SKOGDOG
One of the old ones.
After a voicemail from Matt Moore, I thought a new strand on this issue would be in order.
There have been several posts and much discussion concerning tires for the 2009/2010 Big Dog Wolf bikes. The 220/50 20 tire is not made by Avon anymore, and apparently there are very few available, as evidenced by some yahoo in Utah trying to get a grand apiece for the last few in captivity.....
I was interested in buying a Wolf, and chatted about the tire issue withMatt Moore, the owner of the new BD Corporation. Matt has discussed with Avon the possibility of a 'run' of tires for the Wolf. Unfortunately Avon has disposed of those particular tire molds, and since ther has been no concerted effort beyond an occasional email or phone call asking about the 220/50 x20 tire, the issue gets lost in other operational demands of running a business.
After sone threads and reading some posts on the Forum, I called Matt and her said he would review his records and reach out to Avon regarding this issue.
This morning Matt called me and left a voice message indicating that he has chatted with people at Avon and they told him they are going to 'review the business case for remaking those tires'. Matt said he would think they will respond after the Memorial Day weekend, and he will post that information on the Forum.
Several Wolf owners have indicated interest in purchasing more than one tire. To my knowledge, there has been no one so far willing to step up and agree to coordinate this endeavor. It is now time for some Wolf owner to agree to coordinate information on this. My suggestions would be for this person to find other Wolf owners and function as a go-between in communications with Matt at BDM and Wolf Owners. There is every reason to do this aggressively, as I'd think every Wolf owner alive would be interested in at least one new rear tire....
And again, the point is that it's not reasonable to think BDM or Shovelheadkicker should lay out tens of thousands of dollars to inventory an orphan tire, but you bet they would be interested in some of them. So one of the owners make a clerical effort to locate and organize some information regarding the number of tires that would be immediately sold from a run of 220/50x20 tires, it allows owners, Matt, and Avon to move ahead with this project.
But-- some Wolf owner needs to step up and agree to coordinate. I don't need a Wolf tire, and have already spend too much time with this (but would be happy to help anyone who steps up).
There have been several posts and much discussion concerning tires for the 2009/2010 Big Dog Wolf bikes. The 220/50 20 tire is not made by Avon anymore, and apparently there are very few available, as evidenced by some yahoo in Utah trying to get a grand apiece for the last few in captivity.....
I was interested in buying a Wolf, and chatted about the tire issue withMatt Moore, the owner of the new BD Corporation. Matt has discussed with Avon the possibility of a 'run' of tires for the Wolf. Unfortunately Avon has disposed of those particular tire molds, and since ther has been no concerted effort beyond an occasional email or phone call asking about the 220/50 x20 tire, the issue gets lost in other operational demands of running a business.
After sone threads and reading some posts on the Forum, I called Matt and her said he would review his records and reach out to Avon regarding this issue.
This morning Matt called me and left a voice message indicating that he has chatted with people at Avon and they told him they are going to 'review the business case for remaking those tires'. Matt said he would think they will respond after the Memorial Day weekend, and he will post that information on the Forum.
Several Wolf owners have indicated interest in purchasing more than one tire. To my knowledge, there has been no one so far willing to step up and agree to coordinate this endeavor. It is now time for some Wolf owner to agree to coordinate information on this. My suggestions would be for this person to find other Wolf owners and function as a go-between in communications with Matt at BDM and Wolf Owners. There is every reason to do this aggressively, as I'd think every Wolf owner alive would be interested in at least one new rear tire....
And again, the point is that it's not reasonable to think BDM or Shovelheadkicker should lay out tens of thousands of dollars to inventory an orphan tire, but you bet they would be interested in some of them. So one of the owners make a clerical effort to locate and organize some information regarding the number of tires that would be immediately sold from a run of 220/50x20 tires, it allows owners, Matt, and Avon to move ahead with this project.
But-- some Wolf owner needs to step up and agree to coordinate. I don't need a Wolf tire, and have already spend too much time with this (but would be happy to help anyone who steps up).