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« on: April 10, 2011, 09:33:31 PM »
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Bank forecloses on Kan.-based Big Dog Motorcycles

WICHITA, Kan. – A bank has foreclosed on Wichita, Kansas-based Big Dog Motorcycles, ending the run of a 17-year-old company that specialized in custom heavy cruisers and had 100 U.S. dealers....
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« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2011, 09:37:34 PM »
How many Custom Choppah mfgr's can the country support in a down economy anyhow?

I mean, the entire genre is so 2000-ish and the segment was totally overpopulated with everyone and their brother-in-law building chrome butt jewellery at 50k a pop, something had to give!
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« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2011, 09:49:49 PM »
To each their own I guess, but if I had that sorta coin to blow on a bike I think a bimota or high end ducati would be for me...Although those Brittens are pretty sweet!
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« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2011, 10:23:15 PM »
Quote from: Frankienuckles on April 10, 2011, 09:49:49 PM

To each their own I guess, but if I had that sorta coin to blow on a bike I think a bimota or high end ducati would be for me...Although those Brittens are pretty sweet!


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« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2011, 10:26:42 PM »
who'da thunk Moto Guzzi would be the last major manufacturer standing?  Headscratch
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« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2011, 03:39:31 AM »
Quote from: Orson on April 10, 2011, 10:26:42 PM

who'da thunk Moto Guzzi would be the last major minor manufacturer standing?  Headscratch


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« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2011, 04:34:28 AM »
Quote from: Orson on April 10, 2011, 10:26:42 PM

who'da thunk Moto Guzzi would be the last major manufacturer standing?  Headscratch



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« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2011, 04:41:06 AM »
Big Dog was actually a pretty innovative manufacturer with a lot of backing. If they are going under, it really shows the state of that market.

I was wondering how long the custom chopper craze would last once it went mainstream. But, of all of them, BD was one of the last I wanted to see go. i know most of those guys personally from working in the industry, and they built a great product. Them, Ness, and Jessie James.
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« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2011, 05:03:30 AM »
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Layoffs began in 2007. Today, 22 employees remain


so it has been a slow and probably painful death.
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« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2011, 05:06:27 AM »
I blame the Honda Fury.  
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« Reply #10 on: April 11, 2011, 05:32:06 AM »
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I blame the Honda Fury.  


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« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2011, 06:24:52 AM »
Quote from: Rincewind on April 11, 2011, 05:06:27 AM

I blame the Honda Fury.  


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« Reply #12 on: April 11, 2011, 10:27:13 AM »
Sorry to see Big Dog employees lose jobs. Too bad the company didn't adapt to the market, which is leaning toward bobbers.  
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« Reply #13 on: April 11, 2011, 10:31:41 AM »
How many corporations are still looking for their first "theme bike"? How many individuals willing to spend $50K + to join the thundering herd are there? How many TV networks will pay for done-to-death mock reality shows now?
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« Reply #14 on: April 11, 2011, 10:37:37 AM »
Quote from: Geoff on April 11, 2011, 10:27:13 AM

Sorry to see Big Dog employees lose jobs. Too bad the company didn't adapt to the market, which is leaning toward bobbers.  


I, too, am saddened the folks lost their jobs . . . .

While the custom market seems to be, you you say, moving toward bobbers, I believe the writing was on the wall when HD became able to meet the demand for it's products . . .  big dog, and others, first sprung up when there was a long wait fro anything from the Iron Tower . . .
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« Reply #15 on: April 11, 2011, 10:40:33 AM »
There was a Big Dog dealer a couple of miles north of me. It died over 4 years ago.
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« Reply #16 on: April 11, 2011, 11:01:44 AM »
Over here, Red Dog motorcycles went bust last year. They sold MV and Victory...
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« Reply #17 on: April 11, 2011, 11:39:58 AM »
Quote from: bomber on April 11, 2011, 10:37:37 AM



I, too, am saddened the folks lost their jobs . . . .



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« Reply #18 on: April 11, 2011, 12:47:18 PM »
Anyway, didn't anyone tell them that spotless "Adventure" bikes, with gleaming aluminum panniers are the new fad for yuppies? They just were not following trends.
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« Reply #19 on: April 11, 2011, 12:49:48 PM »
Quote from: the frenchman on April 11, 2011, 12:16:34 PM


Things change, adapt or die. Nature's first rule.


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