Comments on: 1956 Indian Trailblazer

By: Melvin Holliday

Melvin Holliday — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 19:19:00 +0000

I had one of these in 1962 and it was my very first motorcycle. I bought it for $300 in Iowa and rode it for three months. Not being familiar with English motorcycles I didn’t check the oil and it ceased up on me. You had to check the oil every time you rode these beasts or you would soon be without a cycle just like happened to me. I had it torn down by a friend and bought parts to repair it but couldn’t find a mechanic with the skills to reassemble it. I bought a 1955 parts bike in Newton Ia and never got either one of them running again. It sat in my mothers garage for years while I was serving a career in the navy. One leave I was home and went to look at the Bikes and they were gone from my mothers garage. She had disposed of them along with a big box full of mint conditions comics. I expect she just three them all in the landfill but she never explained what happened and I never asked. I cry every time I remember this story because both bikes were repairable and I know a little more what they are worth today than I did back when I was young and foolish and money wasn’t a big part of owing a part of history just like many old cars that I was privileged to own during my lifetime.

By: RJ Peters

RJ Peters — Tue, 15 May 2018 02:38:51 +0000

This is Mrs. Peters….Ed has passed on and left me this bike, plus many other vehicles and stuff we’ve collected through the years. I wish he were here to answer questions, and I wish I had paid closer attention when he talked about this one. He loved it so much. But I will never be able to restore it after sitting in several garages through the years, since 1970. It needs a lot of work. I have more photos of it, but I can’t remember where they are at the moment.

So my question is this: Does this bike have a VIN number? And where would it be? I need to either find the title or get a new one, and for that, I need the VIN. I can’t keep the bike, but I can’t sell or even give it away without a title. Any ideas? Thanks so much.

By: David

David — Wed, 03 May 2017 01:32:24 +0000

Beautiful resto. Just started restoring one, been sitting since 1976.
Runs, missing lots of parts (was a bobber)

By: RICK

RICK — Mon, 26 May 2014 17:28:28 +0000

HAD ONE JUST LIKE HER IN 1961 EXCEPT SHE HAD A BLACK TANK WITH RED FENDERS 650 CC RIGHT SHIFT W/NEUTRAL FINDER, WOULD REALLY LIKE TO
HAVE IT NOW, THEY WERE REALLY SWEET RUNNING MOTORS.

MISSED A CHANCE AT 57 APACHE NO TO LONG AGO.

RICK

By: Red

Red — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 05:11:26 +0000

It looks amazing. Is the front fender off a different model?