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Thread: Bar tread tyres, cost and where to find?

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    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)

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    Quote Originally Posted by QRS40 View Post
    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 ???


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    deestone

    hi all,

    Deestone in Thailand manufacture both the D502 heavy tread and the bar tread. sometimes you find both in resellers here but i have my mates in our thai factory chasing down an agent and costs for me....will post more after my next trip over there in about a month

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