Comments on: Breaking News. Ridley Motorcycles In Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Reorganization.

By: tom

tom — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:05:17 +0000

where can i get one of their (CVT) transmissions- for deal price of course- 600cc power range

By: Ridley at Route 66 Ridley

Ridley at Route 66 Ridley — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:54:04 +0000

Taking delivery of mine in 2 to 3 weeks from Missouri. They are not availabe out here in the Pacific Northwest. Derek Smyth can help you out!

By: Ridley at Route 66 Ridley

Ridley at Route 66 Ridley — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:52:48 +0000

They are still available just look up Route 66 Ridley.

By: This Bite's

This Bite's — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:03:28 +0000

Oh man this really bites! I can’t ride a regular built bike due to medical reasons. I’ve spent the past 30 of my 40 years on the back of a Harley and love to ride! I just went thru a class here in Va which gave me my class M to go buy my own. I planned on buying a Ridley. They are the closest bike to a Harley. Now what am I going to do? Does anyone know if Harley will ever realize there is a market for Auto bikes? If so, then by all means I’d sign up now to buy one of the first ones…. Any suggestions on what to buy now that Ridley is no more???

By: joey tenamore

joey tenamore — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:43:08 +0000

To the Ridley family I am truly sorry to hear about you problems like so many smaller bussiness this economy has killed us off but keep you heads up you made a great product. I own several harleys and am purchasing a pre owned ridley it is for my wife and I have several reasons for this desisions one is the weight, two no clutch (my wife has rumatoid arthritis) so these bike have a lot of good features for inexperienced or handicap riders.I have built a bike for her but I feel more comfortable knowing that she can handle this bike easier and to all the americen people out there you should be ashamed of yourselfs instead of judging these people why not go out invest in your own dream take all your money invent something and go out in the real world and try to sell it work 80 to 100 hrs a week don’t take a paycheck and then let someone take that dream away from you let us know how it works out for you To the Ridleys thank you for trying to build something american I truly hope you can come back from this Joey Tenamore

By: dogman

dogman — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:52:13 +0000

man after reading the comments someone had to put obama in there and i bet it must be a republican. You will get your chance, next election. The economy is what it is, suck it up or are u gonna blame obama for the tsunami too.

By: DougD

DougD — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 20:11:11 +0000

Ridley filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, not 11. Big difference. Ch. 7 is liquidation; Ch. 11 is re-organization. Ridley was liquidated the following Feb. I think some offspring of the original founder has started the company up again, though.

By: stephen weiss

stephen weiss — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 04:57:32 +0000

Funny about Harley Davidson suing this company because I remember when Harley was bailed out by the Reagan Administration and Congress through sweet heart tax incentives.

By: D&B Reid

D&B Reid — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:00:36 +0000

Just want to add my 2cents. Clay was always what I and my wife called a friend. I still think of him, his wife and Jay as friends. We sold Ridley Motorcycles and made a few more good friends of our customers. I believed in what he was building from the beginning, and still do. I really hated to see his business fail. I would welcome a chance to tap his brain and be in a business with him. He done more to please owners of his bikes then I would have expected. I’ve seen it. Clay is a smart man and I don’t believe he will be down very long and can’t wait to see what comes next. Thank you Clay for being a friend. Dan

By: johnnyc

johnnyc — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 03:12:41 +0000

Its true that alot of american businesses are closing down due to bankruptcy these days and thats sad. im just sorry that this will make it hard for alot of handycapped people (such as myself) who were planning to buy an automatic bike wont have that luxery now.Hopefuly hd will get the balls to buy clays design rights and put it on a descent american made bike (well half of it made in america now) if they did i would surely buy one! possably more than one. Yes I do believe that its more of the want to riders that this hurt.

