American IronHorse
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American IronHorse was an American motorcycle manufacturer based in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area that was founded in 1995[1] by Tim Edmondson and Bill Rucker.[2] At one time, AIH was the largest factory producer of custom motorcycles in the USA.[3] 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. By 2006, the company had sold around 10,000 motorcycles.[4] In Spring 2008, American Ironhorse ceased production on all motorcycles and most company assets were liquidated at auction.[5]
Following Bill Rucker's departure, AIH had a succession of CEOs and Tim Edmondson, President, the second largest shareholder and director of design sold his ownership in the company the following year. In 2005, negotiated a $40 million deal with
The Company specialized in making motorcycles that had large displacement
Models
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Roadster
- 10th Anniversary Texas Chopper[9]
- Bandit[9]
- Classic[9]
- Roadster[9]
- SR Roadster[9]
- Stalker[9]
- Thunder[9]
- XR Thunder[9]
- YR Classic[9]
- ZR Slammer[9]
- 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
- ^ Cherney, Andrew (22 March 2018). "Send In The Harley-Davidson Clones". Motorcycle Cruiser. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ Sales rev up for American Ironhorse
- ^ Smith, Benjamin (2021-05-23). "The 10 Best American Ironhorse Motorcycles of All Time". Money Inc. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- ^ Natt, Steve (2006). Cycle World Magazine. p. 35.
- ^ American IronHorse operations skid to a halt
- ^ Giddens, David (March 31, 2005). "American IronHorse revs up with financial partner". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- CBS Publications: 28, 56. 2007 https://books.google.com/books?id=rFtWAAAAMAAJ&q=American+IronHorse.)
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "American Ironhorse price & value". NADAguides. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
External links
- Manuals Brands: AMERICAN IRONHORSE Manuals Motorcycle Legend SC Owner's manual AMERICAN IRONHORSE Legend SC Owner's Manual
- American IronHorser VIN system