He guys & gals, since new exhaust, fat azz kit, vbak, custom rear fender, turn sigs, thunder man intake, pcIII and bars aren't going to be enough mods for me this year....I want to go with some raked trees. Not liking current prices, I emailed a manufacturer who deals mostly with HD's and customs. Some of you are familiar and are past customers. I inquired specifically about triple trees, mostly because theirs look outstanding and the price is 1/2 to 1/3 of what us Warrior Dudes are paying.
At first "Steve" wasn't interested for what seemed to be obvious reasons....volume. After informing Steve that this forums members are quite a force, with substantial numbers, he asked that I canvass the forum for interest. That's the nature of my "rare" post.
So, without further ado, said manufacturer is Hammer Custom Cycles. Steve Hammer has been very gracious, has quickly replied to my emails and is genuinely willing to work with us. Directly below, I've attached the correspondence with Steve. If your interested, "post up". As you can see, It's only going to take a (10) pc order to get this off the ground. There was no mention of a one time deal. I think if long term demands/volumes are decent, the price will remain reasonable (of course that's all up the Hammer Custom Cycles). As I mentioned in my email to Steve, I'm just doing some introductions. I have no interest, affiliation or stock in this. And I certainly don't want to accept responsibility if things don't work out for either party. If anyone knows of a reason or reasons, why this shouldn't be pursued, I'm good with that. Again I know of HCC only through posts in this forum and from what I've read, all is positive.
NOTE: Most recent question to Steve was regarding modeling and mock up. I suggested a local (to HCC) guinea pig. If we can get samples to him, they'll be able to reverse engineer for dim and tolerance, but mock up/test is always a good thing. Lots more discussions needed.
MY 1ST EMAIL TO HCC ---> Customer Service,
I'm interested in a set of 5 or 6 deg triple trees for my 06 Road Star Warrior. Looking at your website, most of your applications are apparently HD related, however there is reference to "customs" and I noticed your obvious machining capability.
So, I'll start with the basic question: Do you manufacture triple trees for the warrior?
I know members of the RSW forum have purchased parts from you but
I haven't come across any info on your triple tress (for the warrior). If this is a possibility, please provide options and pricing. I look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks for your time
Mark
HCC REPLY --->Hi Mark. We did get the specs on a set to make them in the future,
but we have so many other HD items that companies order in large amounts and no one has ordered any kind of bulk for those trees, that is why we haven't done them. Should a company call up for them we would be all over it. Sorry we couldn't help you right now.
STEVEN HAMMER
ME BEGGING --->Hey Steve,
I figured it was demand/volume related. In the first draft of my email to you I rambled on about that but I figured I'd just let you tell me. I'm actually very surprised that there hasn't been more interest. These Road Stars aren't as "populous" as HD's but there is a very large following. I think there's 10 or so thousand members in the RSW forum alone and that's primarily Warriors. Many members have installed aftermarket trees and many more are interested, but with the going rate of $700.00 to $900.00 per set, many won't take the plunge. There are obviously guys (like Mortons) building trees for Road Star's. Their prices may very well be dictated by volumes but
the market isn't going to move unless a manufacturer enters with a high quality lower priced version. BTW, I'm not a salesman or business owner trying to get into this. Just a guy that loves to customize my bike and would like to do it at a reasonable cost (like the large majority of owners).
Your HD trees look outstanding and the price is incredible. If you were interested, what kind of volumes would be cost effective for you to get into this? This forum that I speak of is a great way to spread the word and get a general sizing for interest.
I know the forum members that have purchased from you, like what you're selling because I've read some comments about your grips etc.
Well, I'll quite pulling your ear. I gotta go try to bargain on some triple trees
Thanks for replying.
Merry Christmas.
Mark
HCC REPLY --->Mark you have my attention on this. If you can get 10 guys together that want the same rake of trees, and get me 1 stock set from one of your bikes to check specs on, we will go for it. If you had an aftermarket set already in the rake you need that we could get dems from that would be the fastest and cheapest way to go for all of
us. See what you can do and I will try to work with you if you can get your guys to jump in as well. Selling price should be around the $300-$350 range in chrome, so 1/2 the price of the others.... thanks a lot
STEVEN HAMMER