A few years ago Paul Aiken, out of Charlotte needed something to do. He loved motorcycles, was a machinist, and had a creative nature, so he bought a very small parts company called Aeromach.
Paul’s shop was akin to Geppetto’s workshop in a storybook. It was dinky, but now contains two state of the art CNC machines, and Paul never lets them rest. The first one started cranking out billet mirrors, and you’re normal line of accessories, grips, pegs, levers, risers, etc.
But Paul isn’t the kinda guy who sits around, plus he loves to ride. He went through four different Victory motorcycles, riding them all over the country. Then he jumped the Victory Vision, then a Yamaha Bolt, and most recently a 2014 Indian Chief Classic.
In each instance he studied and tested these bikes for needed product offerings. Most recently his focus came to rest on the Indian. In addition to his creative nature and software prowess, he hooked up with an overseas company trying to develop a distributor in the states, Highway Hawk, products of Dutch design. That opened more doors to product lines for Paul, but let’s stick with the Indian effort.
He started with a simple billet-cut plate to lower and extend Indian footboards (they eliminate the crashbars). Then he immediately made a heel shifter, the only one available for the new Indians. He worked with Highway Hawk on a set of saddlebags, and he’s working on a rear fender luggage rack.
He also developed a cap in case the owner wants to remove his rear passenger pegs. And I believe he’s working on a set of rear passenger footboards. He is also developing some alternate, smaller windscreens. He’s even offering chromed caps to detail Indian engine fasteners.
In the meantime, his dinky shop has doubled in size and he’s hired two employees, one to fill orders and manage the warehouse and one to run the CNC machines since he’s installed his second machine, a 4-axis mill.
He doesn’t stop, except for a cigar and a pretty girl or dinner with his wife Molly. Hang on for more reports, more products, and more Indian doodads from the ever-expanding Aeromach control center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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