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Indian Larry died recently...i attended his memorial yesterday...it was the experience of a lifetime... he was a great talent and and a sculptor of steel...the number of people who turned out to pay him tribute was awe-inpiring...this man was truly a legend in his own time...i wanted to share this beautiful day with all of you...and to tell you all about larry and his great spirit...
ride on larry...your spirit lives ...
Larry Desmedt built custom motorcycles
The New York Times
September 2, 2004
Larry Desmedt, a New York-based custom motorcycle builder and biker better known nationally as "Indian Larry," died Monday in Charlotte, N.C., of injuries he suffered while doing a stunt at an appearance there Saturday. He was 55 and lived in New York City.
His death was announced by Timothy White, a photographer and friend
Desmedt, whose workshop was in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, was a legend among biking enthusiasts and other custom builders. He regarded his craft as a form of art and, White said, got his nickname from the classic brand of a motorcycle he rode years ago.
He had gone to Charlotte for the shooting Saturday of an episode of the Discovery Channel series "The Great Biker Build-Off." The accident happened in a parking lot after filming was completed, with thousands watching.
White said Desmedt, wearing a protective suit but not a helmet, was standing on his bike as he rode down the parking lot and may have been blinded by the sun; he fell and hit his head.
Besides his wife, a performer billed as Bambi the Mermaid of Coney Island, Desmedt is survived by his mother and a sister.
It was not a particularly dangerous maneuver he performed on Saturday, Bambi Desmedt said. "It was showing off, his way of blowing off steam after the bigger stunts."
larry's website...
http://www.indianlarry.com/
ride on larry...your spirit lives ...
Larry Desmedt built custom motorcycles
The New York Times
September 2, 2004
Larry Desmedt, a New York-based custom motorcycle builder and biker better known nationally as "Indian Larry," died Monday in Charlotte, N.C., of injuries he suffered while doing a stunt at an appearance there Saturday. He was 55 and lived in New York City.
His death was announced by Timothy White, a photographer and friend
Desmedt, whose workshop was in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, was a legend among biking enthusiasts and other custom builders. He regarded his craft as a form of art and, White said, got his nickname from the classic brand of a motorcycle he rode years ago.
He had gone to Charlotte for the shooting Saturday of an episode of the Discovery Channel series "The Great Biker Build-Off." The accident happened in a parking lot after filming was completed, with thousands watching.
White said Desmedt, wearing a protective suit but not a helmet, was standing on his bike as he rode down the parking lot and may have been blinded by the sun; he fell and hit his head.
Besides his wife, a performer billed as Bambi the Mermaid of Coney Island, Desmedt is survived by his mother and a sister.
It was not a particularly dangerous maneuver he performed on Saturday, Bambi Desmedt said. "It was showing off, his way of blowing off steam after the bigger stunts."
larry's website...
http://www.indianlarry.com/
