This is actually a very sad thing. No one was building choppers like he was - old school and the like. At least he went out doing what he loved...

I never met indian larry but i saw his bikes and i new he was on tv and i am huge into choppers and all the guys that build them and i also know that Larry is gonna be missed ride on throught the heavens larry

R.I.P. Larry

I just found out about Indian Larry's death after watching the Biker Build off on the Discover Channel this evening. I am truly shocked and at a loss for words. The biker world has lost an amazingly talented individual. Nobody can fill his shoes. If there is any consolation to this tragedy, Larry died doing what he loved doing. I'm sure he would say he wouldnt have it any other way.

My condolensces to his family and friends.

...ride in peace Indian Larry....ride in peace.

Andy
Boston, MA

See ya on the otherside bro......................

Rest in peace Indian Larry. I was a big fan of his work and had always wanted to meet him. I hope that his family is doing well and may God be with them.

I as well was in awe of this mans ability. But that doesnt change the fact that he should not be dead. To ignore the affect that his actions could have on his wife and children if something like this were to happen is selfish,irresposible and dispicable. Simply wearing a dog dish would have saved his life and his family would still have him around. Remember him for his incredible skill but also as an example that simple safety should never be ignored.

i dont i relly did not know him i relly jest found out who he is but after to day hearing so much about him if he were stil here i would wont to meet him

You will be missed but never forgotten!

I met Indian Larry at Daytona this year. He was just signing shirts and stuff..I really didn't talk to him..but Stood there by his booth for almost an hour just chilling...and he seemed like a really nice guy. He talked to every person that came up to him. I remember when I first saw him..he was wearing a tank top and some old sweats. I thought he was the...sh... because..he didn't care how he looked. People brought there kids to take pictures with him..Well, R.I.P brother...Your bikes were a big influence to the world of choppers...
SaL

ITS WIERD HOW A PERSON CAN WATCH A TV SHOW AND GET USED TO SEEING A CERTAIN THING ON THE ONLY CHANNEL HE WATCHES ,AND THEN FATE DOES ITS THING AND NOW IM LEFT WITH NO INDIAN LARRY......IM NOT TRYING TO KISS BUTT "HELL NO"
BUT I LET SOME TEARS GO....AND I NEVER MET HIM.THATS HOW COOOL HE "IS" GONNA MISS YA MAN
...............................FATKAT
JUST A TATTOO ARTIST

ITS WIERD HOW A PERSON CAN WATCH A TV SHOW AND GET USED TO SEEING A CERTAIN THING ON THE ONLY CHANNEL HE WATCHES ,AND THEN FATE DOES ITS THING AND NOW IM LEFT WITH NO INDIAN LARRY......IM NOT TRYING TO KISS BUTT "HELL NO"
BUT I LET SOME TEARS GO....AND I NEVER MET HIM.THATS HOW COOOL HE "IS" GONNA MISS YA MAN
...............................FATKAT
JUST A TATTOO ARTIST

ITS WIERD HOW A PERSON CAN WATCH A TV SHOW AND GET USED TO SEEING A CERTAIN THING ON THE ONLY CHANNEL HE WATCHES ,AND THEN FATE DOES ITS THING AND NOW IM LEFT WITH NO INDIAN LARRY......IM NOT TRYING TO KISS BUTT "HELL NO"
BUT I LET SOME TEARS GO....AND I NEVER MET HIM.THATS HOW COOOL HE "IS" GONNA MISS YA MAN
...............................FATKAT
JUST A TATTOO ARTIST

Ride and rest in peace Indian Larry. I've watched all the biker build-off's, and just a quick example of how much of a class act Larry was: Larry was up against Billy Lane and Lane was having some difficulties with his bike. Larry helped Lane get the bike started and to the build-off so the two could be judged...Larry eventually won and received a trophy...which he cut in half and handed 1/2 to Lane and he kept 1/2! Larry said that because the two were such good friends, there was no winner or loser!!! What a class act!!
Indian Larry will be missed greatly but never ever forgotten! Ride on!

indian larry rocks

Indian Larry was the man of building bikes. i liked his old style of building a great bike.

R.I.P.

I was very sadden to find out that Indian Larry passed away after watching an episode of the Great Bike build off on the Discover Channel.

Indian Larry was a legend in the chopper world of building custom old school bikes. There was nobody better.

