05-29-2018, 04:44 PM
1953 Indian Chief. "Oh yeah! Wow! Really? Man, wish I had one of those!" People get purty silly at the mention of an Indian. Then I tell'em I never did ride it home. The guy I bought it from brought the bike over to my place, he was leery about letting an 18 yr old ride his Indian until he had cash in hand. It was, of course, foot clutch/hand shift. If you can drive a 2-cylinder John Deere tractor, this Indian was no problem.
But, any time I managed to get the bike started and on the street for a ride, it broke. And I pushed it home, every single time! I got tired of that real quick and tried in vain to sell it. It was just an old motorcycle, nobody wanted those old things when you could get a new CB750 or a Z1 Kawasaki.
But, any time I managed to get the bike started and on the street for a ride, it broke. And I pushed it home, every single time! I got tired of that real quick and tried in vain to sell it. It was just an old motorcycle, nobody wanted those old things when you could get a new CB750 or a Z1 Kawasaki.