Jack Armstrong Jack Armstrong leaving for race on motorcycle, towing a race bike "The jackets I wore to school were manufactured by the Indian Company. The shoes I wore were manufactured by the Indian Company. It just wasn’t a place to go and work and obtain a week’s pay. It truly was a way of life." For Jack Armstrong, the Indian motorcycle was a way of life. His father was the legendary Erle "Red" (Pop) Armstrong. Erle Armstrong raced Indian motorcycles on the dangerous board tracks in the early part of this century, rode his bike on Vaudeville theaters to make a living. He eventually worked for the Indian Motocycle Company teaching the Indian dealers and mechanics how to overhaul the motorcycles. His sons, Bob and Jack, followed in their father’s footsteps, racing Indian motorcycles for the Company.

Erle Armstrong outside Boston's Indoor Arena, 1930 Erle Armstrong (lower center) with class at Indian Factory School Bob Armstrong Back to Indian Motorcycle Memories Homepage Jim Seidell / Fred Marsh / Butch Baer Funded in part by a grant from the Springfield Cable Programming Endowment and the members of WGBY TV Produced by WGBY TV, Springfield, MA a division of the WGBH Educational Foundation ©1997