Originally Posted by
julius rensch
gster knows alot about these English 3 speeds....wondering, have you ever run across a Sturmey Archer 4 speed ? ....my friend had a 1953 Indian Scout so equiped...the additional speed was labeled "B" just below Low.(#1)
....my Indian had the conventional S/A 3 speed. Both of our cycles were imported by the Indian Motorcycle dealer in Toledo, Ohio...we bought them new, in the crate.
Julius in Ohio
Sturmey Archer made plenty of 4 speeds. Mostly they were used on the higher end club style bikes. Roadsters were usually 3 speeds. From the late 40s till around 1955, all the trigger shifters were made to work on both 3 and 4 speed hubs, so you'll see older 3 speed roadsters with shifters marked 3 or 4 speed.