The First Choppers Were Board Track Racers: Billy Lane 1911 Indian Motorcycle Sturgis

Billy explains the connection between board track racing motorcycles and choppers in the Black Hills of Sturgis, South Dakota.

[@robg2184]

You are awsome man. Thanks for all you do.

[@BubbaSimmz]

That thing is sooooo sweet. Rock on Billy!

[@michaelleyva6820]

Thanks Billy for keeping the history alive of how these 2 wheeled moments of time brought us to where we are today in the non-caged world. Keep the bars up & rubber down !!!

[@indjanek]

Billy, I wish there were more people like you man... respect and appreciation.

[@ronniehdable]

Every step you take in life should be with your head held high brother. Those dark days are gone and I'm looking forward to watching you light up the motorcycle world again with your passion and vision. I used to live between the train tracks and the police station on Sarno road . Right off us 1 near the old shop. Memories of you rolling by on the masterpieces you created were some thing to see. God bless you sir. Sincerely Ron. H

[@BillyLaneChoppers]

Beautiful thoughts, thank you

[@ronniehdable]

@@BillyLaneChoppers you have been one of my idols since back in the day. My youngest son Jacob loved you hubless bike and we had to stop every time it was out. God bless. Great days a head. Thank you for all you have done for us.

[@keithcarchide806]

Soo cool man you’re doing great thing keeping history running. I swear in my past life I raced bikes. First time on a motorcycle was my 85 kz1000 and I used to just race the shit out of that bike. I grew up on northern Maine and we have a lot of dirt logging roads and id just find a spot an open that thing up till i broke it or me. Im the only one in my family to be into anything with a engine.🤘🏼

[@jimwortham8634]

Hey Billy all I can say thanks for posting so refreshing to see you back on KZbin

[@taterstoolboxskates]

I saw these on a history channel documentary the guys that raced these were crazy!!! I really dig old-school bikes man, thanks for posting these🙏🏻

[@bradc32]

gotta like that you ride it still so many old bikes are stashed away...always something cool on your channel

[@caesarillion]

Really fine build there. I'm doing a generator model street racer ca 1920. Saved all the old rust and grease for put back patina, hahahah. Thanks for the help and show. Thailand Paul

[@kelliebrooks9094]

As racer an longtime rider....i only knew harley never heard any talk of indian at all...then on the history channel i got my real life history lesson...the history of harley an indian....an the scoop on indian chief an medicine man....those are defintely our origins of racers those1912s bikes remind me so much of the first old road race bikes the riding position...i did my first road race at pocono Pa an got a 3rd an yamaha sent me a copy of on any sunday....after 10 folks said to see it i finally saw it...thanks for keeping american history alive....nice

[@BillyLaneChoppers]

The Harley-Davidson vs Indian story is truly amazing

[@ronniehdable]

Good stuff

[@benderbender1233]

now das real old skool!!! 🤘😎🤘 SSSTURGISSS!!!

[@BillyLaneChoppers]

Sturgis is the best

[@benderbender1233]

@@BillyLaneChoppers eye concurrrrrrr boss!!! 🤘 eye met u wayyy bck wen the old BROKEN SPOKE CAMPGROUND had a bike show @ the pool. ✌

[@Op1zilla]

I like the old Bikes better than anything Newer 👽👍🏻 🚲💥💨💨💨

[@BillyLaneChoppers]

Me, too. I sold this 1911 a couple of years ago, but just grabbed a nearly identical 1914 Indian twin that I will make a video building into a fully functional board track racer.

[@slavetospeed]

👏👏👏🍻

[@squarefour1]

You know I love the old. 39 Ariel red hunter. 57 and 58 Ariel Square Four. Plus very old Indians

[@kennethwise7108]

Sounds like Billy had a hard night of partying LOL

[@BillyLaneChoppers]

You're thinking of the old Billy. I lose my voice at bike events. I work alone, and talk to no one during the day. At bike events, we're talking motorcycles ALL DAY

[@kennethwise7108]

@@BillyLaneChoppers BEST THERAPY OUT THERE BILLY! God bless you man! 🙏

[@carlthornton8706]

Very Good!... 18 🐄🦉🏴‍☠✝

[@chopperdavez]

Cool, is Warren faster?

[@SmithWhitey]

Beginning of video XR1000 motor carbs are out of synchronization.

[@blucheer8743]

Billy is badazz! Don’t get much more badazz than being out there on a dirt flat track on an old Indians lol they don’t call it the badlands for nothing!

[@mikecacioppo5639]

MAN ! DINOSAUR CHOPPER LITERALLY ! 👍🐷👍

[@xmo552]

And you're not going to see any RACING. Keep her running.

[@nsssiberowhite]

Billy you always making things that blows everybodys minds true inspirational work right there

[@abizzybomb]

Hey Billy! I didn't know you had this channel. Glad I saw it on IG. Subscribed.