Giving Up My Cheap Indian Chief Was A Smart Decision 

Giveaway info for my ‘22 Indian Chief will be going live soon! 👀 This paint scheme finna be 👌🏾🥹

“It’s easier to criticize than to create.” I always think of that quote when some keyboard commando decides to criticize what I’m doing. Love watching your growth with both the bike and with RU-vid! You can’t please everyone like you said, and the sooner you have that realization and stop giving a fck what other people think, and just worry about doing what you do to make yourself happy, the better off you are. Your thought processes in going with a wrecked bike is spot on, and people love to see the challenge. Many don’t think of RU-vid as a business. You’ve got the right perspective IMO, and you make great points! Onward and upwards sir! 🛠

As a die-hard Indian lover, this series has kept me excited the whole way through. You learned what’s possible about yourself as well as getting to know how things work on the motorcycle. If you’ve rebuilt it even from OEM parts, you know more about that bike now that you’ve put in the sweat (and maybe sometimes blood) to bring it back to life. I was so happy there wasn’t any engine damage and it was mostly cosmetic things that, with a little elbow grease and research, could be fixed. Anything worth spending time on will work in the end, don’t let the haters discourage you from your goals!

I just finished a two-year build on a chopper that started as a frame and a motor both bought on eBay and separate from one another. Going through the process, working through the parts, going to Washington Highway Patrol for VIN verification, and parts for roadworthiness, the whole journey was incredible and stressful. I would not have it any other way. My relationship with the bike is more personal and valuable to me. I have loved every step of this journey for you. Honestly, I have really looked forward to your content as you have built this Indian out. The future is fantastic for you man, keep killing it!

Brandon, I think I speak for a lot of smaller motovloggers in saying that I thought this series was fantastic. And let me clarify that A) I am not really a fan of the whole "wrecked-bike-rebuild" genre and B) I am not an Indian guy. What makes it so good is: 1) You're Brandon and we all like you 2) You have been fearless in attempting things you have never tried before - on camera - which I know I learned a lot from just watching this (like I never knew you can gently pry open the fork trees to make it easier to drop the fork legs out thank you for that one!) - so yeah, you kinda represent all of us struggling in our garages with our own bikes 3) Your attitude is just so upbeat and great, it's totally infectious - I am astounded that there are actually idiots out there who would not be cheering you on... WTF people? Do your thing, Young Gun and pay no attention to the trolls - I read a great saying today, it goes like this: "A Worker Bee does not try to explain the effort needed to produce honey to flies who eat sh-t all day." Keep making the honey, dude. Bravo.

"It's not the critic who counts or the man who points out how the strong man stumbles. Or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena!" Bruh...watching you bring this Indian back to life had been the most engaging RU-vid series ever! Keep going!!

Brandon, I've never met you, but I consider you a good friend. Your series is so amazing, I can't even tell you. You do whatever you think is best and know that I am in your corner. peace. Eric in Kissimmee Fl.

Man I watched you from the beginning and I think it was awesome to watch you follow your goal. You didn't let other people discourage you. I love to see people color outside the lines and take on a challenge. Great job.

I'm glad you went this route. Not only do you learn from the experiences of the build, we all learn. I have found that I don't learn as much from my successes as I do from my failures.

Hey man, Love the series, I learned a lot just watching what you shown us. I can only imagine what YOU have learned! Keep up the great work, and all the nay-Sayers, can eat it! Ride Safe

What makes this series so much more intriguing, is unlike some other larger channels, you did this all by yourself. Some said larger channels did a similar series but had a professional with them the entire way through, where you did it all yourself in a way that the common motorcycle enthusiast would.

It is awesome to see a young person dive into a project and not give up. You had roadblocks and criticisms and still saw it through. That is what successful people do. You have a vision and push on to see it to fruition. That is the secret to success in life.