By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:10:04 +0000

My ’08 Ridley auto-glide has been a piece of junk. Last year, it caught fire and had be re-wired. 9/18/10, the transmission went out. All of the small parts have fallen off and the paint on the speedometer is peeling off (the bike is garaged kept except for riding). I have contacted Ridley who never responded. Oh, and yesterday the kickstand bent from holding the weight of the bike without rider and fell over so I have big scratches in the expensive paint. I am stuck with 2 and half years more of payments on something I can no longer ride. I wish they had stayed in business so I could have sued them under the ‘lemon’ law.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:15:04 +0000

I have to agree with Patrick. I am disabled and can no longer work a clutch, so I was really hoping to be able to purchase one someday. I loved the freedom of riding and miss it dearly. I don’t know anything about how the company was or wasn’t managed but I am always saddened when an American company goes out of business. We already import too much, and I would be proud to own a true American motorcycle.I am sorry for the vendors that lost money but I am more sorry for the employees that lost their livelyhood when the company went under. Just my two cents for what it’s worth…..
On a side note… If anyone is so discusted with the situation that they don’t want their Ridley anymore, I would gladly let them give it to me! lol

By: Naren

Naren — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:15:56 +0000

It’s shame that Ridley is out of business and can not make this great Automatic Motorcycle.

I bought one, brand new in 2006 and still own it and love it very much. It’s fun to ride this bike.

You folks have to understand one thing….any mechanical part do break down and needs maintenance.

I had attended that First Ridley Rally. Had lot of fun meeting other Ridley Riders. Met personally Clay, Jay and whole staff at Factory. Nicest people on the earth. Had talked to Clay and Jay couple of time on Technical issue and were resolved very quickly.

Presently dealing with 2 Wheel Venture for parts etc….and again very nice experience.

If you have not dealt with this people and don’t own a Ridley than you don’t have a right to complain about anything !!!

I wish Ridley should come back to life and serve the riders again with same enthusiasm.

Bye now.

By: ANN

ANN — Sun, 02 May 2010 20:15:27 +0000

I OWN A 2006 RIDLEY AND JUST LOVE IT. I AM TRYING TO FIND A BLACK TOURING SEAT WITH THE STUDS AND A BLACK PADDED SISSY BAR WITH THE STUDS TO MATCH. IF YOU KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND ONE PLEASE E-MAIL OTTOMART2@VERIZON.NET. THANKS ANN

By: Just my .02

Just my .02 — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:47:08 +0000

You can all quit worrying about finding parts…call the Two Wheel Ventures…it’s the same DAMN people. Jay’s the president, Valerie’s doing the books and I’m sure Clay’s back there filling orders…simply a sleight of hand to screw the vendors…there is ZERO INTEGRITY with the Ridley family.
How do I know this? I am a vendor, and they “conveniently” had somebody call for some parts…a new voice on the phone, yet the purchase order had Valeria P’s name on it.

I hope you go down twice Ridley…you’re bad people and regardless of your “maybe, at some point” deflating ego (not sure it could happen with you two), and kind words from those who don’t know better, those of us who do know, who were screwed for a lot of money, let’s just say I’d love to meet you personally to discuss how things are going.

Shit comes full circle, so the crap you just slung will come back to you and hit you from behind when you’re not looking….and it doesn’t have anything to do with the economy…you were screwing people 2 years ago…this wasn’t something that happened in the last 6 months.

By: JustSayin

JustSayin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:20:07 +0000

I guess no one is safe in this environment. No suprise that all of the blog sites are riddled with posts about failing motorcycle builders. I agree that ridley had a good product in a very niche market which ultimately caused their demise. If they could have built a bike with a larger displacement, they would have had a better chance of making in Obama’s America. Is that attributable to management? I guess so. If you read the story about Mr Ridley, he’s had several successful businesses before attempting to tackle the motorcycle industry. But no one foresaw the coming economic collapse. Reading today’s newspaper, most companies weren’t prepared. My hope is that Americas true entrepreneurs can help the country rebound through innovation.

