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2, 2010: Bonneville for the last time this
year. I just added some details to the story on the front page. I will
probably move the Bonneville story somewhere else soon (and get back to
business!), but there will be a link to follow.
September 1, 2010: Bonneville, final(?) update for this time. After getting two official runs (doing 88.198 mph (141,91 km/h) over the timed mile) - both with a blowing a head gasket - a burnt cylinder head put a stop to the fun. But next time... :-) September 1, 2010: Bonneville again (I hope this racing thing is over soon, so I can go back to actually putting some parts on the website!). Posted a brief update + cool video in the Salt Cracker box on the front page. There were problems Tuesday too, but they were solved (I hope), and everything should now be ready for a timed run later today... August 31, 2010: Bonneville: Weather is better today, and lots of bikes running. No news about the Salt Cracker yet. August 30, 2010: Latest update: Water has cleared from the short course and bikes are running now. It looks like the long course, for the really fast bikes, should be open tomorrow; not that the Salt Cracker needs to go there this year :-) No news from, or about, Lars yet, but stay tuned. August 30, 2010: Big news from Bonneville. Lars has the electronic ignition fitted the right way around now... (another piece of bad preparation during the rush to get the bike packed and shipped), and air leaks patched up - and IT'S RUNNING! First test rides yesterday, and first timed run today, if all goes well. Latest update: Things do not seem to be going very well... It rained last night, and there is still standing water on at least one of the courses (there are 2 race courses laid out on the salt for this year's BUB races; the long "International", 11 miles, and the "Mountain" course, 5 miles). Racing has been postponed until at least 2 pm (Bonneville is on MST time, which is UTC-7 hours). Salt conditions will be checked again then, and a decision made wether to go racing or wait until later/tomorrow. So we will see. More updates will be posted when I get them. August 28, 2010: Bonneville: The BUB event began today, Saturday. Lars got a nice selection of pilot jets (he only had a few with him, bad preparation due to time constraints, but it was sort of now-or-never, so the main thing was to get the bike on the salt, and then take it from there) from the kind and wonderful Drew Gatewood of Gatewood Engineering And Race Support, on his way to BUB himself. Drew is an FIM and AMA technical steward, among other things, and will work at BUB in that capacity - keeping people honest :-) More updates will be posted as and when they come in. August 25, 2010: News from Bonneville. Or rather, from Wendover - the tiny town next to Bonneville. Lars sent some pictures of his new "workshop" where he is trying to get the bike ready for BUB, which begins Saturday. There will be several helpers coming to BUB, so the plan is to get the basics sorted now, and then test ride (and hopefully race) at BUB. Stay tuned! August 24, 2010: Put a new "spy shot" of machined cast iron Hedstrom pistons on the front page. Note correct pins with brass end button and the little locating pip. These pistons are made to measure, so allow some time for this when you order a set. Prices and more info coming soon. August 24, 2010: Meanwhile, in Wendower, Utah, Lars (our fearless landspeed racing hero) is busy working on his 741 engine to get ready for the BUB event on the Bonneville Salt Flats come Saturday... August 19, 2010: The first email update with photos came through from Lars at Bonneville with the Salt Cracker 741 racer. Internet is a big problem there. Front page. August 19, 2010: Posted a brief update from Lars at Bonneville Speed Week (still no internet). August 17, 2010: First photo of the Salt Cracker at Bonneville. Front page. There is no internet connection at the salt, so new updates will come in when possible. Stay tuned! August 13, 2010: Fixed typos in part numbers on Stroker Scout page. Thanks Lindsay! August 13, 2010: Early Chief/Powerplus cast iron pistons sold to France. For Sale page August 13, 2010: The Salt Cracker is now on a plane on its way to Bonneville to take part in the Speed Week and BUB land speed racing events. I hope to have some opdates directly from the salt