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1952 Indian Chief - Blackhawk - Roadmaster - 80 Chief Now for a little Indian history. When Indian was still in business, even if you were a dealer, if your parts order wasn't over a certain amount, instead of the order going directly to the factory it went to your closest distributor. There was one in California, one in Chicago and one in Philadelphia. Bob, in 1959 or 1960, bought all the old Indian parts, 1953 and earlier, from the Philadelphia East Coast Dealer Distributor, Gene Shillingford and Sons. At that time it was around 50 tons of NOS Indian parts, that's where a lot of the New Old Stock parts came from that we used on this motorcycle. Some of the other NOS parts, like the two fenders, chainguard and gastanks came from the person that purchased all of the parts from the Chicago distributor. The other NOS parts used on this bike that I know of for sure are: Handlebars Handle Grips Shift Lever Luggage Rack Speedo BSC Ignition Switch Dash Light Stoplight Switch Kicker Lever Dimmer Switch Headlight Horn Bracket Front Brake Lever Rear Defender Bumper And of course the two Fenders, Chainguard and Gastanks mentioned above Below are the original Indian parts that were used that weren't NOS but I know dad chose the closest thing to it: Dash Panel Linkert M352 Carb Petcocks Front Fender Tip Rear Bumper Generator, Band and Bracket All Engine Cases Cylinders Heads Transmission Case & Tower Rods Flywheels Horn Rear Safety Bars Brake Drums Brake Panels Wheel Hubs Original Headbolts with the Raised Letter "N" on them Primary Covers-Inner and Outer Fork Top Covers Front Fork Assemblies Rear Shock Assemblies Roadmaster Emblem on Fork Shield Aztec Indian Emblem on Fork Shield Spotlight Brackets Seat T Seatpost Assembly Chummy Seat Helper Spring Assembly Chummy Seat Spring Bracket and U Bolts (attached to motorcycle) Chummy Seat Pan Five Piece Seat Rail Assembly There's definitely more, this is what I know of for sure. It's been quite a long time since we restored this one. The main reproduction parts that were used on this motorcycle are rubber parts and decals. It also comes with a white Indian Chummy Seat, the special ordered earlier type seat pan, just like this bike came with the seatpost and seat bracket, rather than the normal bench type chummy seat that was standard. 52 and 53 Chiefs could be ordered with a solo seat or the earlier style chummy seat and they normally came with right hand throttle and left hand shift. This one was ordered with the left hand throttle, right hand shift. Right now the bike has 24,330 miles on it since the restoration. 20 of those I just put on in the last couple weeks and there's probably going to be a few more until it gets purchased! I know there was at least one top end job done on it so there isn't that many miles on the top end. Everything works and runs good and it's a STRONG runner. It does have a few little nicks and dings here and there in the paint, you can see some wear on certain parts like the saddle bag and seat. Dad rode the bike, he used the bike, it was not a trailer queen, it was used the way it was intended to be used, it was rode. So this isn't one of those "zero mile since restoration" motorcycles. And as you can see it still looks very presentable. On July 24, I took this bike back to Springfield, Massachusetts for Indian Day. I rode it up State Street to the factory for a few pics. And it won "Best Chief" this year at Indian Day. There are a few more pics on our website - bobsindiansales.com |
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Tue, 14 Sep 2010WE GAVE you the heads up last month on Mahindra Motorcycles' plans to enter the lucrative Indian motorcycle market - and here's a teaser video showing one of the company's machines on track in Italy. The Indian company will offer a variety of motorcycles, ranging from low-cost entry models to premium two-wheelers, said Anoop Mathur, the head of Mahindra’s motorcycle wing. The company is already an established scooter, 4x4 and tractor manufacturer.Despite their optimism, Mahindra is aware the company is moving into a competitve market, dominated primarily by Honda.
Indian Announces Two-Tone Paint Schemes For 2015 Lineup
Mon, 14 Jul 2014Indian Motorcycle, America’s first motorcycle company, announced today in a sneak preview of its model year 2015 lineup that the new model year would also bring a return of the classic two-tone paint scheme the early Indians were known for. The much anticipated vintage paint palettes were on-display over the weekend for fans of classic motorcycles at Vintage Motorcycle Days 2014 in Lexington, Ohio. The iconic two-tone schemes will build on the overwhelmingly positive response to the current 2014 Chief range, known for its hi-torque Thunder Stroke 111 motor and precise handling, thanks to Indian Motorcycle’s sand-cast aluminum frame technology.
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