1942 SCOUT 741B

The British, Canadian, Australian and other Allied forces chose the Indian Model 741B to be used alongside BSA M20 and Norton 16H dispatch bikes. Designed in 1939, with a capacity of 500cc, the 741B was lighter and almost as fast as its bigger brother. It revved to almost 5000rpm and topped out at 65mph. Production ran through to 1944, with about 35,000 made. After the war, many – like this 1942 model – were stripped of their army uniform and dressed for Civvy Street with a coat of fresh paint.