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My friend Charlie's son finally completed the assembly of the restoration done on the 1925 Indian he inherited over 50 years ago from his Uncle (original owner when new). He had me to hand paint the logo and stripes as close to original as we could determine from what was left on the tank.  |
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Avanti
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« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2021, 02:13:19 PM » |
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That is a great looking restoration. Did they take it for a ride and give it some exercise?
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signart
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« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2021, 02:29:14 PM » |
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That is a great looking restoration. Did they take it for a ride and give it some exercise?
As far as I know only lot ridden, he is not able to ride himself and not crazy about anyone sitting on it. He put off doing anything to it for so long (too long). He sure seems to enjoy it as is. I'm making him a license plate (vanity) with the family name on it now. The license plate bracket appears to be some sort of bronze alloy. |
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2021, 03:53:05 PM » |
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Really nice job  |
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« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2021, 04:11:41 PM » |
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That is a great looking restoration. Did they take it for a ride and give it some exercise?
As far as I know only lot ridden, he is not able to ride himself and not crazy about anyone sitting on it. He put off doing anything to it for so long (too long). He sure seems to enjoy it as is. I'm making him a license plate (vanity) with the family name on it now. The license plate bracket appears to be some sort of bronze alloy. Well sitting still it is a very nice bike and a great piece of history to have and enjoy looking at. |
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« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2021, 04:30:27 PM » |
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Really nice job Charlie is a man after your own heart, his pride & joy sits in his living room. He remembers riding it when he was a young boy, but it's going to be relegated to a piece of vintage art. |
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« Last Edit: December 29, 2021, 04:38:57 PM by signart »
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Valkorado
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« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2021, 09:06:42 PM » |
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Good on you, job well done. What a beautiful heirloom and keepsake. Still...
I'd almost bet if Charlie listens real closely he'll hear the faint whisper of an old bike's soul urging him, "C'mon. What are we sitting around here for? One more time for Auld Lang Syne."
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Patrick
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« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2021, 05:20:26 AM » |
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What a nice bike !
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« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2021, 05:27:03 AM » |
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MotoRod
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« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2021, 05:34:14 AM » |
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Very Nice |
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Farside
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« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2021, 05:37:22 AM » |
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« Reply #11 on: December 30, 2021, 07:38:04 AM » |
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My dad had an Indian motorcycle before I was born. If I remember correctly he said it had a suicide shifter, and some of the controls were opposite to what we have now. Among other motorcycles, he had a Matchless. He said it had loud megaphone pipes. He carried a churchkey and would stop on the side of the road and find pop cans which he would punch 4 holes in each end. He then would jam them in the megaphone to ease through town without raising the ire of the local cop. When he got out of town he would shower down on it and blow the cans out. Funny, he was really a stickler against littering when I grew up.
He claimed if you ride a motorcycle long enough, you will eventually fall off, and it didn't matter if you landed on top of a telephone pole that thing would turn around and climb the guide wire to run over you.
Thankfully I have been riding since 1982, and have managed to keep the dirty side down.
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« Reply #12 on: December 30, 2021, 09:57:39 AM » |
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I've posted this before but worth a second look. I have a friend that collects pre WWII Indians, he has about a dozen, all in running condition. Only one is pristine the rest have a certain patina to them; some of that he recreates and some is original. He is a wizard in the shop. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y7sHDwIf00 |
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« Reply #13 on: December 30, 2021, 11:26:54 AM » |
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An absolute thing of beauty Must feel good yourself to have had a hand (liberally) in its finished state. |
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« Reply #14 on: December 31, 2021, 06:18:44 AM » |
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Very nice |
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