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Originally Posted by j
Not sure, but it does look like a WA license plate on there. It came from this page:

Ya, I noticed the plate and thought you may have snapped the pic. I think that is one of the best looking bikes I have seen.
 

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What do people think about vintage Indian Chiefs?

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Originally Posted by LSeca
Ya, I noticed the plate and thought you may have snapped the pic. I think that is one of the best looking bikes I have seen.
Well, you could get cosmetically very close to that with pretty minimal investment. It would depend on whether you were really stuck on the monoshock conversion and the wheels, both of which would be quite expensive. But if you took a regular R75/5 and did a little chopping and judicious parts buying, you could come up with a very clean looking cafe bike for a decent price.
 

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What do people think about vintage Indian Chiefs?

Nice looking machine.

The shape of the fenders reminds me of the look a lot of autos fenders had at the time, very similiar in design. The bike looks like it would be quite a work-out to ride, very heavy looking, with wide handle bars and fat tires. The seat looks comfy, like something you would see on a farm tractor from years ago.
 

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Originally Posted by LabelKing
What do people think about vintage Indian Chiefs?

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I think that Indians are one of the best looking bikes ever made.
 

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Originally Posted by LSeca
Nice looking machine.

The shape of the fenders reminds me of the look a lot of autos fenders had at the time, very similiar in design. The bike looks like it would be quite a work-out to ride, very heavy looking, with wide handle bars and fat tires. The seat looks comfy, like something you would see on a farm tractor from years ago.

The wide handlebars would actually make it much easier to handle - more leverage. But they were heavy. That one weighs around 675lbs. Then again, not much more than your average decked-out Harley today.
 

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Can I live with this color? I think I can get a decent deal if I don't have to have the black one.

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With tail cowl (included):

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Can I live with this color? I think I can get a decent deal if I don't have to have the black one.

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With tail cowl (included):

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Verrrrrry nice. And you can paint it, you know ...
 

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It is beautiful. Would it be your only bike?

Would you consider painting it? How much would that cost?

Edit: after having read through the thread, I now have to say I love your old BMW and might agree that that Ducati you posted on the first (and maybe fifth?) page, is the baddest looking bike. I say "might" because I do love Moto Guzzi's for looks. No idea about their reliability though.
 

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Originally Posted by emptym
It is beautiful. Would it be your only bike?

Would you consider painting it? How much would that cost?

Edit: after having read through the thread, I now have to say I love your old BMW and might agree that that Ducati you posted on the first (and maybe fifth?) page, is the baddest looking bike. I say "might" because I do love Moto Guzzi's for looks. No idea about their reliability though.

This one?
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That's another option, it's very similar to the yellow one aside from the seat/cowl, clamp/bars/mirrors, exhaust, and some of the running gear. (note Ohlins reservoir shocks on the yellow one). The tank is differently shaped as well. I really like both, but I like the cafe styling of the Sport 1000 (esp. the cowl) a lot better than the GT styling of the GT1000.

It wouldn't be my only bike, but it would be my primary bike since it would be much safer than the old Bim. I might consider painting it, but I do like the yellow color and it's historically accurate to the '70s 750 it's based on. It would also be more visible = a little safer.

Guzzis are nice, very similar to BMWs in mechanical terms, but I don't like most of the recent styling and they are a little heavy.
 

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