RE: AIH CLOSES THE DOORS
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RE: AIH CLOSES THE DOORS - 4/14/2008 9:27:08 AM
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Tony P
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ORIGINAL: pjb
I'm not implying that you need to be able to work on your own bike to own one. I'm just saying that if you can't, and you have to return it to the dealer for every little thing, don't cry about it being in the shop. My experience, and the experiences of other AIH owners I know, are not like yours. I'm sorry about your luck, but I don't agree with your assesments of AIH quality. I still think that most people's troubles are due to crappy dealers, not a crappy product. I happen to have a great dealer and have recomended him to many people. Not flaming anybody, just trying to show there is a different side of the story to the people who say AIH sucks. I'm glad things have worked out for you. Ride safe.
What is considered acceptable quality? 50% of all AIH never experince problems within the first year of ownership. I'm just throwing that number out there - it's not based on fact. However, if you look at this thread, many have experienced quite a few problems with their AIH bikes. I would be curious to see the percentage of AIH bikes that are serviced under warranty for defects.
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RE: AIH CLOSES THE DOORS - 4/17/2008 6:19:45 AM
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tangster9
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In late 2005, I was told "Dwayne's hiding money in the Caymans" by his personal secretary at a family get together. I've notified every local, state, and federal form of gov't including IRS AND Securities Commission etc. in writing and in person.
If had a $50k bike, broke down without a warranty, I'd be his front porch.
Let's play.... "Where's the money?"
Do Xponetial investors care?
How many employees did you see when touring plant? 35 0r 400+?
Could any hidden cash be used in purchasing dirty bombs or margaritas?
With sales of atleast $95 million in 05' could banks help hide $30 million+ ?
Was the bankrupcy planned all along?
Were the books altered with so many management changes?
Do you love your country?
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RE: AIH CLOSES THE DOORS - 4/17/2008 7:35:25 AM
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pjb
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I spoke to Mark Long just yesterday. He did close his Dulles (Sterling) store and has consolidated to his original shop in Fredericksburg VA. He said he is not selling as many bikes as he would like to, but his paint and graphics shop is busy. What you have heard about Mark's customer service is right on. I've never met a nicer dealer. I bought my first Ironhorse from Mark on late 03 and right away I felt like I had a new friend. I still feel that way now and Mark has gone above and beyond for me numerous times, often when he has no financial gain (lets face it he is a business man) to hope for. Great guy. Anybody remotely close should check him out. His paint work is top notch.
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RE: AIH CLOSES THE DOORS - 4/17/2008 7:50:46 AM
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hspring03
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American IronHorse, the Fort Worth maker of custom motorcycles seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, will again honor service warranties on new bikes now being sold by its dealers, Chief Executive Buck Hendrickson said.
Hendrickson acknowledged that some dealers had not been reimbursed for warranty work.
"When we're out of bankruptcy, we'll honor the warranties; we'll do the right thing," he told us. "At worst, I think we'll be out [of bankruptcy] by the end of May and get everyone covered."
It might be very necessary.
Former employee David Osburn said models he rejected after he test-rode them were shipped to dealers "over my objections."
How many? "I lost count because I worked for them nearly seven years. Certainly hundreds."
Osburn, employed at IronHorse full time from 1999 until 2007 and part time before that, said superiors told him, in effect, "Ship it, and we'll warranty it later."
Hendrickson, who became CEO after Osburn had left but had served as a consultant earlier, disputed the man's allegations, insisting that the North Texas-made bikes had a lower warranty claim rate than rivals Big Dog and Big Bear. The latter, he said, recalled several hundred bikes with frame problems.
"Our biggest warranty problem is an electronic speedometer -- a design flaw," he said, adding: "There are still 1,000 bikes out there with this one issue."
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RE: AIH CLOSES THE DOORS - 4/18/2008 4:58:21 AM
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tangster9
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Hee hee ....He clipped the City of Ft. Worth for half a million. Nobody else saw it coming
SHLACHTER, PEROTIN, FUQUAY & CO.
Ironhorse leaves city spinning its wheels
By Barry Shlachter, Jim Fuquay, Maria M. PerotinStar-Telegram Staff Writers
Among the losers in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by American IronHorse is its landlord, the Fort Worth Local Development Corp. The entity was established by the city, and City Council members just happen to be its sole board officers, but it is nonetheless considered autonomous.
The odds are not good that the LDC will receive much, if anything, from the custom motorcycle maker, which owes $377,157.57 in back rent and taxes as of Feb. 6. The corporation is an unsecured debtor.
The total includes six months' rent on the 224,800-square-foot facility, the former Fruehauf Trailer assembly building, that had been deferred in exchange for IronHorse's pledge to repave the sprawling parking lot at 4600 Blue Mound Road.
IronHorse never got around to it.
And, somehow, the up-market bikemaker slipped up when it came to paying property taxes -- to the tune of $97,488 in 2006, which includes some penalties, and $82,071 last year.
LDC made good on the overdue taxes to avoid paying even more penalties and interest if the whole mess fell into its lap, said Cynthia Garcia, an attorney who administers the development corporation.
Paying the rent, said Buck Hendrickson, who took over as IronHorse's chief executive in mid-2007, "wasn't a big issue. We certainly had a lot more pressing problems than that."
Besides, Hendrickson said, "the city wants to see us there because it wants us to have jobs there. And property taxes to me are not an issue -- we are in bankruptcy."
The LDC agrees.
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