By: Ken Bruce

Ken Bruce — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:03:09 +0000

In 2008, my wife and I bought her a 2007 Autoglide Classic. We live in eastern Canada, and the nearest dealer was 500 miles away. She has spent 2 years riding the bike and has had a great time on it.
That being said, there have been a couple of issues with the bike that I have had a difficult time getting any help with from Ridley. I found Clay Ridley to be helpful at first, however , his son and the “tech” people that I had to deal with since have left me with a very bad taste in my mouth, Now i come across this blog. Still have our $20000.00 ,750cc bike, and my wife is still riding and having fun with it, but my experience with the company owners and employees led me to find a good bike tech where I live to look after the service the company couldn’t do. And of course the cost will now be out of my pocket, not Ridley’s.
Just as a final note, my wife received a recent email from Ridley Motorcycles stating that they had been bought out by one of their “dealers” who would be looking after parts supplies and maybe “future” manufacturing. I checked into this dealer: its President in Jay Ridley……let the buyer beware. Thanks for listening….and ride safe all

By: Never too late

Never too late — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:14:04 +0000

My wife had a Ridley for one and a half summers. It really did run good, was a heavy bike and the turning radius was a bit difficult. She loved the bike but was always worried about parts and “what if it breaks down while on a trip”. She decided to sell it last June and now I say “thank God”. She got almost all she put in it so we were one of the lucky ones. She too was one that “didnt want to shift” but decided she loved riding enough to learn. She never realized how easy it really was and now loves her Honda VLX .
We met Clay and Jay in Daytona last winter and they were friendly as can be. We never had any problems with her Auto Glide so I dont have an opinion about service. My Victory dealer serviced her Ridley and said it was very easy to work on. I feel bad for all the woman and men that have Ridley’s and do hope that Jay continues with making parts for them. It would be a shame and I do hope the parts are reasonable and this will tell if the Ridley’s are really honest people .

By: Patrick Cambio

Patrick Cambio — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:33:39 +0000

Never mind the politics, the elitist attitudes of HD owners, et.al. I am sincerely upset at the possible demise of Ridley. I have for a couple of years been saving to buy a Ridley as I have physical Issues that forced me to stop riding a “standard” motorcycle and Ridley was my answer to get back on two wheels. Frankly if they go under that sucks!

By: BUD WEISER

BUD WEISER — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:13:15 +0000

WHEW,

AND TO THINK, I ALMOST BOUGHT A RIDLEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

By: bikerspaceman

bikerspaceman — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:40:39 +0000

H-D goes after any company that uses “Glide” in the naming of their bikes.

By: Ridley Factory Technician

Ridley Factory Technician — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:09:51 +0000

Just to clarify the title of this article which reads, “Breaking News. Ridley Motorcycles In Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Reorganization”, actually whoever fed this info to Cyril Huze was in error. There was no intent to reorganize the company. There are two related bankruptcy filings: case numbers 09-17301 and 09-17302. One is a personal bankruptcy for Clay Ridley the other for Ridley Motorcycle Company; both are filed as chapter 7. In the case of Clay Ridley’s personal filing it was learned he also goes by the d.b.a. C R Ideas.

ok_net@hotmail.com

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:10:39 +0000

Can someone please take Vick and his retarted politics and shoot him please, just please put him out of his misery. I know where the term children should been seen, but not heard comes from now. Really they should have a law against that much stupidity in and hatred in one person

By: growthehellup

growthehellup — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:08:17 +0000

come on people
life is rough and companys go under
if you are STUPID enough to continue giving credit to some one who bull&**(^s you then its your tough luck, I feel that Clay Ridley would not want to ruin his name intentionally ,
ok so the product sucked its a dang golf cart on 2 wheels you bought it get the heck over it
bunch of wine bags
Now think of all the dealers who have 3 or more bikes in stock and tons of parts and t-shirts they are the one who gets real hurt now they can’t get what they got in the bike out of it.

By: Ridley Factory Technician

Ridley Factory Technician — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:56:56 +0000

By Order of the Court: Ridley Motorcycle indeed did SELL, this 16th day of February, 2010. The first item sold was: ALL PARTS INVENTORY (over 1 million dollars new cost), BUSINESS NAME AND RIGHTS, AS PER UCC FILING.

What did it go for? $36,000

I was told, by an auction employee, that a distributor in Missouri bought it.

The average price for the various (non Harley) Ridley motorcycles sold for between $2500 to $4000 with the newer bicycle type versions selling for less than half that.

The three Harley-Ridleys averaged about $9000.

The rest of the stuff, office equipment, tools, supplies etc. looked, to me, to go for ordinary auction bids.

ok_net@hotmail.com if you contact me put Ridley in the subject line.