to post on the front page, but - in any case - the building story will pick up where it ended a year ago when Lars, the owner, gets back home. Stay tuned! - And fingers crossed! August 9, 2010: Update on 741 manifold for CV carb + a change in price for tappet adjusting screws and lock nuts. 741 page July 10, 2010: Put a cool "short frame" 1928 101 project bike on the For Sale page. July 10, 2010: Added a couple of photos to the "friends & customers" section, front page. July 7, 2010: Put a couple of photos on the front page of the 101 project that will be for sale soon. It is my own 101, but I am not sure when (or if) I will get around to it, so maybe it is time to let it go. I need to find the last parts, make a list of everything, and take some more photos to post on the For Sale page. Will do so asap, but this is the busy season, so it may take a little while. Feel free to email me for more information. Next part of the DiXiE story will be coming soon, and there may even be an update from Lars on the blown land speed racing 741! I also have some new parts to show. Soon... July 7, 2010: Updated some prices on the James Gaskets, 741 and Special Offers pages. May 29, 2010: DiXiE Oils Up! Part 3 of Grizzy's Sprint Chout build story. May 13, 2010: Posted spy shot of casting pattern for the new manifold for Keihin CV carb on 741 with big manifold nipple. Stay tuned for more about this! May 13, 2010: I got in touch with Lars Nielsen, builder of the "Salt Cracker" Bonneville racer (supercharged 741). There will be a major update soon, but for now I posted a photo of how the bike looks now. May 13, 2010: Fixed some details and prices on the 101 page. April 18, 2010: Posted part 2 of the DiXiE project story. April 18, 2010: Posted an updated photo (front page) of the - now machined - cast iron Hedstrom pistons; actually the pistons in the photo are from the first test batch, now running happily in a couple of engines. This is the busy season, but I will find time to post an update on the new parts page soon, with prices and more details. These pistons are made to fit your fresh cylinder bore, and a small batch is planned for machining in about 6 weeks. If you need a set, let me know asap. April 6, 2010: Minor update on the For Sale page (Knucklehead sold). April 4, 2010: Posted first part of the new project series: Grizzy's fabulous "DiXiE" Chout, built for vintage sprinting (British sort of drag racing, "vintage" meaning pre-1930). Stay tuned! April 4, 2010: Posted a couple more "Indians of Customers and Friends of IPE" on the front page (a bit down). Feel free to send me a snapshot of your Indian. If you want an IPE sticker for it, just ask. April 4, 2010: Another friend told me that he has a set of good cast iron pistons for an early Scout, so I made a note of this in connection with the cast iron Chief pistons I have on the For Sale page. March 16, 2010: Put a cool Sport Scout on the For Sale page for a friend. I don't usually do this (that's what the Virtual Indian ad pages are for), but on occasion I can be persuaded. March 7, 2010: International Indian News magazine 2009 on the Special Offers page. March 7, 2010: Sneak peek at upcoming parts: B Motor manifold (early Chief and special "B" option 101 + with cylinder machining and big manifold nipples fitted, it can be used with big Schebler or Linkert on other Scouts), Hedstrom cast iron pistons and ACE cylinders. Front page (more info on relevant sub pages soon). March 7, 2010: New pic of complete 741 CV manifold kit + a note that the first batch of these manifolds is going fast - if you need one, you should let me know; I don't know when more will be made. Front and 741 pages. March 7, 2010: A gentle reminder about some of the older IPE parts; in-tank oil filters, Bosch magneto points, 741/Sport Scout drive side seal nut. Front page. February 3, 2010: Fixed a mistake (roller retainer details) on the Stroker page. February 3, 2010: Made the PayPal info a little clearer (I hope!) on the Mail Order page. February 3, 2010: Fiberglass fenders (For Sale page) on their way to France. September 23, 2009: Aluminum kickstarter mount sold out. 741 page September 22, 2009: In-tank oil filters are back in stock after having been temporarily sold out. 741, Chief and Special Offers pages. September 20, 2009: Powerplus sidecar on the For Sale page is sold. Someone asked about shipping costs