Ernie Hinds on a 1000c Indian motorcycle at New Brighton, circa 1914,
The Press, Alexander Turnbull Library
In the early decades of the twentieth century, New Brighton beach, Christchurch, was a popular venue for organized motorcycle races. Ernest (Erie) N F Hinds was a leading racer, seen above with admiring fans on his 1000c Indian motorcycle.
Years before Bert Munro of The World's Fastest Indian movie fame, Ernie Hinds was scorching up & down New Brighton beach breaking Australasian records on his Indian. How many know of Ernie Hinds today, one wonders?
Motor World, NZ Truth, 27 January, 1917, p. 12
Ernie Hinds on his 1916 Indian Motorcycle in Christchurch, 1916.
The Press, Alexander Turnbull Library.
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