Indian Larry | Custom Motorcycle Legend 

What year was this ?

Thanks,. ,I knew Larry from the late 70S to present. He would go to my father's back then cock fights.in bklyn .indian larry felt very comfortable in a dominant Puerto Rican neighborhood.we where mix polish,Italians .every body respected him and he respected them back. He will always have a huge impact on the neighborhood. King of bklyns own,Indian larry. PS, every year on Sept 20 or 21 indian Larry's block party come early its little Sturgis in bklyn n.y.

Lang in the 70s/80s .there was another good builder in the Bronx call English Don,who came up with larry.

IQ FIRST YEAR HI. SCH. CREDITS, 450+1000 < LAST THREE YEARS HI. SCH. CREDITS U INDIAN LARRY BIKES ON RUN, LIQUID OXYGEN TINK ETC

I believe that he got that from Mark Twain.

@@stripetheworld Showing off or entertaining?

@@stripetheworld he died havin a good time. he came from an era of people that played around on their bikes. he slipped. no doubt in my mind he did the same trick on the back streets and alleys of NYC probably thousands of times just because he loved doin it, loved the bike he was on, was having a good time.

You,are 1000% correct DAIB .he didn't brag he did not HAVE too.

My first bike, I bought cause I was building my 1972 Nova, (engine & transmission swap) was an old Yamaha 250 Elsinore. Second was a 350 R5 Yamaha, last one was a 750 Honda 1977. Rode that one till I was 50. Sold it moved to Arizona. I'm 71 now & still miss riding. Which bike was your favorite?

@@halweilbrenner9926 elsinore was honda i could be wrong

@@halweilbrenner9926 tge 1961 BSA was my favorite mainly because i only got less than 500 milrs on the Norton.

@@larrygarrett724 Once a biker, always a biker. Doesn't matter if your last ride was '73 !

@John Spencer Turns out you were more right for a different reason. That bike had problems. I should have got a Honda 750.

Me too

The only one who appeared to care about geometry!

He lives threw his works❣️

He lives in Brooklyn

His death is proof you should always follow your gut. If you get the feeling you shouldn't do something, dont do it.

Las Indian no son una moda

@@wileecoyote5749 he’s been tits up for 10 years dunce....

Same I would in joy owing one

The shop is still open all of his original workers are still working

Kustom kulture god! Serious talented worker. Rip.

My first "harley" is going to be a completely custom soft tail inspired by Indian larry. My dream bike since I was a kid. Knuckle head s&s reproduction 94 cubic inch. 6 speed transmission maybe 7. Bobbed out and ape hangers with a lace paint job. If I can figure it out gonna suicide clutch but with a foot shifter. Front and rear brakes on handle bars. Not a full on suicide set up but a fun one none the less.

They sell around 200k

The first time... you mean you grew up and there's more... I get Larry but damm how sensitive are you...

This comment is so stupid it’s hard to respond to, “the first time” was used as a turn of phrase, and I was a child so…ya it sucked to know your real life hero was dead What goes through your mind when you respond to something like this?

Same here man

Ive seen Keenan Tatro BAREFOOTED in his machine shop in San Diego. Also no eye protection when using a lathe or mill etc... LOL OLD SCHOOL OR NO SCHOOL?

@John Spencer Larry's wearing flip flops but you are referring to the black leather sandal with the pinche' BF Goodrich All-Terrain's underneath, no?

got to see that bike up close and it's no less impressive at a foot away. absolute masterpiece.

The chain frame bike was his last too. He was such a badass legend in every way.

That was badass!! My favorite

Same here he came to a local bike night one of the nicest guys

Truth, Brother

Indian larry was a massive inspiration to me. Kinda part of the reason I started with a vintage car for my first car. Best first choice but longest to feel the reward. 70 gto judge restomodded with a 700 rear wheel hp LS race motor I got used and a sequential race tranny that came with the motor. Couldn't insure it but soon enough I will be and it's a beautiful ride.

What idiot goes from tx to nj...

@@democratpro I'm an idiot who went from Oregon to tx

Thats fucked up. Lol I was like 19 watching these build offs

Me, too. He was my favorite builder then, he remains so to this day.

For sure. Like Larry said. " You don't want to ride a chopper for eight hours and get of it all sore ". He built bikes that were rideable, practical and mean. That's what makes his customs legendary

@@ianparrish6543 I agree. Unlike the WCC that built bikes that were for show, and nothing else.

@@Chris-fq4xz Larry would custom fabricate everything if it was scarce, and not have it delivered in a box. That truly is talent. That to me is a chopper builder. 😁👍

Dude look into his shop they still produce a bunch of parts the way he did. They have a frame and fork with the twisted bar stock design. And paughco makes tanks based off his old tanks. I'm building my own tribute to Indian Larry. I like the early bobber chopper style bikes and I like old school stuff made to perform plus the mix of old and modern. Soft tail frame. Potentially rubber mounted. Modern version of a knucklehead with forced induction. Potentially water cooled for performance reasons along with reliability. Mechanical fuel injection maybe. Modern led lighting. Modern wiring and relay stuff. Sport bike wheels and brakes for performance. Chain drive. Throw the springer seat pan on and it should be a bike you could ride cross country albeit without storage.