I remember watching one particular bike build off where Indian Larry could have won by default because his competitor was having bike problems. But instead, Larry helped his competitor with his bike problem. I think this best describes the type of person that Indian Larry was.

i never met indian larry but was looking forward to meeting him at the easyriders show in november but it will never be. i loved his bikes or i mean works of art and i will never see them again for their will never be another indian larry. good bye to one of the best bike builders in the world thanks for shairing your vision and love of choppers and life. may you always ride fast with the wind in your face. r.i.p

ITS TO BAD HE PASSED AWAY.HE WAS FUN TO WATCH ON
TV.HE SEAMED LIKE AN ORDINARY GUY THAT WAS DOING WHAT HE LOVED.IT STILL DOE'NT CHANGE MY MIND ABOUT WEARING A HELMET.THATS YOUR RIGHT TO CHOSE.
HE WAS A JOY AND A CREDIT TO THE YOUNG KIDS FOR TODAY TO FOLLOW.GOD BLESS HIM HE WILL BE MISSED
BUT NEVER FORGOTEN.

He will be missed but I am still the best bike builder ever. Larry sucked.

Hello guys, Indian Larry here...just dropped by ta give ya a howdy doo. Flying with Jesus these days so ya wont be seeing me around for a while. No mysteries up here so no need for the question mark symbol. Jesse James is just a wee cub of a bike builder....hope he lives long enough to master the craft. I was the best there ever was that's all I'm gonna say.

we will miss you indian larry ride in to the sunset for ever peace be with you lots of love

he will be missed the biker world is missing a grate bike biulder

he will be missed the biker world is missing a grate bike biulder

Every great biker will be missed, but especially Indian Larry. Rest In Peace.

r.i.p we will all miss you larry.

i just want to say that it is a tradgedy what happen and it always seems like the good people in the world aways leave us. you will always be remembered to the as the best there ever was

I was deeply saddened by the news of Indian Larry's passing, God bless him and his family -also to David Mann, of whom made some of the greatest and most famous biker art ever. I am looking for footage of Larry's accident, can anyone help?

I am Aju John Varghese from India (in Asia). I saw Indian Larry on Discovery Travel & Living on the build-off series & was amazed at his spirit & the man, especially during prize distribution at Sturgis, when he announced that neither he nor Billy Lane deserved to win, and neither of them deserved to lose, and that the contest was a draw& proceeded to cut the trophy in pieces, sharing it with everyone, the competitor as well as the audience. I am a B-school professor in India & I quoted this as the greatest display of sportsman spirit that I ever saw on television to my students.

It was only this Monday, February 21, 2005 that I came to know about his death in the discovery program. It was a huge shock to me.

I checked out the net for details regarding his death, and felt compelled to post this note since I felt that it might be touching for you ppl @ U.S to know that this gr8 guy had an effect on many of us, even across the oceans. Just shows how sincerity speaks, through the barriers of time & space.

I just wanted to let the family, dear & near ones of this gr8 soul to know that he will be fondly remembered & that we share in your grief, but more importantly, in am sure that he is indeed in heaven, he will surely not miss the ‘Gr8 bike builder’ & the ‘Heavenly Gasoline Alley’ up there!

Finally a word of comfort: 1 Thessalonians 4:13- “…But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.

So we shall meet his again. Regards & God Bless.

Aju John Varghese
http://aju.r8.org

Larry was an inspiration to us all in the biker world, his death was a great loss to everyone whether you knew him or not, He lit up the room whenever he entered. Larry was a man i will never forget. You will live on in the hearts of bike enthusiest around the worlds. I guess i really dont know what to say, but, im gonna miss ya man.

Does anyone know what the real meaning of Indian Larry's question mark means???????????????????

God need a bike, only one man i know of that could build a bike to meet gods standards.
Ride in Peace Larry

God needed a bike, only one man i know of that could build a bike to meet gods standards.
Ride in Peace Larry

I may have never met the man but just by watching him on t.v. and knowing the way he lived his life i like to think that the tatoo on his neck is the way he lived.

I have always admired Indian Larry and his bikes.After watching the tribute to him on the Biker Build Off, I only hope Larry is still doing what he loved,he will missed by many.

after watching great biker build off i was shocked to see a great builder and person had died. he will be missed. he was the greatest.

