Indian Larry: Chopper Shaman

by Andrea Cambridge, Dave Nichols, Andrea "Bambi" Cambridge

Book Overview

A stunt man and sideshow performer made famous by the Discovery Channel, Indian Larry Desmedt is best remembered for his remarkable custom motorcycles, his wild tattoos, and his love for building and riding rolling art. This book, by those who knew him best, offers a closer look at this chopper shaman admired by so many. Full of photographs that document a uniquely colorful life, the book follows Larry from his humble beginnings to his unlikely stardom,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760338272
• ISBN13: 9780760338278
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Motorbooks International
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 10.6"

Customer Reviews

Indian Larry Chopper Shaman

This book has a very unique writing style, which helps you see just how influential Indian Larry was, and how much of an impact he made on his close friends. It was an excellent fun read, that was very enjoyable. I know I'll read it more than once. I recomend it to anyone that needs a hero, or inspiration.

A Fitting Tribute

This is without a doubt one of the most thorough and balanced biographies I've ever read. It covers everything, from Indian Larry's troubled past, to his path out of "Hell University," to his well-deserved rise to fame as one of the best original chopper builders ever. There's tons of tributes from his peers and friends, and plenty of pictures documenting it all. I highly recommend this book to everyone who liked the man, and especially to those who can appreciate the motorcycle as he did - as a true work of art.

My husband loves this book

I received this book very quickly after ordering it, and I gave it to my husband on Fathers day. The book is very detailed and had a lot of information in it that my husband didn't know. He loves it.

Indian Larry: Chopper Shaman

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i know this may sound strange to some, but the way indian larry passed was the way i think a lot of us would like to go, in defiance of practicality. doing what it is that we truly love to do. taking a risk and then taking it again. im not a biker and i dont pretend to be, and not being one makes it difficult for me to conceptualize what a real biker truly is. but of all the biker shows i have watched and all the magazines and books i have read, indian larry truly embodies that image. he defines in my mind the quintissential biker. i watched biker build off from the begining and indian larry was instantly my favorite. of course being born and raised in brooklyn myself quickly endeared him to me. i remember around the time larry passed the pope had died too. and i remember thinking to myself, wow, the pope known and loved by billions and yet i feel nothing for him. and then here is this guy from brooklyn who builds motorcycles and lives an oddball lifestyle and says and does things that i instantly relate to. larry made me think, i mean truly ponder life in just a couple of hours that a world spiritual leader could not do in how many years? i never met you larry but i miss you. and if this sounds mushy to some, well im sorry. as for the book, its magnificent. a fitting tribute to a true motorcycle legend. great writing and excellent photographs from different times in larrys life. its really amazing to see the evolution of this man. the weight lifting muscle bound photos are a trip. then a couple pages later he has a drug-mug. then hes swimming at coney and riding his bike in shorts- in the winter! i hate the cold so these pix crack me up. there are plenty of studio bike photos of all the biker build off bikes. its a great book. any one who admired indian larry should have it and i am truly glad that i have one. p.s. to all the people who contributed to this book, you did an excellent job. jackthewack, march 06