RIDE REVIEW I ROLAND SANDS DESIGN INDIAN CHIEF BUILD
P100
Meanwhile, Guy just kept crank-
ing on the cover build. He got
that thing done at like 7:00 p.m.
on Saturday, and then we flew
out Jasper with the piece.
"He showed up at the bar at
11:00 p.m. with it. I got up at 5:00
a.m. before everybody, got the
doors shut and just threw this
thing on its side like a dirt bike so I
don't have to drain the oil out of it.
"I couldn't even believe it.
When you put those actuators in,
wear them into each other, you
never get the alignment right.
You've got to do them 10 times.
This one, it was in the perfect
spot. The cable hooked right up.
Everything just fell into place. It
was meant to be.
There was about two inches
of additional ground clearance
and probably 10 degrees of lean
angle gained. By race day, it was
a different motorcycle."
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Boss's handywork can also be
seen in the very multi-adjustable
rearsets, and the subframe that
can be raised or lowered in an
instant via the threads behind the
number plate.
"The subframe is super simple
fabrication just in case we had an
accident where you could fix it on
the track, bend it back, whatever
it may be, and then duplicate it
later to make a fresh one. Even
with the subframe and tail sec-
tion, it's all adjustable. You could
totally do different seat heights
on this, super easy on the track
setup, just like you would with
foot controls.
"I had to pull a lot of the wiring
harness out of the way away from
the exhaust system, just because
it was ran so differently with the
exhaust. I needed to get it away
from the heat," Boss says. "We put
the rectifier on the side to get it out
in the air flow. But for the most part
back here, shove a lot of the wiring
harness in the back compartment
area and then hide it. It's always
nice. It still looks good."
(Above) Fox modified a set of Harley-Davidson Dyna forks
for the Chief. (Below) Dunlop Q4's were swapped out for
slicks for the race. GP Suspension sorted the forks while
Brembo provided calipers, discs and master-cylinder.
