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128128 GOLF ASIAGOLF ASIA“TOP MOUNTAIN”
This custom bagger, called TOP MOUNTAIN, was built by the Indian Motorcycle
Company’s Austrian dealer Markus Krasser from SMC (Styrian Motor Cycle) and is on
show in the Top Mountain Motorcycle Museum in Hochgurgl. This build took Markus
and his team six months and it started life as a 2016 Chief Vintage. Markus said, “I built
this bike for the owner of the Top Mountain Motorcycle Museum, Attila Scheiber. He
also owns the Top Mountain hotel which is the highest hotel in Europe. The bike can
be ridden and it is certified for Europe.” Markus says the biggest challenge with the
build was to find a way to combine old with new and include elements of the museum
and Attila’s life. Markus explains, “What you see on the bike are scenes from inside the
Motorcycle Museum painted on to the bike. There are 250 motorcycles in the museum
from the year 1894 onwards, including 25 old Indians in the collection.” Other design
highlights include air suspension front and rear, a fuel tank and a rear light from a
Victory Hammer and lots of parts fabricated in-house by the guys at SMC.