Steve Frizzell's Indian Bobber

Steve "Gravedigger" Frizzell, from Swansea Massachusetts,
sent me pictures of his cool 1940 Chief bobber, as well as details of its build.

Steve says: "My buddy choo paints all my bikes and did the Chief too.
It has a 40 frame, 40 chief motor by Little John in N.H., rear fender cut by Duffy (REAL INDIAN),
Indian rear light, Harley Bad Boy springer (bought piece by piece from eBay
and made to fit by Ronnie the machinist), rear sportster 18" rim, 21" front ($20 akront swap meet unit).

Front fender is a $5 swap meet unit grafted to a stock bracket, old flanders bars straightened and powdercoated,
pipes are old Indian, 2000 indian front caliper, sporty and box a bends from some car motorheads
Bergie and Bobby here in Seekonk Mass, new iron horse corral tanks.

Wiring by Thrill City Cycle, Mass., 12VOLT system, cycle electric generator, fairbanks morse mag running
directly off the oil pump, solid state regulator, no chain or beltguards (too much extra weight),
repro guages from kiwi + Kevin Flanagan, period beck grips, old misc parts from Chuck Myles in New York.

Thanks to Don @ thrill city cycles, Ronnie the machinest, Choo, Little John, Chuck Myles for quick parts delivery
and my family for putting up with my obsession. Steve Frizzell."