1940 Indian 340-B

, USA. The 340 B had a V-twin, air-cooled engine, with 1206 cc size and 30 h.p. at 4000 rpm. Its wheelbase was extended to 1562 mm. This model was outfitted with a right-side sidecar, but during WWII this motorcycle was quite often observed without a sidecar. On top of producing motorcycles for the US Army, the Indian Motorcycle Co. got an order to manufacture 5 thousand Model 340 В motorcycles for the French armed forces. From 1923 to 1953 the Indian Motorcycle Co. manufactured the total of 9374 Indian Model 340 B motorcycles. #indian #chief #usbike #indianmotorcycles #instabike #indianmotorcycle #rarebikes #antique #classic #warmachines #americanmotorcycle #usmotorcycle #motorcycles #army #motorbike #sidecar #instamotorcycle #military #bikestagram #vintage #vintagemotorcycle #oldschool #indianchief #motorrad #samara63 #frencharmy #ретромото #ww2 #worldwar2 #usmade