I AM SO SORRY FOR LARRY AND HIS FAMILY.
HE WAS A LEDGEND TO THE REAL BIKER SEEN.
BUT THE BIG GUY THOUGHT IT WAS TIME TO TAKE HIM HOME.
I HOPE OLD SCHOOL STYLE BIKES WONT DIE WITH YOU.
I HAVE BEEN RIDIN A 1972 SHOVEL WITH A 3"BELT, APE HANGERS, AND A JOCKEY SHIFT. I THINK LARRY WOULD APROVE.
LARRY YOU WERE LOVED AND RESPECTED.YOU WILL BE MISSED! I REALY WISH I HAD MET YOU.SEE YOU ON THE GREAT ROAD.
GLUM, FREEWHEELERS M/C

tough, very tough titties.

i heard a while ago that Indian Larry past away, but I didn't believe it. I finished watching one of the great biker build of episodes and saw the memorial at the end of the show, it said that he died at te age of 55. I will always remember him as my role model just because of two things he said before he pasted away "always tell the truth that way you won't have to remember what you said" and "always do what you enjoy doing because eventually the money will catch up"

THERE LIVED A LEGEND IN THE BIKE SCENE, SOME PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW THEY JUST TURNED THERE HEADS AND SAID 'SO' , THEY JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TRAGIC IT WAS TO LOSE SUCH A GOOD FRIEND AND FAMLIY MEMBER HE WAS A GREAT MAN BUT SOME PEOPLE JUST WON'T REMEMBER I DID NOT KNOW HIM AS A FRIEND OR A RELATIVE BUT I DO KNOW HE WAS A WARROIR ON AND OFF THE ROADS AS THE GREAT ONES DID SO, I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH A WORD OF ADVICE PAY YOUR RESPECT TO THE DEAD YOU DUMB SON OF A BITCH.[ R.I.P INDAIN LARRY, RIDE ON MY FRIEND ]

I was planning a trip to N.Y. to go see him in action maybe get an autograph on my tank.

But when I heard the news I was sick to my stomach, like he was a member of my family.
It was very weird I could'nt explain it.

I am sure he is riding with his #1 fan

Mr.Larry Desmedt I hope you are at peace now.
You will be GREATLY missed but NEVER forgoten.

P.S. I will meet you one day......

YOU READ ALL THESE LETTERS, AND ALL THEY SAY IS INDIAN LARRY BIKE BUILDER! THATS RIGHT HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST! AND HE WAS A CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE!
BUT PEOPLE LETS REMEMBER THE IMPORTANT THINGS, HIS FAMILY THAT GOT LEFT BEHIND, HE WAS A GREAT FATHER,HUSBAND,AND THE BEST DAMM FRIEND YOU COULD EVER ASK FOR OR FIND, INDIAN LARRY WOULD GIVE HIS SHIRT OF HIS BACK TO HELP SOMBODY, HE HAD A HEART OF GOLD TOWARDS PEOPLE. HE WAS A CARRYING FATHER AND A LOVEING HUSBAND. LARRY YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN FOR WHAT YOU CARRIED IN YOUR HEART A MAN OF HONOR WITH A HEART OF GOLD. YOU WERE THE BEST FRIEND I EVER HAD I MISS YOU

I miss you brother...R.I.P.

appreciated the old school lines ,great guy , forgotten art ,bikes had character and heart bent in to them. TO INDIAN LARRY, THANKYOU

this GUY rocked my world..i am not a biker chick..but i have been thru hell and back...i do have the question cross tatoo...to me...it was what brought me back...also the tatt on his neck...ROCK ON BROTHER...HOTRODS AND HELL...WINGS AND IN THE WIND....ROCK ON MY DEAR ANGEL..SEE YA ON THE OTHER SIDE.....

R.I.P.LARRY.

my father an indian larry were real good friends indian larry died in 2004 my father died in 2005 i was only4 when i lost him my father is always in my heart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my father an indian larry were real good friends indian larry died in 2004 my father died in 2005 i was only4 when i lost him my father is always in my heart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my father an indian larry were real good friends indian larry died in 2004 my father died in 2005 i was only4 when i lost him my father is always in my heart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my father an indian larry were real good friends indian larry died in 2004 my father died in 2005 i was only4 when i lost him my father is always in my heart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my father an indian larry were real good friends indian larry died in 2004 my father died in 2005 i was only4 when i lost him my father is always in my heart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my father an indian larry were real good friends indian larry died in 2004 my father died in 2005 i was only4 when i lost him my father is always in my heart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my father an indian larry were real good friends indian larry died in 2004 my father died in 2005 i was only4 when i lost him my father is always in my heart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my father an indian larry were real good friends indian larry died in 2004 my father died in 2005 i was only4 when i lost him my father is always in my heart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

another good man gone, But certainly not forgotten R.I.P. Bro. May your memories roll on as long as the bikes we ride "goo" "Redgranite Wi"