1912 Indian Motorized Bicycle on Jay Leno's Garage w/ the guy who used it on Cannonball 3000+ miles!

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I thought you guys would enjoy this recent episode of Jay Leno's Garage that featured a sweet vintage all original parts 4hp single speed 1912 Indian motorized bicycle with Alex Trepanier who did the 3300 mile Cannonball Run on it!

An awesome look into this amazing Indian MB that really started it all even before Harley Davidson. And how Alex got his 100+ year old motorized bicycle to complete the Cannonball using 5 quarts of oil per day! And some road side repairs using the original 1912 Indian tools that came with the bike.

A must see for MB fans!

 
One of the things I work on is commercial piston type air compressors.
Almost all of these are constant loss oil systems.
All involve a coalescing filter to scrub the oil from the air and bleed it off to a dump tank.
They need the oil in the top end to lube the cylinder and valves and keep it cool.
Mind you, we are talking less than a teaspoon a day, not 5 quarts!
 
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