With "moon-surface" roads up here in Northern Illinois, I wanted a softail design, so I compared the AIH Texas Chopper and Legend with the Big Dog Chopper....and bought the Big Dog Chopper. It looked, felt and fit better, and I just had more faith and trust in the Big Dog company vs. AIH. :bowdwn:
However, on the other side of the coin and the thing that almost made me go with AIH was service. Several large Harley dealerships up here have teamed up with AIH to sell their bikes, back up their warranty and provide service on them...a Big PLUS. There's only one true Big Dog dealer in the Chicago area, and thank goodness he's a good one and located within 20 miles of my house...so, the Big Dog Chopper was my choice, and I love it!. ~!Awesome!
Service and warranty have to count a lot in your decision making process, which is why the smaller V-twin custom bike companies won't fly up here....nobody around to service them. You can always change oil and other small routines yourself, but what about warranty if something breaks or goes wrong?:nope:
Good luck in your decision man....that's have the fun!