Indian Bikes in India

Indian Motorcycle, one of the oldest motorcycle manufacturers in the world, is based in Springfield, Massachusetts (USA). The company was founded in 1901 by George Hendee and Carl Oscar Hedstrom. In 1897, George Hendee founded a bicycle production company called the Hendee Manufacturing Company. The bicycles carried names such as the Silver King, Silver Queen and American Indian. However, the name was shortened to simply ‘Indian’ and this became Hendee’s primary brand na