This 1964 Indian Chief was refurbished prior to being purchased by the seller in 2017 and since that time has been fitted with a Kiwi electric starter. The bike is finished in blue over a black frame and is powered by a 74ci V-twin paired with a hand-shifted three-speed transmission. Equipment includes 16″ wire-spoke wheels, a hydraulically damped girder fork, plunger shocks, and a Linkert M-series carburetor as well as a tan leather saddle, skirted fenders, chrome engine and saddlebag guards, a rear luggage rack, and a chrome two-into-one exhaust system. This Chief is now offered with removed parts and a clean California title in the seller’s name.
The bike was refinished in blue over a black-painted “double-action” spring frame under previous ownership. Features include skirted fenders with bright trim, chrome engine and saddlebag guards, a rear luggage rack, and a front-hinged post-sprung solo saddle with an embossed tan leather cover. Additional details include a headdress light, folding footboards, a locking toolbox, a rear bumper, and a side stand.
Chrome rims are laced to drum-brake hubs and wrapped in 5.00×16″ Coker Indian Script zig-zag tread tires. Suspension is provided by a hydraulically damped girder fork as well as a pair of chrome plunger shocks at the rear.
A chrome handlebar with a left-side mirror and through-the-bar cable routing for a twist-grip spark advance on the left and a twist-grip throttle on the right is clamped by pullback risers that frame the adjustment knob for a friction damper in the steering stem. A chrome tank-top dash panel situated between chrome filler caps for gasoline and oil houses a 120-mph speedometer, a keyed ignition switch, and a generator indicator lamp. The five-digit odometer shows 142 miles ridden by the seller since completion of the refurbishment. True mileage is unknown.
The 74ci side-valve V-twin is equipped with a Linkert M-series carburetor, an automotive-type Auto-Lite distributor, a Cycle Electric generator, a Kiwi electric starter, and a chrome two-into-one exhaust system with a slash-cut tip.
The bike is titled using the number CDH902B, which is stamped on the left engine case and corresponds with a 1948 Chief. The digits 902 match those stamped on the lower-left shock mount, a photo of which can be viewed in the gallery.
Power is sent to the rear wheel through an enclosed four-row primary chain and a wet clutch with a foot-actuated rocker pedal as well as a hand-shifted three-speed sliding-gear transmission and a drive chain.
