Highland Motorcycles to be Manufactured in the Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

 

  Due to some web surfing this morning, I found that Highland Motors
is now US Highland, Inc, and is headquartered in the Tulsa area.
  Since this is so close (respectively) to Fayetteville, AR, I called
them up and invited them to this year's Wudi Ride (in 10 days).
( I also sent an email.)  They told me that they were going to be at
the GNCC this weekend, and would get back with me on the Wudi12 ride.

  Browsing their web site, I found some glitches in the "bike specs"
part, then called them and told them about it. The site is still cool,
and the bikes look really good.
http://www.highland.se/

  If I hear a positive response, I will post it here.

  Come join us for the Wudi12!
http://members.cox.net/jejb3/Wudi12/wudi12.html

Good Riding!

Jim
  
         Wudsracer/Jim Cook
          Smackover Racing
         '06 Gas Gas DE300
        '82 Husqvarna XC250
           Team LAGNAF
        

 


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  To reply to my own post...

  I just got off the phone with one of the US Highland, Inc people. He
called me back.   (How about that?)

  He said that he had to decline my offer for being a guest at the
Wudi12, although they would like to have joined us, because they were
going to be in Europe that weekend. I asked him what was up, and he
told me that they were negotiating with the banks to take control of
GasGas; and that they wanted to bring the GasGas trials bikes
manufacturing to their facility in the Tulsa area.  (That's what he
said.)
  When I asked him about the enduro bikes, his answer made it obvious
that they had no interest in them.  I then asked him about the parts
stock for the enduro line. He said that they had not really considered
that.  I told him of my background, and said that if they bought
GasGas, and  they would consider selling the off-road line's parts
stock, I would help them in any way that I possibly could.  
  This is an interesting development, indeed.
 You heard it first, right here on rmd.  Now, we just wait and see
what happens.  Hmmmm....

Good Riding!

Jim

    



         Wudsracer/Jim Cook
          Smackover Racing
         '06 Gas Gas DE300
        '82 Husqvarna XC250
           Team LAGNAF
        

 

Wow...at first I was pretty excited to hear Highland was going to take
over GG, but hearing that they have no interest in the enduro bikes is
extremely disheartening.
I can understand it, they're pretty much a 4-stroke organization. They
have lots of old Husqvarna blood over there...at least they used to.
The former Lead Design Engineer for Husky went to Highland
(with a pitstop in between at Husaberg after Cagiva bought Husky) as
did the former president of Husqvarna USA.

So...does this mean no more GasGas bikes?


Tami-

 


On the other hand...if this will make my 343lb 750cc V-Twin Urban
Assault bike cheaper, I'm all for it <G>


Tami-