Half way through the film they come across the Rock Rider gang in some narrow, rocky canyons. The bad guys, which are made up of several different gangs that pursue Max and Furiousa in their war rig, drive an array of post apocalyptic, two and four wheeled vehicles. As I said the bike has some rather questionable upholstery draped all over it, but underneath all that gaudy tapestry is what looks to be a Yamaha R1! Finally, he installed a custom low-profile rear sissy bar as a callback “to the strut-mounted fenders of yore,” RideApart explains.Starting with Max Rockatansky’s bike, he was given his motorcycle by the Vuvalini women, fully loaded with supplies as thanks for helping Furiousa and the 5 wives during their attempted escape from the War Boys and Immortan Joe. And the rear fender is capped off with the end piece from a 1940s Indian Chief. He replaced the stock rear mudguard with one made from a repurposed 1937 Ford truck spare tire fender. Also, the new drive-belt cover is chrome.īut Go Takamine didn’t stop there with the antique touches. And while the fuel tank’s black, it also has silver scallops and a golden ‘Indian’ script. The new gnarled footpegs and shifter controls are brass as well the footpegs also feature genuine US Buffalo Nickel coins. The new headlamp has some brass, too-specifically, an antique brass Indian Motorcycle coin. Those Brat Style handlebars, for example, are mounted on vintage-style brass risers. However, there’s still a bit of flash about this custom 2022 Indian Chief. RELATED: This Custom Indian FTR 1200 S Scrambles for Adventures The bike doesn’t have brass knuckles, but it does have brass and nickels-and so much more So, instead of 3” of rear travel, this Super Chief has a sprung brown-leather solo seat.Īnd that’s just the start of the modifications. Yup, Go Takamine removed the stock rear shocks and replaced them with steel struts linking the rear axle and the rest of the frame. Instead, you’ll likely notice that, like the 101 Scout and contemporary Harley-Davidsons, this custom Indian Chief is a hardtail.

However, they’re likely not the first things you notice about this bike. It does roar through some new custom-made cone-end exhaust pipes, though. So, the custom bike still has a 1890cc air-cooled V-twin with 120 lb-ft of torque and, based on Cycle World’s dyno results, 90 hp. Takamine didn’t touch the 2022 Indian Chief’s powertrain. And he brought that spirit to his new 2022 Indian Super Chief Limited build, RideApart reports. He owns and actively races several vintage Indians, including his custom-built ‘Chout,’ a mix of a 1927 Scout and a 1940s Chief. However, Go Takamine isn’t just inspired by these antique racers. And that stems from Takamine’s original influence: vintage American flat-track race bikes. The pervading theme of brat-style bikes, whether they’re made by Go Takamine or another shop, is minimalism and functionality, Cycle World says. The name ‘Go Takamine’ is impossible to separate from ‘Brat Style.’ Originally the name of Takamine’s Tokyo shop, it’s since become a custom bike style that’s often referenced and imitated but hard to define. Go Takamine custom 2022 Indian Super Chief Limited side view | Indian

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