I've always been a motorcycle fan, although I don't really ride bikes (maybe I will take some lessons, who knows... many friends of mine ask me to join motorcycle clubs all the time, especially when they see me play guitar with the band)...
And the Indian Chief vintage in willow green has always been a personal favorite of mine:
Well, I think I just realized why:
Things of BEAUTY.
Btw one of these buddies of mine who is a mechanical engineer and loves Harleys put together a custom garage as a hobby, to work on his and his friends's bikes. He even made working shirts for himself and his brothers who like to work there, and gave me one to motivate me to begin riding motorcycles...
I would rather ride a Indian than a Harley any day. To many wanna be bikers ride HD the brand have become a status symbol of the yuppy culture.. YMMV
Indians always look so cool.
"We catched fish and talked, and we took a swim now and then to keep off sleepiness." Mark Twain
They actually had that bike inside at my Costco yesterday along with their car/motorcycle financing kiosk.
Mark
I recommend that you go take lessons. It's fun and you'll find out if you're really interested in riding motorcycles or not.Originally Posted by de Melo
My brother in law is a Harley guy. He was almost killed in '78 in a right of way dispute with a Buick. (He was riding straight down the road, and the Buick decided to turn into him). A flight to El Paso saved him, and his foot, but he lost the use of his ankle.
He has a 90's soft tail that he was riding, so when our brother in law died, everybody thought he ought to have John's 80 model cruiser. (He completely rebuilt it a couple of winters ago, really beautiful)!
I have a friend with a 30-40's Indian, (in boxes), that I've been trying to trade for, but so far. no luck, I figured it would give my brother in law a 2 winters project, at least.
I'll definitely take lessons if I decide to try and become a biker...
But the thing that makes me refrain is exactly the danger of injuring a hand and not being able to play guitar.
I read that Polaris bough them some time ago they make a sweet bike too..The whole yuppie biker craze is thankfully OVER, and has been for a few years. Harleys are once again, back under the asses of cops, outlaws and guys like me, as it should be...
Indian has changed hands a few times over the last decade, since their resurrection... At this point, they're owned by Polaris, which is a good thing...
My uncle, a WWII vet, drove an old Indian back in the day. My Dad used to talk about it in reverential tones.
If we'd known we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.--George Harrison
de Melo
The juxtaposition of those photos is brilliant. It's an essay told with photos rather than words.
If we'd known we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.--George Harrison
I love that color scheme. I love Harleys, but would hop on an Indian Scout in a second. Polaris has done a great job with Indian.
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