Originally Posted by
QRS40
I asked someone in GY/Dunlop (in a position of authority, not just a bloke at the pub) about the RTMs not too long ago. I was told that the ones that were made in Malaysia until circa 2008 were actually not really made by Dunlop at all, it was a local company that obtained the rights to the name, I think through a series of restructures and outsourcing, or something like that.
So the upshot was that Dunlop cant, even if they wanted to, remake or even do a once-off run of new RTMs because (ironically) they don't presently hold the rights to the name.
(this may also explain why the pattern isn't reproduced elsewhere either, but in fairness I didn't query that aspect)
So the question is....who owns the rights (and the moulds) and how can we contact them ???
Colin
'56 Series 1 with homemade welder
'65 Series IIa Dormobile
'70 SIIa GS
'76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
'81 SIII FFR
'95 Defender Tanami
'58 Series II (sold)
Motorcycles :-
Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C
Bookmarks