The fact you even took the leap to take on a bike like that speaks volumes. And I know from speaking to you you honestly don't seem to ever be down about stuff even when it's hard, that's come across big time in the videos man. Keep doing it, you'll never learn more than doing this stuff yourself! :)

You never have to justify what you do to anyone Bicasso. This is your channel, your ideas, your creative integrity and your learning. You didn’t have to show us your journey with this “rebuild” but you did and I for one am grateful for your genius in doing so, warts and all! 💯 in my book. The nay sayers are exactly that…nay they don’t matter! We are planning on moving to NC in a few years. I’ll hopefully be back in May next year to meet up with some Motovloggers in NC too. Of course would like to drop on and say Gday. Good on ya for doing this Bicasso! You are still the greatest creative Motovlog content creator in my view!

I have been enjoying this series and appreciate that you are doing this. (This type of build is something I have only thought of doing for years now.) It says a lot about your self-confidence that you are willing to film and document your learning experiences. Most of us don't like people watching us when we are doing something for the first time or learning something new. As far as "making everybody happy" goes, like you said, it's not possible. Just don't worry about the unhappy people and keep doing things the way you think is best. You appear to have a good understanding of what makes for an interesting RU-vid channel and will just keep on growing.

Man you are a genuine story teller, been enjoying this from the start!

This hit home for me. I just finished filming my journey learning, fixing, researching and modifying my triumph. It's a bike where all the crap underneath near the exhaust, is welded together. It means so much more that I had to INVENT ways to make what I want happen, to happen. There was a lot of resilience and perseverance that was practiced and exercised during that trial. It means so much more to do something that others aren't doing. Keep that up!

This is a great series. Took a lot of guts to go into this somewhat blind with just a desire to overcome adversity and do something new to you. I won't speak for others but speaking for me I am very appreciative of this learning experience. I have learned a lot, at the top of that list is not being afraid to take a chance and there are always options. There will always be people that think they know more than you and you hit the nail on the head, if they do know more, instead of being critical they should start their own RU-vid channel and show us how it's done. Thanks for what you do Brandon this is a great channel. Hope to run into you someday, would be an honor.

You are truly an inspiration to so many of us. Seeing you learn so much from your genesis project is a big part of what keeps me coming back for more. The struggles you have with it just show us what we can expect and relate to. It’s been too long without a bike and I’ve spent too much time looking at so many bikes I love but can’t afford. Showing me this process gives me hope that there’s another way for me to get back into riding. I feel like I’m experiencing the triumphs with you when I see the smile on your face after every step. Don’t focus on those that you aren’t “pleasing” but instead relish in the victory of bringing joy to those of us that are here with you on your journey. Keep up the awesome work my friend. Much love.

You have a great attitude, it’s more interesting to watch a person with limited ability rebuild a bike rather then a know it all professional. Thank you, keep it up!

Forget the people that give bad vibes... so many of us are cheering you on. You are challenging yourself. You already win no matter the outcome of the bike. I think that's awesome

At the end of the day it makes you happy. You are learning new skills and not giving up when you fail! I wish I was in a spot in my life to be able to do something like this. Regardless of where, what, and when someone does something there’s always someone with an opinion. Keep your head up and two wheels on the ground and you do great. Best luck with the build I’ll be following it for sure!

You made the same choice I would have when doing this bike build series. I’ve been building cars and bikes for decades and every time someone talks crap about what I’m doing or how I’m doing it, I just ask them to show me what they’ve built. They always walk away at that point because they haven’t built s#!t their whole worthless life. Some people just love hating on other people. I don’t get it. I’m doing a bike build on my YT channel right now with a 43 year old bike. To me, it’s more exciting to bring something back to life than it is to just bolt on new parts to a new bike. You’re doing it right Brandon. Don’t change a thing.

Brandon, This is the second channel I have subscribed to. I understand 100% the satisfaction of being able to fix something by yourself. That bike will be unique! I have learned a lot from your channel and I thank you for that. Keep up the excellent work. Looking forward to seeing this project come through. Once again THANK YOU!!!

