11th Annual Indian Larry Grease Monkey Block Party
September 21st, 2014 by Mr. C
Indian Larry’s Legacy Shop 400 Union Ave South Williamsburg, Brooklyn NYC
Indian Larry was a legendary motorcycle builder influenced by 1950s & 1960s style choppers, hot rods, & hot rod art & its sub culture. Some aesthetics of his old school choppers included small gas tanks, no front fenders or front brakes, ape hanger handlebars, suicide clutches, modern tech in engine mechanics, & what initially sucked me into Indian Larry’s bikes was his sick – signature TWISTED downtube motorcycle frame that he designed and built. Yes, twisted metal for the downtube on the frame! If you look at Ed Roth’s Rat Fink art, you can clearly see Indian Larry’s monster hot rod choppers come to life.
Indian Larry built motorcycles
Indian Larry lived life fast, hard, & furious and unfortunately he was taken away from us too soon in 2004 while performing a stunt on his motorcycle. The Indian Larry legacy lives on with his compatriots at Indian Larry’s Legacy motorcycle shop in Brooklyn. Fast forward 10 years later and today Sept 20th – Saturday, we still celebrate & appreciate Larry for his passion with the motorcycle culture. 9/20/14 marked the 11th Annual Indian Larry grease monkey block party! Hot dogs or hamburgers for $5 with a drink, Donuts from Brooklyn’s own Dough, live music by Sea Monster, Wrench, Judas Priestess, Scrapers, & Big House Pete and of course a bike show competition. Face painting for the kids and plenty of vendors for your motorcycle accessory needs! I couldn’t stay for the whole event but I did soak in the beautiful custom motorcycles on hand and the familiar sounds of Sea Monster! And yes that donut from Dough Brooklyn was deelish!
David Peel & Arthur (lead vocalist Sea Monster)
Sea Monster performs!
WRENCH performs!
Pontiac Eight
Chevy 3200
Trophy for the Best Paint
(Best Vintage & Best overall)
Tags: indian larry, motorcycles
Posted in art, mr. c, music, photos | Comments (2)
September 21st, 2014 at 6:04 pm
Most excellent. Had to pry the laptop from my dad’s hands since he loves the bikes
September 22nd, 2014 at 10:10 am
Hope the Bert Sugar book is back in your hands too!