1995 January Indian Motorcycle Illustrated - Vintage Magazine

Description: Yes we combine shipping for multiple purchases.Add multiple items to your cart and the combined shipping total will automatically be calculated. 1995 January Indian Motorcycle Illustrated - Vintage Magazine - 1936 Chief Cover Photo: George Renfro's 1936 "Hollywood" Chief; Features: A Star is Reborn - George Renfro's 1936 Chief was a Hollywood extra. Now it's a show stopper; Belt-Drive Beauty - Mort Wood's 1912 Single is original and unrestored - down to its belt; Death Rider - Don Miller's 1930 101 Scout is a true Wall of Death thrill bike; A Family Affair - Eldon Raasch's 1913 Single is not your average hand me down; Coastal Cruiser - Steve Ciccalone and his 1931 Four are making heads turn all along the eastern seaboard One Rare Racer - Art Delor's 1948 Big-Base is a blend of style and speed People's Choice - Don Huber's 1940 Four is dressed to the nines Royal Air Force Flyer - Denis Chorlton's 741 B Scout is a WWII veteran Sturgis Coda for the Chief - Pat Emick's 1953 Chief is the last of a great breed Sidehack Special - Pete Bollenbach's 1946 Chief/sidecar outfit is as functional as it is beautiful more 8 A STAR IS REBORNGeorge Renfro’s 1936 Chief (shown oncover) was a Hollywood extra. Now it’sa show-stopper.17 BELT-DRIVE BEAUTYMort Wood’s 1912 Single is original andunrestored — down to its belt.26 DEATH RIDERDon Miller’s 1930 101 Scout is a trueWall of Death thrill bike.32 A FAMILY AFFAIREldon Raasch’s 1913 Single is not youraverage hand-me-down.42 COASTAL CRUISERSteve Ciccalone and his 1931 Four aremaking heads turn all along the easternseaboard.48 ONE RARE RACERArt Delor’s 1948 Big-Base is a blend ofstyle and speed.54 PEOPLE’S CHOICEDon Huber’s 1940 Four is dressed to thenines.66 ROYAL AIR FORCE FLYERDenis Chorlton’s 741 B Scout is a WWIIveteran.74 STURGISThe first annual Indian MotorcycleIllustrated Rally marked the beginningof a new Sturgis tradition.so CODA FOR THE CHIEFPat Emick’s 1953 Chief is the last of agreat breed.90 SIDEHACK SPECIALPete Bollenbach’s 1946 Chief/sidecaroutfit is as functional as it is beautiful.6 PUBLISHER’S LETTER14 LETTERS22 FLASHBACKS37 MEMORIES62 SHOP PROFILE70 TECHNICAL UPDATE85 EVENTS98 LAST WORD Hollywood in the 1930s and 40s was no kinder to itsvehicles than it is today. Stunts required disposablemotorcycles. High class movies required stuntswith high class, disposable motorcycles. George Renfro's 1936Chief (shown here) was just such a “leading bike.” And beforeit made its way into Silver Screen retirement, it was onefaded and wrinkled star.“When I got it. I could see where the fenders hadbeen buckled and bent from so many crashes,” George said.“But I could also see how they'd just bend 'em back intoplace, throw some paint on, and send ‘em out for another crash.”Cut!The sequel to thisstory, it turns out, hasa happy ending. And.strangely enough, the mod-em day version begins witha Harley. It seems that backin the early Seventies,George Renfro took aliking to Milwaukee-madebikes, and went searchingfor a vintage model — aVL, to be exact.‘1 was looking all overfor them, but I couldn’t findone I wanted,” George said.“Then one day I wasdriving down the road, andI saw this old Indian in thewindow of a bike shop. Itook a closer look at it. wentin and fired it up, and Idrove it home.”The 1973 price tagfor this “stone stock”bike: S995. (Obviouslythese were the good olddays before “Indian infla-tion.”) At first, a fullrestoration for this SouthernCalifornia Chief wasabsolutely not in the plans. “I wanted to ride the thing,” hesaid. And ride he did — for about seven years. That’s whenthe rear tire went flat. “I tried to fix it, but the rear axlewouldn’t come off. So I started banging on the axle, and thenI realized that I probably shouldn’t treat this bike this way.”he said.So, into the comer it went, for an extended hiatus.About four years ago, George ran into friend Marv Silvaof Camino, California, who is a vintage bike restorer. “Marvneeded Panhead parts, and I happened to have a bunch of themin my garage, so I gave him Panhead parts in exchangefor the paint job.”.... And much more! mb618s-1400vg 12033

Price: 15.47 USD

Location: Kingsport, Tennessee

End Time: 2025-01-17T03:11:02.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5.95 USD