I thought I would share some little known facts about the bikes I have built. Most people only remember the Flying Pan as the first bike that I had built. Actually, I had built 4 bikes before the Pan. My first bike was a 1940 Indian Chief Bobber I built in 1993. I had been working at the street rod shop for a number of years and had recently sold a 1934 coupe I had to help fund my first house. I was searching for another hobby since I ruined the Hot Rod hobby by making it my profession. A buddy of mine bought a Harley and was telling me how fun it was to ride. I didn't really think much about it at the time, till a friend of my dads inherited a 1940 Indian basket case from his uncle. I went to see it and had no idea what I was looking at. It was definitely a ground up project. He knew less than I did about it and was unsure what to ask for it. A few weeks passed and everywhere I turned, Indian motorcycles were popping up in magazine ads, tv, movies I would watch and so on. I took that as a sign and went back to try and negotiate a deal. He named the price of $800.00. I had no idea at the time what kind of deal I was getting. I filled up the truck bed with Indian parts and headed to my dads shop. when I got there, he ask if I was heading to the dump. It didn't take long after I started working on it for him to catch the bug as well. He built my brother a Harley at the same time I was working on the Indian. It took a year to build, but it turned out nice. I had around 9 grand in it after all was said and done. I took it to Daytona for bike week where a man from Texas had to have it. I sold it before anyone really got to see it for 14,500.00. I thought I was the smartest guy around. I wish I had it back.
OK, trying something new. Bare with me as I document the goings on at YCHR. I will post pics and news from the latest builds and also anticdotes from years past. I have had a very intresting roller coaster ride over the past number of years, and hope to have even more interesting times to come.
