Rebuilding the Indian: A Memoir

The building of a vintage Indian Chief motorcycle is more than the restoration of a bike-it's the resurrection of a dream. 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. 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. 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. Fred Haefele has taught creative writing at Stanford University and the University of Montana. He currently works as an arborist in Montana, where he lives with his wife and two children.

Author: Fred Haefele
Publisher: Bison
Published: 09/01/2005
Pages: 244
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.92h x 6.30w x 0.51d
ISBN13: 9780803273580
ISBN10: 0803273584
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures
- Transportation | Motorcycles | General
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs

About the Author
Fred Haefele has taught creative writing at Stanford University and the University of Montana. He currently works as an arborist in Montana, where he lives with his wife and two children.