First Life

It is always a special day when one of these projects come to life for the first time. You never really know what to expect. So early one Saturday morning, I pushed the 14 out in the driveway, and got ready to fire it up. I primed the carb, retarded the spark, disengaged the clutch, and started pedaling. Within a few revolutions of the motor it roared to life, for the first time in 76 years. The Indian basket was finally alive!