ChicagoBurbs

A good buddy of mine (CRAZY GUY) took this pile of junk home 3 years ago, and painstakingly, lovingly turned it into a machine that's one of less than a handful on earth that still runs. He's heading to a judged show in Davenport, Iowa this weekend. Last time he entered it, he was awarded 97 of 100 points for accuracy of reproduction, and quality of workmanship. Since then, he fixed all the things he got the 3-point reductions for, and he's hoping to get 100 this time.

I know this is WAY off topic, but as a bunch of gearheads, I figured you guys would appreciate what he's done.

This is what it looked like when he bought it....



And today, as it was strapped in his van before the trip to the show....








And yeah, it runs...He's put a grand total of 12 miles on it since finishing it!



It took him somewhere around 15,000 hours to rebuild it, not including months of hunting parts at scrap shows.

By the way, this is his third Indian restoration. He has a 46 Chief and and a 47 Chief Police Cruiser (4-Cylinder). His collection is valued at over a million bucks.

ballinfizzle89

iTrader: (6)

A million bucks?!!?!?!? Wow..

But seriously though, that's some SERIOUS rebuilding man. I mean looking at the first pic, I wasn't expecting anything close to the results!

chill_dog

He's got some amazing skills! The bike looks great!!

triton3k

wow.

ttribe

That is VERY impressive! Please pass on the admiration of the A-Zine community to your friend. I definitely hope he gets his three points...looks like he's put a lot of TLC into that bike.

BTW, next time - take a picture of the Indian next your TL to avoid the inevitable lock from the mods!

ililillilillilil

^^yea, a TL in the background is a clause in the rules^^

wow that was a real pile of rust.

amazing work
i hope he gets 100
and another million dollars

brettallica

X2. Nothing more to say.

ChicagoBurbs

HAHA...I DID do that...look through the van window in the 2nd pic and the 4th pic...that's my MRP TLS in the background!

ttribe

So it is!!! Hey Mods - the thread's LEGIT!

TLin401

........(((speechless)))........

kizzerkiza

That's awesome to see how far the bike came along. your friend has a lot of talent

george3761

Wow. Very, very nice. It's great to see that sort of dedication and attention to detail.

On a side note.... What is it parked in? Chevy Suburban? I'd get a nice trailer. It must be fun getting it in the rig.

ChicagoBurbs

He has it in his little Chevy Van (I forgot what it's called, but it's not even a full-size). He has a trailer that can hual bikes, but for some reason he decided to plank it up into his van, with the wheel between the front seats.

robbie82

x2....wow thats talent!

cM3go

That is amazing, props for the restoration job.

billinohio

I have a neighbor that is doing that to 2 early hendersons. has a straight 4 banger in it. he is such a perfectionist I feel sorry for his wife! he also has hauled his bike in a van!
he did a mid 60s sportster and it was perfect, he didnt like something and redid the whole thing! would drive me nuts.

Objectionableone

Incredible job. Here are the two projects I've got going on now. I've been riding the HD this summer and the Daytona should be done this winter.

CL Platano

Nice...I dont have the patience for that

SIK TL

Those are some very nice bikes. The Indian is beautiful and the Daytona is sick, is it built for speed?

6MTUA5

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Amazing work

Objectionableone

It will have some basic mods and should be fast for what it is. It will be nothing compared to a modern sportbike.

JD TL-S

iTrader: (1)

AWESOME !! Is that Daytona a 2 stroke? I bet its a blast!!!

darksom1

Rust is not a cool color for a bike man!

Mad skillz = big props!

(He looks too big for it tho)

Objectionableone

It is a two stroke. They are a bunch of fun.