About Us
I restore antique Indian Motorcycles as a hobby. My experience is on "post-war" era bikes, with an emphasis on the European inspired Verticals that Indian produced from 1949-1952. My mission is to help other enthusiasts get these great bikes back out on the open road. I hold a full time job consulting on today's biggest environmental issues in the mining industry.
I'm also a young guy and plan to be doing this hobby for many years to come. I welcome all tips, advice, stories, and tall tales!
Among Indian motorcycles, the verticals are some of the most challenging to restore. Great attention to detail and an understanding of all failure modes and effects will make one's experience with these beautiful machines a true joy. Vertical restoration is much more than mere parts changing. Many tasks will require precision machining or grinding, resurfacing of case joints, even weld repairing in many fragile engine and transmission components. I hope you find the pages on this site informative and enlightening, and that I see your restoration win in AMCA judging. Good luck!
LOCATED IN THE HEART OF KENTUCKY'S BLUEGRASS
Grassy Lick – This crossroads hamlet with extinct po lies on Grassy Lick Creek, for which it was named, at the jct of Grassy Lick, Pruitt, and Donaldson Rds, midway between US 460 and I-64, and 3.5 mi WNW of Mt. Sterling. The creek is said to have been named by pioneer hunters for the gathering place of large herds of buffalo and deer at a salt spring at the forks of the creek in an an open grassy meadow, alleged to be where bluegrass was first planted in Kentucky. The po, which was est. as Grassy Lick on May 14, 1886, with Jon W. Pharis, pm, became Grassy in 1895 and closed in 1902. The community has always been called Grassy Lick.