I’m a Harley guy, I’ve been rebuilding them for years but watching your videos have inspired me to want to get an Indian and rebuild it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Thoroughly enjoyed the series. As someone who is new to bikes, watching you go through this as a newbie is encouraging. Always gonna have haters but those of us who have followed you for years enjoy the new content

I just started re-watching The Office, so I greatly appreciate your nod to the show. Also, I've been away from watching RU-vid for a while and just recently got back into it. Binged like your last 10 videos and really enjoyed this one and how things are going with your Chief. Can't wait to see the final product, Bicasso!

I'm really enjoying this series, from teh moment you turned it around and showed what the left side looked like to this one. And, I take broken bolts out all the time at my job, I still kinda do a little happy dance when they come out with an extractor.

This has been a great series and have enjoyed your journey on this bike

Amazing work! I'm loving the series, thank you... now - 1 complaint ... put a cover on that light switch by your laptop (j/k) - seriously this is an exciting and amazing series, I look forward to each new video! You may want to look into getting a work bench - it will save your back, and let you do more

I have really enjoyed watching the struggles and the success with build. Keep on going. Glad you didn’t give up.

Naw, don't worry about how other people poke at you. You have done a great job. It is a BUILD series. You are rebuilding it. You are trying and learning. That is what life is about. Others will tell you how it SHOULD be done, but you will be way further along just by keeping moving and doing. You have already learned a ton, and will continue to do so. You can now work on almost any Indian bike. They are almost all the same. You got this. You are taking the fun route.

Haters can't help but to hate. The series has been awesome to watch. Most of us are DIYers so seeing you wrench and troubleshoot sheds light on any projects any of us could do. Much appreciated.

Don't give the haters that much time man. I thoroughly enjoyed the series so far and hope they continue. I've been a fan of your creative style ever since you did the initial Chief ride last year. I can say I learned a lot about my bike watching this series and look forward to the finish product. Keep it up!!

I don't ride. But I watch a lot of different content creators. You won't make everyone happy. Just do you. This series so far has been super informative. Keep up all the hard work!

Brandon, I work for Indian motorcycles of Fort Lauderdale and I've been watching your build up back to a stock bike. if you ever need parts I could absolutely assist you and get you whatever else you'd need.

Don’t listen to the negative people. I WISH I could do what you have done! Amazing job. Looking forward to seeing the end result, it’s going to be special bike because of what it took to get it to that point. What an awesome series!

This is a great build series. It's geared towards an owner who has a wrecked bike and wants to get it up and running.

Just run with it. Great job. Also smart on getting a helping hand on the tank and subframe... Hope they do you right. she's going to runner. Life is a school that never end. what ever you spend the knowledge you are gaining is priceless.

I love the series and the details you have shown. I am absolutely glad that I been able to follow your journey with this bike. It actually gave me the courage to get a salvage bike and I am "rebuilding" it as well 🙂

You are very inspiring man. You a very in tune with what makes a good channel and keeps people interested. I look forward to what comes next. Good luck man

I have been enjoying this series. Your content across the board is always informative and entertaining. I feel like this channel will blow up as more people discover the quality content you're putting out.

Brandon a build series as you said can be lots of things. It takes a huge commitment to do what you have accomplished brother. There are haters on every level, keep pushing on, and thanks for the teaching lessons 😎

Bruh! Anybody giving you criticism doesn’t understand RU-vid! You do you King! Loving the content.

Dude,, don't worry about the haters who know it all.. they are not the followers just people who do not have a clue on how to build a bike from a wrecked one nore one from the ground up. I've been building bikes since I was 10 years old ( 54 now 😳 ) you are doing a great job brother 💯👍 keep it coming. Oh I have a 22 indian chief dark horse bobber and love it to bits!! 😁😁😄

I think this series was amazing!! I commend you for doing something that not alot of us could do. I have a new chief and I learned alot from these videos. So that fact that you got that bike working, is so amazing. Keep doing you and what you want to do. It makes you a wonderful leader and a go getter.

