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| Description | Larry was no Indian. As a young mechanic in New York City, he was renowned as the go-to guy for wrenching on Indian motorcycles. As fortune goes, the moniker stuck; the motorcycle company did not. From being chased in his car through several states by a police helicopter to getting shot during a bank robbery and winding up in Sing Sing, to being followed by a camera crew in a chase helicopter for a shot on national television, Larry%u2019s life was filled with intrigue and adventure. Larry%u2019s bikes are old-school. But that doesn%u2019t mean old fashioned. An Indian Larry bike is, in his words, %u201Cstripped down to the essence of what a motorcycle should be.%u201D There were no gauges, no long forks, no fat tires, no front fenders. He had no disdain for decoration though. He applied a number of signature touches to his choppers. For instance, you%u2019ll often find painted graphics on an open primary belt, and there is always be a suicide clutch and jockey shifter. Kick-starters make more than mere cameo appearances, but when Larry once broke his right foot, he began to include electric starters. A sissy bar is the place to hang a bed roll and a jacket. The engravings on Larry%u2019s motors rival the hieroglyphic art of ancient Egypt. And it%u2019s a virtual Indian Larry trademark to have an oil filter hanging off the side behind the transmission, instead of mounted conventionally in front of the crankcase. He loved the %u201Cgizmoness%u201D of choppers and wanted it to show. Larry was also big on %u201960s-style candy color and metal flake. There is a requisite hardtail frame, but always with some crazy-ass twist%u2014literally. Larry bent, snaked, and twirled red-hot steel into such complex shapes that you might think he swiped an ornate wrought-iron gate and made a bike out of it. Larry thought all of his bikes should be a cross between a Top Fuel dragster and a road racer. |
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| Author | Cliff from I now live in Arlington, VA (Outside Washington DC), USA |
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