I didn't buy mine for resale either bought it to ride till the wheels fall off then i will put them back on lol.

Istill think a harley will always hold its value better than any custom builder bike. Its not like it was back in the day but they still hold better than any other bike on the market......

 

I never understood the hype about custom bikes - especially when you can build you own through a ton of various bolt-on kits available from a variety of vendors.

And then to use a company that's only been around for a couple of years. I hear and feel for the horror stories I've read here, but you have to do due diligence - is the company going to be around in 25 years, after the hype settles? Would you by a FIAT in America today? No! The same with custom bikes, with custom parts. Overpriced paperweight.

Good luck!

 

I am fortunate to have a custom that does not break as others haveand ride it more than my Deuce. (25400 mi.)It is built with the best parts , ( S&S , Performance Machine , Dyna and on and on ) and I love it. I could have built it for slightly less but i got a kick *** deal. $16500.00. Now my Deuce on the other hand has approx $34000.00 into it and i will be lucky to get $ 12000.00 for it. Do the math. I"ve also broken down several times with the Deuce , ( lifter , cam chain tensioner , clutch )
If you are into anything custom , you are going to pay , bikes , cars , trucks , airplanes whatever !

 

ok, just build your own and let me know how it turns out, and oh, be sure to let me know how long it took you.

 

I built mine and it's more reliable than my friends with HD's. Not to mention about $10K less, and mines got more chrome andmore power. Mine was built, and built right, the only times it been apart since it was builtwas for more chrome or things I wanted to change. It's NEVER been on a tow truck!!! KOW...

 

"lost their *** on custom bikes and their Harleys"
I guess I never considered my bike as an investment, I just ride the damn thing!

 

Me too.

 

Aren't we sick of talking about this? OK... AIH has made bad management decisions, putsub standard components on thier bikes, can't pay thier suppliers, has Textron maxed out, owestons of money to AIH dealers for co-op advertising and warranty work. Some times the screwing you get is for the screwing you gave. Let's move on and see what happens.

 

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IronHorse slams on the brakes
Pressured by its creditors, Fort Worth bikemaker files for bankruptcy

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[/align]FORT WORTH -- American IronHorse Motorcycle was pressured by creditors into filing for bankruptcy protection this week as it seeks a buyer, Chief Executive R.B. "Buck" Hendrickson confirmed Friday.
The custom bikemaker's filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of North Texas on Wednesday listed more than $10 million in debts. The debtors include Textron, the corporate parent of Bell Helicopter, which had extended financing, and the city of Fort Worth, owner of its building on Blue Mound Road, Hendrickson said.
The 12-year-old manufacturer of motorcycles, priced from $25,000 to more than $40,000, blamed higher interest rates, tightening of credit standards and increased energy prices for a decline in demand for luxury goods, according to the filing.
As a result, sales nearly halved to $53 million in 2006 from $96 million in 2005, and halved to $25 million last year "due to a continuing erosion of market conditions," it said.
IronHorse's action followed a petition by disgruntled creditors to force it into bankruptcy. Troy Phillips, the Dallas attorney representing some creditors, said they had invested in notes ranging from $30,000 to $120,000 that could later be converted into stock. His clients lent IronHorse roughly half of the $1.5 million raised from such investors.
Charles Strand, owner of IronHorse of Texas, the Fort Worth dealership, and a one-time investor who had served on the company's board, said three parties have indicated interest in acquiring the bikemaker: William Blair and Co., a Chicago private-equity firm; Dallas investor Sam Caudle; and Bill Rucker, the company's founder, who was forced out and later established his own custom bikemaker in Fort Worth, Rucker Performance. Strand said he is working with Caudle to win control.
"It needs to be run more like a business, instead of like a hobby that lost $26 million over 10 years," Strand said. "IronHorse was just grossly mismanaged. It was run by mostly investment guys who know how make a

 

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