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Indian Larry (born Lawrence DeSmedt; April 28, 1949 – August 30, 2004) was a motorcycle builder and artist, stunt rider, and biker. He first became known as Indian Larry in the 1980s when he was riding the streets of New York City on a chopped Indian motorcycle. Respected as an old school chopper builder, Larry sought greater acceptance of choppers being looked upon as an art form. He became interested in hot rods and motorcycles at an early age and was a fan of Von Dutch and Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, whom he would later meet in California.

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  • Indian Larry (born Lawrence DeSmedt; April 28, 1949 – August 30, 2004) was a motorcycle builder and artist, stunt rider, and biker. He first became known as Indian Larry in the 1980s when he was riding the streets of New York City on a chopped Indian motorcycle. Respected as an old school chopper builder, Larry sought greater acceptance of choppers being looked upon as an art form. He became interested in hot rods and motorcycles at an early age and was a fan of Von Dutch and Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, whom he would later meet in California. Wide acknowledgment of Indian Larry's talent only came in the last few years of his life. He died in 2004 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident while performing at a bike show. His bike, Grease Monkey, was featured in Easyriders magazine in September 1998. In 2001 Indian Larry participated in the Discovery Channel program Motorcycle Mania II, followed by three different Biker Build-Off programs. During this period he built the motorcycles, Daddy-O (known to most people as the Rat Fink bike), Wild Child, and Chain of Mystery. (en)
  • Indian Larry, właściwie Larry Desmedt (ur. 28 kwietnia 1949, zm. 30 sierpnia 2004) – amerykański producent motocykli i jeździec wyczynowy. (pl)
  • 'Indian' Larry Desmedt ( (New York), 28 april 1949 – Charlotte (North Carolina), 30 augustus 2004) was een befaamde motorbouwer, stuntman en vernieuwer in de wereld van de custom motoren. (nl)
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  • Lawrence DeSmedt (en)
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  • Lawrence DeSmedt (en)
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  • Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, U.S. (en)
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  • Indian Larry at bike rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, 2003 (en)
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  • 2004-08-30 (xsd:date)
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  • Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. (en)
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  • Indian Larry (en)
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  • Grease Monkey, Daddy-O , Mr. Tiki, Wild Child, Chain of Mystery (en)
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  • Motorcycle builder and artist, stunt rider, biker (en)
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  • Andrea "Bambi" Cambridge (en)
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  • Old school Kustom Kulture (en)
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  • I don't know anything in life. I just show up and go with the flow. I'm not a religious person but I'm a very spiritual person. Spirituality is instinctive and I believe it's more of a Zen type of thing. You stay in the moment and you'll get the right answers, the correct answers. Every motorcycle is always a spiritual experience. Choppers specifically are a very integral part to my spirituality. When I go out for a ride or something I'm exactly in the moment. It's like meditation. I'm in the flow. (en)
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  • Indian Larry, właściwie Larry Desmedt (ur. 28 kwietnia 1949, zm. 30 sierpnia 2004) – amerykański producent motocykli i jeździec wyczynowy. (pl)
  • 'Indian' Larry Desmedt ( (New York), 28 april 1949 – Charlotte (North Carolina), 30 augustus 2004) was een befaamde motorbouwer, stuntman en vernieuwer in de wereld van de custom motoren. (nl)
  • Indian Larry (born Lawrence DeSmedt; April 28, 1949 – August 30, 2004) was a motorcycle builder and artist, stunt rider, and biker. He first became known as Indian Larry in the 1980s when he was riding the streets of New York City on a chopped Indian motorcycle. Respected as an old school chopper builder, Larry sought greater acceptance of choppers being looked upon as an art form. He became interested in hot rods and motorcycles at an early age and was a fan of Von Dutch and Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, whom he would later meet in California. (en)
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