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Show KNOWS GOOD 'BIKE' WHEN JESEES 01 It Tvrus , natural step for Lon Claflln. world's champion amateur motorcycle rider, to gravitate to the motorcycle business as a dealer and expert mechanician. mechani-cian. ?Ils years of experience on the track gave him an Insldo view of tho mechanical me-chanical troubles that worry the rider of a motorcycle, and he la, thus equipped to diagnose any 111 of the motorcycle and prescribe the treatment that will effect a cure. Tho Indian motorcycle lino for Utah la handled by Mr. Claflln'. who has on display dis-play i:i his showroom at 76 and 77 West Broadway tho flvo mbdols manufactured by the Indian company. Of these models one Is tho Hendee Special, n self-startlnc machine with twin cylinders, two speeds, and of 7-horsepowcr. This machine generates gen-erates a speed of from five to abcty miles an hour. Another model In the Tourist Standard, equipped with a kick starter. It Is of 7-horacpowor, with two speeds and twin cylinders. Its speed lo from five to sixty miles an. hour. The Standard Indian la & pedal starting start-ing machine, with 7-horsepowor, single speed, and runs at 6poedq varying from five to sixty miles an hour. These machines are all electrically lighted, have electric signals, and are equipped with speedometers. There le also on display on his floor the Indian Light Roadster, a single speed mnchlno with two cylinders, generating 7-horsopowcr and running at a speed of from ftvo to. eighty mllca an hour. Tie Servloo Model la a -single speed machine, with a single cylinder, 4-horsepower, and generating a speed up to flfty miles an hour. ThlB machine la specially adapted to city service In addition to hlo motorcycle line. Mr. CJailln handles the Iver Jannson bicycle In the various models put out by that big factory. These models are the special spe-cial racing, the road racing, the truss bridge roadster and the moblcycle. The. latter machine Is of absolutely new design, de-sign, incorporating several motorcycle features In ita construction and equipment. equip-ment. Among these features are motor-cyclo motor-cyclo handles, pedals and Btand, and other minor feature. Another popular type of the Iver John-Bon John-Bon bicycle is the filnglo bar roadster. Mr. Claflln has iust received a carload shipment ship-ment of the assorted models for spring delivery. The accessory department of the establishment estab-lishment carries one of the largest stook3 of accessories In the west. "Virtually everything for the rider of the bicycle and the motorcycle, la to bo found there. The repair shop conducted In connection connec-tion with the ealearoom la one of the most thoroughly equipped In the west. Power machines alone are used. Tho mechanical mechani-cal oqulpmont of the shop 1h of such a characlor tliat any repair that may bo required on any bicycle or motorcycle can bo turned out of this shop In short order or-der and In perfect condition. A cylinder grinding machine sent direct di-rect from the Indian motor factory has been Installed during the last few days, assuring racers that they may have cylinder cyl-inder repairs made for them In tho shortest short-est timo possible. An oloctric charging plant has also been connected during the wook. and electric htorage batteries can now bo recharged quickly. |