38:
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No Chiefs were made for 1949. The Chief returned to the lineup for 1950, with telescopic forks replacing the girder forks and with the engine stroked to 80 cu in (1,300 cc). Production of the Chief ended in 1953, upon which Indian ceased production of motorcycles.
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inches (113 mm), giving a displacement of 74 cubic inches. The Big Chief had mainly been offered for sidecar use, but was popular with solo riders as well. The smaller-engined Chief was discontinued in 1928, partly to accommodate increased production of the Model 101 Scout.
446:
A new company began production of Indian Chiefs in 2006 in King's
Mountain, North Carolina. These were updated versions of the IMCA Chief. Production of the Chief was moved to Spirit Lake, Iowa, after Polaris Industries bought the company.
438:
The Indian
Motorcycle Company of America (IMCA) manufactured Indian Chief motorcycles in Gilroy, California, from 1999 to 2003. These initially used clones of Harley-Davidson Evolution engines built from
397:
After World War II, the Chief was the only pre-war Indian model to be manufactured. The leaf-sprung trailing-link fork used before the war was replaced by girder forks similar to those used by the
283:
When Indian resumed civilian production after World War II, they revived only the Chief line. Production of Indian motorcycles ended with the last Chief made in 1953, then resumed again in 1999.
782:
276:
from 1922 to the end of the company's production in 1953, and again from 1999 to present.The Chief was Indian's "big twin", a larger, more powerful motorcycle than the more agile
306:, the Chief had design features similar to Franklin's earlier Scout, including the gearbox bolted to the engine casings and primary drive by gear train. The Chief had a bore of
334:
inches (101 mm), giving a displacement of 61 cubic inches, as the
Powerplus/Standard had. Unlike the Powerplus/Standard, the Chief was not offered with rear suspension.
458:
In 2014, Indian released a new Indian Chief motorcycle with a new engine. Nothing on the 2014 Chief is based on the earlier Chief bought from the King's
Mountain company.
751:
1030:
374:
For 1940, the Chief frame was modified to include plunger rear suspension. In the same year, all Indian models were restyled with large, decorative fenders.
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912:
302:
The Chief was introduced for 1922 to replace the
Powerplus, although the Powerplus was continued under the "Standard" name until 1923. Designed by
381:. Customers included the US. military, which received about 3,000, and France, which received 5,000 before it surrendered to Germany in 1940.
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809:
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969:
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862:
296:
990:
737:
377:
The Indian 340-B was a military motorcycle based on the Chief. The 340-B had open fenders and was usually supplied with a
1020:
827:
768:
1025:
77:
37:
277:
773:
742:
234:
418:
In 1959, Brockhouse
Engineering, owners of the Indian trademarks and distribution network, sold a rebadged
879:
Standard
Catalog of American Motorcycles 1898-1981: The Only Book to Fully Chronicle Every Bike Ever Built
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is a motorcycle that was built by the Hendee
Manufacturing Company and the subsequent
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The Big Chief was introduced for 1923. The engine of the Big Chief was bored to
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Different motorcycle,not as described in this infobox, not built in
Springfield.
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257:
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913:"2014 Indian Chief Vintage and Chieftain Bagger – First Ride"
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parts. Later versions used the in-house "Powerplus" engine.
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Wilson, Hugo (1993). "The World's Motorcycles: America".
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74 cu in (1,210 cc) (1923-1942, 1946-1948)
857:. St. Paul, MN US: Motorbooks International Publishing.
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983:"RM Lot 301: 1946 Indian Chief Roadmaster Motorcycle"
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RM Lot 301: 1946 Indian Chief Roadmaster Motorcycle
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82:Gilroy, CA 1999-2003 Kings Mountain N.C 2006-2011
20:. For the leader of a Native American tribe, see
937:Wilson, Hugo (1995). "The A-Z of Motorcycles".
127:80 cu in (1,300 cc) (1950-1953)
123:61 cu in (1,000 cc) (1922-1928)
16:This article is about the motorcycle made by
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252:1940-1942, 1946-1948, 1950-1953: plunger
229: in (83 mm × 122 mm)
199: in (83 mm × 113 mm)
169: in (79 mm × 101 mm)
785:from the original on September 27, 2009
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280:used in competition and sport riding.
53:Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Company
882:. Iola, WI USA: Krause Publications.
804:(2nd ed.). Krause Publications.
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767:Cathcart, Alan (September 1, 2009).
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320:inches (79 mm) and a stroke of
1031:Motorcycles introduced in the 1920s
855:The Harley-Davidson and Indian Wars
826:Fogelson, Jason (January 7, 2013).
351:inches (83 mm) and stroked to
941:The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle
840:from the original on July 27, 2013
769:"2009 Indian Chief - Native Pride"
736:Carrithers, Tim (March 31, 2010).
14:
993:from the original on 2 March 2014
297:Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
754:from the original on May 2, 2014
828:"Indian Motorcycle Rides Again"
964:. London: Dorling Kindersley.
945:. London: Dorling Kindersley.
911:Hoyer, Mark (August 3, 2013).
872:Hatfield, Jerry (2006-02-08).
1:
798:Doyle, David (Feb 28, 2011).
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241:1922-1942: trailing link fork
84:Spirit Lake, IA 2012- present
51:Hendee Manufacturing Company,
962:The Ultimate Motorcycle Book
262:60.5 in (1,540 mm)
42:1950 Indian Chief Black Hawk
1016:Vehicles introduced in 1922
422:Meteor as an Indian Chief.
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245:1950-1953: telescopic fork
78:Springfield, Massachusetts
15:
295:1935 Indian Chief at the
35:
853:Girdler, Allan (2002) .
738:"1999-2003 Indian Chief"
274:Indian Motocycle Company
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434:Post-1998 Indian Chief
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250:1922-1939: none, rigid
243:1946-1948: girder fork
201:80 cu. in.:
171:74 cu. in.:
141:61 cu. in.:
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304:Charles B. Franklin
32:
1026:Indian Motorcycles
989:. 14 August 2009.
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69:2006-present (IMC)
27:Type of motorcycle
889:978-0-89689-949-0
811:978-1-44022-799-8
533:, pp. 69–70.
393:1948 Indian Chief
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22:Tribal chief
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918:Cycle World
662:Wilson 1995
626:Wilson 1995
519:Wilson 1993
370:Development
115:Four-stroke
89:Predecessor
1010:Categories
903:2013-03-02
898:2005922934
730:References
721:Hoyer 2013
590:Doyle 2011
414:Brockhouse
235:Suspension
65:1950-1953,
63:1946-1948,
61:1922-1942,
58:Production
817:April 29,
426:1999-2013
258:Wheelbase
991:Archived
838:Archived
783:Archived
752:Archived
385:Post-war
74:Assembly
997:2 March
928:May 26,
923:Bonnier
844:May 26,
789:May 26,
779:Bonnier
758:May 26,
748:Bonnier
441:S&S
379:sidecar
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110:Engine
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462:Notes
278:Scout
248:Rear:
98:Class
999:2014
966:ISBN
947:ISBN
930:2014
894:LCCN
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