@@bmxriderforlife1234 Funny thing. I've been kind of shopping around for a builder that would build something like you were describing. I thought it would be cool to a bike that has old school geometry, but with a soft tail frame and inverted forks.

@@diver0129 inverted forks could be sweet, ohlins makes probably the best ones. If you also want a knucklehead motor be prepared 12k cheapest. If you also want to do the turbo and watercooled like I am then jesse James has the wet heads hell have to custom make a set but yeah. For turbo just go efi versus carbed like I am unless you are like me wanting kick and electric start. Kickstart doesn't work with electric fuel injection. If you're looking for builders I could probably also suggest some that won't cost an absolute fortune. Though you're still looking at a decent bit of money.

Will do!

,man so crazy huh

@@joeishere500 I did get the skills to build a bike though. Theres a retro bike vid on my channel. You can see the bike I built

Yup, I was there too. Not 15 miles from here.

That you sir, for you're service to our country. You are respected by me.

@@Chris-fq4xz Thanks.

Lol, he used a lot of 3rd party, of the shelf parts. Pretty much all his tanks were made by paco, same the frame, he even used Jesse Jame's fenders. He didn't fabricate anything, just mod, assembly and some mechanics here and there. Paul Cox is the one who knew how to fabricate.

Simple I don't know but they were the definition of COOL!

I raked my 57 ridged frame panhead rode the hell out of it back in the day we built bikes in garages oil leaking harleys the good old days

he used to say it was NYC style... you ride one of those raked out monstrosities on NY roads (hell, even up here 90 miles north, but especially down there) you're gonna break something... and it's as likely to be yourself as the bike.

@@DaemonWulf7 Larry even mentions riding on mountain roads & switchbacks pertaining to how much the front end is raked, during one of the biker build-off shows.

@@howabouthetruth2157 lotta twisties up here in farm country, and those long front ends just cant hang. i'd take one of Larry's bikes over one of those garbage cans from OCC any day of the week.

@@DaemonWulf7 Exactly. That English custom bike builder ( I think his name is Russ ) said it best about modern day choppers, when he called them "rolling Easter eggs".......and I agree. Other than a very few exceptions, I can't stand the looks of any modern day choppers. Rear tires that are fatter than the tires on most cars, and they are starting to look more like space ships vs motorcycles. Try riding one of those ridiculous raked out front ends on a dirt road, and just watch how fast their front tire washes right out from under them, and eat shit.

It was Biker Build-Off 4 Indian Larry vs Billy Lane. Larry and his right and left hand men Paul Cox and Keino at Gasolines Alley in Brooklyn, NY built a beautiful compact “city style” chopper that featured a chromed twisted steel single down tube rigid frame with a Pan-Shovel engine he dubbed “Wild Child” Billy Lane of Chopper’s Inc in Melbourne build a Bar Hopper style chopper that featured a set of one off trucker sitting lady billet mag wheels with the rear one being a spinner, a super long Denver’s Choppers springer front end, a sick looking custom tank he made to sit atop a rigid frame that was stretched six ways to Sunday with an open wide chain primarily drive nicknamed the “meat grinder.” Lane’s bike was also a Baker Kick-6 transmission with no electric starter a design decision he would later kind of hate due to tuning problems that caused the bike to be a bitch to start. Larry helped Billy with getting his bike running when the two meet in St Louis, MO for their ride to Sturgis rally in 2003. Larry was voted the winner of the build-off but the night before Larry and Billy hatched a plan to declare the build-off a draw between each other and proceeded to cut the trophy up into pieces and toss them out into the crowd. Larry sadly lost his life in 2004 from injuries he sustained while performing for the crowd at bike show in Concord, NC of August 30, 2004 he had just finished building his bike Chains of Mystery. The right bike, the right day, the right road, I just pretty much feel at one with the universe. When I feel like I don’t fit anywhere or I’m lonely or all screwed up in the head, I get on my bike and go for a ride and it’s all of a sudden, I’m fixed --Indian Larry

he won every one he competed in

Yeah Met him in Fl. Then met him again when i moved to NY drank some bears with the bros sometimes. Really cool dude saw him do that trick before it killed him.

It wasn’t that long ago. Was it lol

@@canadaeast8358 yes. almost 20 years ago

I remember it too, my sister had it recorded and my dad was taking about how he would do risky things.. sure enough.. rip.

That's cool you had the chance to meet him. I wish I had the chance to even meet you. You sound like a good man.