I don't even like Indian motorcycles and I'm hooked to this series specifically. What you are doing is effin cool

I'm shocked that there has been criticism!? At first i thought, why didnt Indian give you a bike?! Your videos sold me on getting my '22 Chief. Anyhow, I've enjoyed watching this series. It's inspired me. I think that is what matters is that you're inspiring others.

Screw the critics. This has been a fun series, a regular guy who likes to wrench and learn - like 95% of us. Keep up the good work. Peace.

Another great video brother. I get comments of people saying this or that should be done better on my videos and am never surprised that when I look them up, they have no channel content. I've noticed the community of youtubers that do make content are much more supportive than the haters. Love your content and especially THIS series because it is so much more than wrenching on a new bike. Keep up the great work.

I would have to congratulate you on your series...I always watch. I think that for someone of your age to accomplish what you have accomplished is outstanding. I for one am always feeling better after watching your videos, because you are awesome. Keep doing what your doing and ignore the haters...they suck and can sometimes squash a person's soul with the negativity. Keep it up..... Palmdale,CA is watching 👍🏽

I think you've done an admirable job on this bike. I did something similar years ago on an old Panhead, I wish I still had. I wish I could afford a new chief like this, I like 'em. I'm retired and at 75 y.o. don't have anything like this, but I can appreciate all your hard work. Keep 'em rolling partner.

Hey man, just keep up the excellent work you are doing. The experience you are gathering just to get this bike going is priceless. I have to commend you for the fantastic work you are doing. There will always be potholes to success, so don't give up.

Mech skills + research and scavenger skills…you have become a monster!

It’s been said that you if you have haters than you’re doing it right. Ignore the little jealous children that wish they could do it. As fas as the “stock vs.custom” argument goes, the important part is to make the bike yours. I’ve really been enjoying the Indian rebuild series. Your passion for learning and curiosity shows in your demeanor. I don’t know what your mechanical background is but it’s always great to be able to do the work yourself and the best way is to jump in and get dirty. Looking forward to the final product!

Love what you are doing. As you know RU-vid is a double edged sword. You will get praised and you will get criticized, the good with the bad. I have really enjoyed this Chief series. Don’t let the critics rent any space in your head. Can’t wait to see the finished product. 👍

So this past weekend (Sunday, May 15th), Indian Motorcycle of Monmouth County in Neptune NJ had the demo truck and bike show. I rode this exact bike (chief bobber dark horse), and a limited. Also a few different scouts, a challenger, pursuit, etc. I had so much frigin fun man, I need to get back on a bike. I JUST financed my first car ever (at 40 years old lol) so I can't afford it yet. But watching this build over the last couple months had me GITTY to ride that chief. Now I'm on the hunt for a used chief from the past 2 years, or a scout. I need something man. Thanks for all the content, and the inspiration

Just got my 2022 Indian and I love it. Put 80 miles on it in two days. Getting adjusted to riding again. Turned 70 years old last September.

Bro, just paused the video half way through. Just wanted to say that this series is awesome. I've never looked forward to a RU-vid series upload like this one. Always waiting for the next episode. A good content creator not only uploads content but inspires with their content. You sir have done that. I just bought a wrecked 1983 Shadow that I'm turning into a bobber. Don't really know how... but am going to try. Keep doing you, and I look forward to what all comes next.

Never Give Up Never Surrender my brother ... People will alway hate and criticise what you do and how you do it ... Love you my brother and keep up the great work

I hope the shop lets you film the process of fixing that tank. Curious if they will hydro-form it back into shape.

