interesting read, highland motorcycles and GG

[jostby]

I found this over at the RMD site posted by Wudsracer/Jim Cook
....

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.

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....