Indian Chief Motorcycle 1948

The indian chief is a motorcycle that was built by the hendee manufacturing company and the subsequent indian motocycle company from 1922 to the end of the company s production in 1953.

Indian chief motorcycle 1948.

Hendee manufacturing company was the original producer of these motorcycles but they changed the. Skirted front and rear fenders a big circular headlight indian marker light on the front fender chrome crash bars and simple clean looks contribute to the classiness. The hagerty motorcycle valuation tool is designed to help you learn how to value your 1948 indian chief and assess the current state of the classic motorcycle market. 1948 indian prices values and specs select any 1948 indian model an american motorcycle manufacturer originally founded in 1901 as the hendee manufacturing company the indian motorcycle manufacturing company is currently owned by polaris industries inc.

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This motorcycle features an old school 74ci v twin flathead engine. Overall the shape of this chief is a work of art. This is the kind of motorcycle you want to take for a ride on an historic road like route 66 because it just feels right. Join millions of people using oodle to find unique used motorcycles used roadbikes used dirt bikes scooters and mopeds for sale.

It has a side valve layout and is fed through a big linkert carburetor. 1948 may have been a good year for the cleveland indians baseball team they won the world series but it was not so good for the indian motocycle company in springfield mass. Harley davidson had just introduced its new panhead which featured hydraulically adjusted overhead. Category naked motorcycles.

The 74ci indian chief. Don t miss what s happening in your neighborhood. Indian is a popular brand of motorcycle that was founded in 1901 in springfield massachusetts where it was produced until 1953. Indian motorcycles are high quality cruisers known for their vintage styling.

The chief was indian s big twin a larger more powerful motorcycle than the more agile scout used in competition and sport riding. When indian resumed civilian production after world war ii they revived. There are a lot of other neat designs on this 1948 indian chief like the left hand shifter and right hand throttle spare tire on the back of the sidecar and luggage rack on the rear fender. Find 1948 indian chiefs for sale on oodle classifieds.