for the fiberglass fenders there, so I weighed them and was a little surprised to see that the total weight for both fenders and chain guard was just 5 Kg. There will be a bigger update (more parts!) coming soon. I just have to get some photos first. September 8, 2009: First major update after the summer. I have changed the For Sale page, and started putting some used original parts on. If feedback is positive, I will dig up some more stuff to put on next time. September 8, 2009: New parts on the Special Offers page: 37"/600cc 101 aluminum cylinder heads, saddle bags, seat pan, Schebler air horn, grease gun, grease nipples (and a nifty adapter for the 1920s type nipples to allow the same grease gun to be used for both these and the newer type) and a really old-school 6V battery. September 8, 2009: 1936-39 rigid frame Chief rear fender and leaf spring fork horn bracket on the Chief page. September 8, 2009: New manifold for Keihin CV carb on stock 741 cylinders on the 741 page. Also a neat billet aluminum kickstarter mount. September 8, 2009: On the 101 page there are new photos of the reproduction 101 frame and leaf spring forks, as well as some nice front and rear fenders. Also the 101 transmission sliding gear that has been unavailable for so long. June 7, 2009: Spent some hours again on the latest Salt Cracker LSR update (time well spent!). Now we are really getting down to the motorhead nitty-gritty that I enjoy. Stay tuned for more. June 7, 2009: Posted a couple of snapshots of the ongoing remake of the "99% New" Chief bobber. 1939 Chief Bobber page. June 7, 2009: Put some new parts on the 101 page: Complete exhaust system kit, needles for Schebler DLX carbs, points for Bosch magnetos. June 7, 2009: Powerplus muffler and oil tank quick drain valve on the New Parts page. June 7, 2009: New photos of the ongoing 741 CV manifold project on the 741 page. May 25, 2009: Spent a few hours on updating theSalt Cracker page. Things are really starting to roll now! No time tonight either for new parts, but I should have some for you next Sunday. May 25, 2009: Got en email from the Australian gentleman who I had asked on the front page to write me from a different address, since his regular email account filtered out my replies no matter what hoops I jumped through. I now have an alternative address that I will try asap. So, if you should ever send me a question and hear nothing back from me for a very long time, check the IPE front page, where I will put a note for you if my email messages to you keep getting caught in your spam filter and bouncing back. May 25, 2009: Added Wales to the list of countries on the Mail order page. Not a new country, just me shamefully forgetting to list it from the beginning. Sorry! May 17, 2009: Jeff Diamond of Victory Library kindly pointed out a couple of things I had overlooked on the stroker page. May 17, 2009: Added Brazil to the list of countries where IPE has customers and friends. Mail order page. May 17, 2009: Changed some numbers on the Special Offers page. Only a few VI T-shirts left. May 17, 2009: I am waiting just as breathlessly as everyone else for news of the Saltcracker land speed racer. I hope to have a report from the owner soon... I was also supposed to put a few parts on some pages tonight, but time got away from me so it will have to wait until next time. Stay tuned. May 10, 2009: 741 manual and parts book on CD. 741 page. Also update on CV manifold. May 10, 2009: Aluminum cylinder heads for 1925 Scout on the Special Offers page. May 10, 2009: Cork and closed-cell foam floats for Schebler and Linkert carbs. Hedstrom crankpin. Crankpin, pinion- and drive shaft for Prince. All on the New Parts page. May 10, 2009: 1921 Scout sold. April 16, 2009: Fixed still more minor details. Hope to have a few new parts to post soon. April 12, 2009: Fixed some more mistakes; it is amazing how much only comes up once something is "finished" - It must be hard to write books and not have a chance to correct things. April 11, 2009: Fixed some typing mistakes and such. April 8, 2009: New developments on the Saltcracker page. April 8, 2009: Virtual Indian T-shirts on the Special Offers page. April 8, 2009: 1921 Scout project and Powerplus sidecar on the For Sale page. April 7, 2009: New IPE website finally online. Phew! I think I need a little rest now. |
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