What began as a motorised bicycle dreamed up between a young machinist named George Hedstrom and a champion cyclist named George Hendee, became one of the most popular motorcycles in the world: the Indian. Out of production for half a century, Indian retains the loyalty and admiration of motorcycle riders and enthusiasts everywhere. This book recounts the marque’s story from its earliest single-cylinder “motorcycles” of 1901 through the day in 1953 when the company closed Wigwam, its Springfield, Massachusetts. Written noted Indian historian Jerry Hatfield, and featuring more than 125 specially commissioned photographs and 25 black and white historical pictures. This book captures the seductive power and grace of the great models—the Scout, Chief, and Four, —and recreates the thrill the Indian generates to this day.
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