Thunder Roads Colorado Magazine Volume 11 Issue 3 | Page 27

some point I was going to be beat and I wanted people to wonder what happened to the lady with that pretty white trike known as Whiplash. As my passion for motorcycles has grown through the years, my interest turned to the Indian Cheiftan and, when I make my mind up to do something, I make it happen! In February 2015 I purchased an Indian Chieftain from Indian Motorcycle in Sturgis, SD. My goal was to trike the Indiana with the Hannigan trike kit. I was very impressed with their quality, engineering, craftsmanship and design. I liked the independent suspension that they offered, which provides a solid and smooth ride and, in case you are wondering, it rides like a Cadillac!!! The design of the Hannigan kit flows beautifully and exquisitely with the Indian. I did about two months of research before I chose to use the Hannigan Kit. After talking to the owners I knew that the Hannigan kit was the one to use. Although the Hannigan kit is made in Kentucky, they informed me that they had a representative for the company in Windsor, Colorado called Nece Trikes, owned by Monty and Cindy Loftus. I contacted Monty and Cindy and made a deal with them to trike the Indian. Once I had the green light from Monty and Cindy, I ordered my kit from Hannigan. It took approximately eight weeks to have the kit built and another week to ship it to Nece Trikes. Remember, it takes www.thunderroadscolorado.com December 2015 Thunder Roads Magazine® Colorado 25