The 1935 Amerind Chiefmotorcyclecompeted straight with theHarley - Davidsonsof the solar day and was one of Indian ’s top sellers .
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The 74 - cubic - in Chief was anything but elegant in slow - paced maneuver , its abeyance design , long wheelbase , and 480 - punt AMEX weight conspiring to make it feel clumsy around townspeople .
Once up to swiftness , however , these same features provided particular stableness . Buyers of a 1935 Amerindic Chief motorcycle were faced with a wide sort of selection . Color pick were reduced that yr to 13 , though an special $ 5.00 would buy any chromaticity DuPont offer up .
Even the fuel and fossil oil tanks were available in three different trimming variation . An optional " Y"enginefeatured 56 aluminum cylinder heads , heavy - duty valve springtime , and a modifiedmuffler .
A four - speedtransmissioncould be regulate to replace the received three - speed . newfangled to the 1935 edition were redesigned fenders with larger valance to smooth out the styling , and a rebound spring for the awkward front leaf dangling that helped shine out the drive more or less .
Chiefs still lacked any physical body of rear abatement , though they did offer a spring - loaded seatpost .
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Though the 1935 Amerindic Chief could be clumsy and laborious at low speed , its power and high - velocity stability were asset once the gas pedal opened up .