This series is how I stumbled upon your channel. There will always be naysayer regardless of content uploaded. I'm a student at MMI Phoenix learning skills to do this exact thing. You are blessed you are capable to tackle this task. I wish I can rebuild bikes soon; you are living some of our dreams (other students and myself). There's always a different perspective and quite frankly I think you are doing just fine with your tools and knowledge AAAND keeping it entertaining for us. Stay positive, the end goal is in sight

They are never easy.... that is why we love to do it... You have done GREAT!!! Keep on Keepin' on!!! 👍👍

You never know what you can do until you try. Its easy to criticize from where we all sit, but you just went for it. Bravo! You cant loose any money because it is a giveaway bike. Also you have and will continue to learn from your experience. As we all know knowledge is very important. Thank you for the series it is great so far.

I'm enjoying your videos. Watching your road trip on the Super Chief Limited inspired me to trade up my Scout to get my own Super Chief. Very hard to even find a '22 Chief at any dealers here in Georgia. We ended up trailering all the way to Daytona. I got a "used" Super Chief from the Dealer. Saved some money over buying a brand new bike. (Also no transportation charges). It didn't have a windshield, (but I don't miss it). It wasn't until my second day of riding that I realized my SC has the Stage 1 Exhaust with fish tips! It sounds awesome! Keep up the good work Brandon!

In your experiences, things change and you will alter your direction to compensate. The point is, you can't change your direction if you aren't moving. You're doing a great job, keep moving.

Love you vids. It awesome to see someone doing this in my state as well. Would love to ride with you one day. I'm up in the Birmingham area. Don't let the haters get you down. You are awesome!!!

gr8 stuff: I "rebuilt" my scooter with a CA title after a super light hit in the rear end from a car where I did not even fall over. The guy's insurance offered me a check for $2000 after buying back that scooter and I only had to repair the fender and go through a brake/tail horn etc inspection at a motorcycle shop then apply for a new title at DMV. Now out of state title salvage would probably need a more detailed inspection.

I have really enjoyed this series. I would say we have a similar skill set and many of the challenges you have overcome on this bike would be first time obstacles for me as well. When you put yourself out on the "Internet" you are going to get haters. I will never understand people that choose to criticize vs giving encouragement to others. I'm guessing you have a lot more admirers than detractors. Keep on moving forward and we will keep on following along and learning with you. Great job Brandon!! Cheers Kevin

You're on the right track, don't listen to the negative people. Keep the shiny side up.

Awesome job! Keep trucking on and don't let get you down!

Just wanted to hop in and let you know, buying a 2022 m109r next week and i couldnt be more excited and wanted to thank you for being the best voice of reason for it

Sir, Simply put... Thank You! Keep taking the shot, cause you have inspired me throughout this series with your progression of rebuilding the Chief. You have my upmost respect

I’m impressed with your desire to expand your experience and learn as you go. Those lessons will always be with you and are building blocks. The naysayers either have never done it or if they have, they knew nothing at one time also. Remember, the credit goes to the man in the ring, not the critic. Best to you.

Sad to hear haters doubtful of your ambitious experience. Good on you bro, from down here in New Zealand 🇳🇿 awesome brother

I've been following this build from the start. Initially because I loved your content and then your reviews of the Chief and footage you took in the riding event. I would really love for you to keep this bike man. You've put you blood sweat and I would imagine tears. Either way great job looking for to more content

I've been watching most of this build and it wasn't bad. You were doing the best you could, with what you had at hand, and everybody has to start some where. When I can get my shit together for my build, I'll be in the same place. Don't know if I ever asked, but did you ever see The Illistraters two builds, his bmw k1100 is bad ass.

This is an awesome series. I'm hooked man. Been watching your channel for years since back when u had the scout bobber. Keep on keepin on🤙. Can't wait for the next video.

Dear Brandon as an crippled old Mechanic after watching some of your vids on this series you young man are an inspiration. Keep up the great work.

