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Back in 2020, Harley-Davidson was one busy bee, trying to reorganize itself, but also feeding the large pool of custom shops that remake Milwaukee two-wheelers for a living a variety of design competitions for them to feast on.
2021 was however not Harley’s year, at least on the custom motorcycle front, where nothing worth mentioning really happened. Indian, on the other hand, kicked off several projects in this field, and it’s already reaping the benefits.
Before this year ends, Indian announced another custom-shop-related endeavor, with four European garages taking part: BAAK Motocyclettes, Lucky Cat Garage, Mystic Mechanic, and an older acquaintance of ours, Tank Machine.
The goal is to design “an Indian Chief inspired from the past, anchored in the present, and looking towards the future.” And prove, if more proof was needed, that there are some talented hands out there.
“The new Indian Chief is the perfect blend of old and new supplemented with modern technology, performance, and zero compromises. With its classic compact stance and simple steel frame, the Chief’s design team always had customisers in mind making it the perfect canvas on which builders can express themselves,” said the bike maker in a statement.
Aside from the name of the shops behind the builds, and a single photo showing each of them, Indian and the parties involved didn’t share many details on what will be done to the two-wheelers, but someone lucky among us might end up exploring one of them first hand, as the owner, without having to pay anything.
You see, Indian is running a design competition for these Chiefs, asking the public to vote on which of the four builds is the best in their view. The winning bike then will be gifted to one of the voters, and you can find all the terms and conditions for that at this link.
Before this year ends, Indian announced another custom-shop-related endeavor, with four European garages taking part: BAAK Motocyclettes, Lucky Cat Garage, Mystic Mechanic, and an older acquaintance of ours, Tank Machine.
The goal is to design “an Indian Chief inspired from the past, anchored in the present, and looking towards the future.” And prove, if more proof was needed, that there are some talented hands out there.
“The new Indian Chief is the perfect blend of old and new supplemented with modern technology, performance, and zero compromises. With its classic compact stance and simple steel frame, the Chief’s design team always had customisers in mind making it the perfect canvas on which builders can express themselves,” said the bike maker in a statement.
Aside from the name of the shops behind the builds, and a single photo showing each of them, Indian and the parties involved didn’t share many details on what will be done to the two-wheelers, but someone lucky among us might end up exploring one of them first hand, as the owner, without having to pay anything.
You see, Indian is running a design competition for these Chiefs, asking the public to vote on which of the four builds is the best in their view. The winning bike then will be gifted to one of the voters, and you can find all the terms and conditions for that at this link.
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