EL CAMINO: ROLAND SANDS’ MODERN VINTAGE INDIAN CHIEF

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EL CAMINO: ROLAND SANDS’ MODERN VINTAGE INDIAN CHIEF

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I really like that. I think I’d rather have it clear coated than just linseed oiled though.
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It looks like an apprentices graduation piece to show how good they are at welding
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I've just noticed it's got a Hossack front fork set up
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I normally hate these effing bobber type bikes but this one is growing on me. The raw look is very appealing, if they'd covered it in paint and graphics it would be awful.
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That seat...with my piles?

I don't think so.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Dec 10, 2021 9:42 am I've just noticed it's got a Hossack front fork set up
Old Indian girder forks, apparently.

Something like this.

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