go-cart, Rhett on the Harley Hummer and together they put on a race that rivals all others. The Wall of Death is a tough chosen profession for Rhett. Without the sponsorship of his partner Jim Mishler, Rhett may not be travelling today. With Jim and his families support, Rhett wants to fulfill his dream of owning his wall himself and truly taking it to ................. Secret Revealed about Founder! A 101 WOW exclusive George Yarocki, long time Indian 101 motorcycle devotee, switches to new Marque. When asked why the sudden change in loyalties, George replied. "Just look at this beauty, it's quite, smooth, there's room for a passenger, and you can't believe the mileage it gets. The only draw back is, Millie gets a little testy when asked to hop off the back and push on the hills." Al Gazza #464 (argazza@snet.net
Our Annual Meeting will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday, November 25, 2000 (the Saturday after Thanksgiving) at the office of the G.L. Yarocki Company, 679 Riverside Ave, Torrington, CT 06790 (860) 482-9215. The purpose of this meeting will be for the nomination and election of officers and directors as well as Association business. The Agenda is:
Any 101er is welcome to attend this meeting during “Special Orders” period. The officers and directors present my waive this constitutional stipulation and allow any 101er to sit in on the entire meeting. We always have in the past. So, if you can make it, please stop in! Respectfully submitted Randy Walker, President To read the rest, JOIN!!!
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