Great stuff bro, I’m currently working an a 2020 street glide special I got from an auction. I definitely hasn’t been easy but I honestly don’t regret it at all

Really liking the series! Keep doing what you're doing. If people have issues with what you're doing just say "Thanks for watching".

yesss sir another banger. Just seeing how this build started and where its at now pure heat .Man re-building a crashed bike is wild man but I enjoy the content my boy .cant wait for that give away

Man, your passion for this channel and motorcycles is really freakin’ cool. Love watching and learning from you man!

I have had a problem like the bolts in the frame you had. Wake up at 2 A.M. with an idea of how to fix my problem and get up and go out in the garage and see if my idea will work. I knew after getting the idea in my head I wouldn't be able to go back to sleep. Most of the time my idea worked.

Watched this vid and then went back binged the playlist 😆. I can’t wait to see how things turn out. You’re totally right small wins are just as important as big wins maybe even more important apply that to anything.

Among the many channels I 'scribe to this one has one of the best chillout soundtracks I've ever heard 🎸🎹🎷🎼🎵

As a Chief owner, this series is much more interesting than seeing someone throw on new parts on a new bike. It gets me more excited to wrench on my own bike knowing what you were capable of with hell of a lot of determination. Can't wait to see the end result and follow your struggles and victories.

Great content mate most of us enthusiasts have been through similar stuff , top work , looking forward to your next project, never give up

I'm proud of you man. From the moment you saw our fear as your opportunity, you have done something truly special. I look up to you, so please take a deep breath and enjoy a moment of appreciation from a fan.

Project genesis is going to be awesome and bringing back a bike like this seems daunting to me. There are always folks that are going to frown upon you actually making the move to bring back a bike without a pro's touch but honestly, to hell with them. HAters will always hate but not I bro. Appreciate the fact your giving the average dude like myself content to work off of. This is all about the experience and the satisfaction of achieving the goal, bravo my G. Hope I get this bad boy so I can enjoy it as I did the story behind it.

Your doing great ! You just keep going and build, build, build, fix, repair , upgrade ! Have fun while you’re doing it !

I love this series. My only critique is that you addressed the critics. Bunch of do nothings talking out of their butts out of jealousy. I wonder how many of those critics are going to enter the giveaway.

This has been a very entertaining and rewarding series to watch. You've taken your own money ( maybe some from your Patreon subscribers ) and started a journey. A journey that could have ended in a loss for both you and your subscribers. Because they wouldn't have seen a finished motorcycle. Quite risky. But taking chances adds spice to life. Your perspective is both positive and realistic. All go and no quit. The result? A series where everyone wins. Both you one your subscribers. I personally don't have the space available for a project like that. Nor the resources. So it's definitely not something I would take on. But for some. A project like this would enhance their lives. And I'd be on the other side of the screen. Cheering them on. No matter what. With that being said. Your videos are top notch. Very entertaining, and rewarding to watch. I'm quite excited to see what you do next. So get on it.

Screw what anyone else thinks man. The series has been awesome and now has me contemplating getting into an Indian! Keep up the good work man!

I have really enjoyed this series, don't understand the negative feedback. You have done a great job showing us this project. Can't wait to see what you do next

Haters going to hate, I love what you're doing and it takes guts. As an Indian rider I love that your doing that instead of an HD. Nothing against HD I just love something different. So keep it up and what some folks don't understand it the journey and not the destination. Thanks for bringing us on your journey its been a great trip so far.

This series has been great. I think you're ready to go find a $500-1500 project bike on fb market place and do a custom build. Maybe something fast like a V65 Magna.

Even if you were an expert or had years of wrenching under your belt, there will always be critics!!! Everyone has a different way of doing things and it is all about learning brother! Keep doing it. I would like to do this exact same thing some day and will be in the same boat as you, so I have been very vested in this re-build series. Great job !

This has been a great series. I'm glad you're rebuilding a wrecked bike so I don't have to.

Enjoying the series! You took a risk, went outside your comfort zone, learned some new skills and it paid off! In my book even if it didn’t work out, it would’ve been worth it.