Rebuilding the Indian: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (797 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0803273584 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 234 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
With a windfall of $5000, he bought a "basket case," a collection of broken-down parts, from Chaz, a ponytailed biker and professional pack rat who later becomes his mentor. Based on the 1998 Riverhead hardcover. Chaz introduces him to a subculture of machinist perfectionists and like-minded obsessives. From Publishers Weekly This memoir by Haefele, a 51-year-old tree surgeon, ex-professor and failed novelist, tells how he came to restore a 1941 Indian Chief motorcycleAand in doing so restored some things about his psyche. And that's the type to whom this tape will appealAgearheads with tender hearts. The process is described diaristically, starting with the author's unusual "desire" to acquire a genuine Indian, a legendary U.S.-manufactured machine. This is delivered by DelHoyo, a veteran narrator for Audio Literature, in lean, raspy Western-accented terms. . (Feb.) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. Along the way to p
He was in a rut, until he purchased a box of parts not so euphemistically referred to as a “basket case” and tackled the restoration of an Indian Chief motorcycle. The building of a vintage Indian Chief motorcycle is more than the restoration of a bike—it’s the resurrection of a dream. With limited mechanical skills, one foot in the money pit, and a colorful cast of local experts, Haefele takes us down the rocky road of restoration to the headlong, heart-thrilling rush of open highway on his gleaming midnight-blue Millennium Flyer.. Rebuilding the Indian chronicles one man’s journey through the fearful expanse of midlife in a quest for peace, parts, and a happy second fatherhood. Fred Haefele was a writer who couldn’t get his book published, an arborist whose precarious livelihood might just kill him, and an expectant father for the first time in over twenty years
"Not exactly chicken or fish - but still edible for some" according to Sam Green. This is a weird book because I picked it up hoping to read about how to restore an Indian. What I ended up reading was a book in which Fred basically pays other people to do things for him. This is of course normal and proper, but he doesn't spend much effort discussing the things he does on his own either. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, if we compare the ok to the great, actually taught you something about traveling and fixing you machine and remains the better book to read. HOWEVER, having said all that, Fred is brave in letting you into his life (divorce, father pro. Bikers, babies, and buttheads - what FUN! Timothy J. Bazzett A lot of earlier reviewers seemed to be trying to compare this book to Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, a book I read thirty years or more ago, whenever it first came out in hardcover. I remember enjoying the parts about the road trip and the father connecting with his son, but when he started getting all philosophical and "zen" on me, I tended to skip ahead. I guess I was just too damn dumb to understand the "deeper meanings" in that book. But Fred's book is very different. There's nothing too "zenny" or obscure in this book. It's about a fifty year-old guy try. Four Stars LAWK Bought for son who is Harley fan - interesting read