Iron Horse Bike Serial Numbers
American IronHorse was an American motorcycle manufacturer that was founded in 1995 by Tim Edmondson and Bill Rucker.[1] At one time, AIH was the largest factory producer of custom motorcycles in the USA. Their 224,000-square-foot (20,800 m2) factory was located in Fort Worth, Texas, and housed the complete manufacturing process under a single roof. Although most (305) parts for the bikes were made in-house, such as the seats and wheels, all American IronHorse motorcycles were built with S&S engines and were assembled in-house. In Spring 2008, American Ironhorse ceased production on all motorcycles and most company assets were liquidated at auction.[2]According to company management, In 2004, William (Bill) Rucker sold his majority interest in the company after failing to convince the board of directors' from proceeding with a public offering of stock and retain the company's private ownership structure. AIH over the next 4 years hired 5 different CEOs in hope of replicating Rucker's success during his tenure. Tim Edmondson, President, the second largest shareholder and director of design sold his ownership in the company the following year subsequent to Rucker's ownership sale. Customer complaints aimed at quality and design of production motorcycles and challenges with employees, the final CEO Buck Hendricson, who ran the company during its second bankruptcy continued to address major problems after the final purchase by Textron Inc in bankruptcy court. Textron liquidated the company in 2008 according to inside sources due to a lack of operating capital, low demand for its motorcycles, and lack of a solid business plan to correct falling custom motorcycle demand in 2008. Several of the company directors continued operating failing dealerships in the custom motorcycle market in Tarrant County Texas.
Ignite your inner athlete. Iron Horse inspires confidence, defies compromise and destroys perceptions. The Warrior 3.1 mountain bike has an aluminum full suspension frame and front SR Suntour XCT V2 suspension fork to take all the jolt away from the rocks and bumps on the path.
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Roadster
- 10th Anniversary Texas Chopper[3]
- Bandit[3]
- Classic[3]
- Roadster[3]
- SR Roadster[3]
- Stalker[3]
- Thunder[3]
- XR Thunder[3]
- YR Classic[3]
- ZR Slammer[3]
- Texas Chopper-Softtail
- Legend-Softtail
- Slammer-Adjustable Air Ride, named 2007 Bike of the Year by V-twin magazine[citation needed]
- LSC-Lone Star Chopper 'Rigid
- Tejas-Rigid
- Outlaw-Softail
- Bandera-Softail
- Classic Chop-Softail
- Judge-Softail
- Ironhorse Ranger
- Ironhorse Bagger
References[edit]
- ^Sales rev up for American Ironhorse
- ^American IronHorse operations skid to a halt
- ^ abcdefghij'American Ironhorse price & value'. NADAguides. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
Who is American Ironhorse? American Ironhorse Motorcycles: American Ironhorse Motorcyle Co. Designs and manufactures a brand of custom-built, high-performance cruisers and choppers. Founded in 1995, the company has grown to be the nation's largest factory producer of customized V-Twin motorcycles at its 224,000-sq. Plant in Fort Worth, TX. The Iron Horse 7Point series bikes all share a common custom butted frame based on the proven DW linkage, formerly only available on the Hollowpoint. Many Hollowpoint fans have been asking for a.
| Private | |
| Industry | Bicycles |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| Headquarters | Islandia, New York |
| Products | Bicycles |
| Revenue | Private company – undisclosed |
Number of employees | undisclosed |
| Website | www.ironhorsebikes.com |
Iron Horse Bicycles was a manufacturer of bicycles, in Islandia, New York, United States from 1987 to 2009. Its logo was a prancing horse on a mustard-color crest similar to the Ferrari logo. Iron Horse sold racing bikes and mountain bikes, but mainly downhill, freeride, and all mountain.
Iron Horse riders included Dave Cullinan, Kim Sonier, Penny Davidson, Toby Henderson, Leigh Donovan, Pete Loncarevich and Sam Hill. Cullinan won the downhill world championship in 1992 and Sam Hill won the World Championships in 2007 and 2010.
Iron Horse filed for bankruptcy in early 2009. It owed US $5 million to creditors and patent holders.[1]Dorel Industries acquired Iron Horse for US $5.2 million on 15 July 2009,[2] having already acquired GT, Cannondale, Schwinn and Mongoose.[2]
Iron Horse Bikes
References[edit]
- ^Nicole Formosa (2009-03-18). 'Bankrupt Iron Horse Owes $5 million'. Bicycle Retailer & Industry News. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
- ^ abNicole Formosa, Chris Dannen (2009-07-14). 'Dorel Buys Iron Horse'. Bicycle Retailer & Industry News. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
Dorel Industries purchased Iron Horse Bicycle Company for $5.2 million in an auction Monday in federal bankruptcy court. The deal is scheduled to close on Wednesday. Dorel owns Pacific Cycle, along with Cannondale, GT, Mongoose and Schwinn brands.
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