American Iron Magazine – August 2019

46 / American Iron / Issue #379 AIMag.com

Front wheel 26" Ridewrite

Rear wheel 16"-spoke Indian wheel, powder-

coated black

Front tire 120/55-26” Metzeler

Rear tire 180/16“ Dunlop

Front fender Modified Dirty Bird

Rear fender Dirty Bird

Fender struts Indian

Accessories

Headlight Custom-built nacelle from steel

with stock headlight inside

Taillight Yaffe

Fuel tank Indian tank with custom

filler at front

Handlebars Stock, painted black

Risers RSD

Seat Custom-tooled James Carter

seat and grips, Springdale, AR

Chain guard Indian

Speedo Indian

Dash Dirty Bird

License bracket Dirty bird

Mirrors/levers Indian

Hand controls Indian

Pegs/foot controls Indian

Owner John Viskup

Builder Covingtons Customs,

Woodward, OK

Year/model 2014 Indian Vintage

Chromer/polisher/ Meclec Metal Finishing,

Powdercoater Fresno, CA

Painter Brian Loker Designs, Owasso, OK

Bodywork Covingtons Customs

Color Black/red with gold leaf

Powerplant

Engine 2014 Indian 111"

Builder Indian

Displacement 111"

Horsepower 125 ft/lbs. torque

Carb EFI

Air cleaner Indian Performance air cleaner

Exhaust Modified Rusty Jones exhaust

Ignition Indian download for EFI

Chassis

Frame 2014 Indian Chief

Rake 36 degrees

Stretch 2"

Front forks Custom-made leaf spring by

Covingtons

Shocks Platinum ir Suspension

everything before handing the panels Tech^ Sheet
off to Brian Loker Designs of Owasso,
Oklahoma. The instructions for the paint
job proved simple: Paint it two-tone and
make it look vintage. Loker absolutely
nailed it with the black over red scheme
separated by gold leaf.
With the panels complete, the bike
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polishing and detailing and then on to
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in time for Daytona Bike Week where
the bagger pretty much stopped people
in their tracks. Everyone was stoked
by the machine, particularly because of
the 26"-spoke front wheel and springer
fork combination. Folks wanted to
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a bolt-on kit. But as Covington is quick
to note, the fabrication work required in
order to arrive at that point in terms of
looks is considerable (including pretty
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stellar machine. To add icing to the cake,
the big Chief springer rides and handles
brilliantly too.
Indian uprising? No question in our
book. The Covington-built bagger is an
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