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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: oldbike54 on May 23, 2016, 06:45:25 PM
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OK you experts , tell us what MC company shut down due to a plane crash ? Hint , happened in this century . Bonus points for knowing where it started , and where the factory was when the horrible accident occurred .
Dusty
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that outfit in Tulsa. The founder & CEO and his key guy was killed.
Don't remember the name. Seems like it had a Scandinavian connection.
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Yeah, it was on South Highway 75 south of Glenpool...they even built a test track on the factory grounds...can't remember the name but I passed it a hundred times while under construction...
U.S. Highland!!!!!!!
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excelsior-henderson?
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excelsior-henderson?
No they crashed and burned sans airplane :evil: The company in question had a real shot . I've been holding this question in reserve for a long time .
Dusty
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Cannondale?
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Cannondale?
No , but a good guess .
Dusty
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I cheated. Would have never gotten that.
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(http://kotv.images.worldnow.com/images/12794384_BG1.jpg)
http://www.newson6.com/story/12794384/future-of-glenpool-business-unsure-after-fatal-weekend-plane-crash (http://www.newson6.com/story/12794384/future-of-glenpool-business-unsure-after-fatal-weekend-plane-crash)
U.S. Highland, dammit! :laugh:
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U.S. Highland, dammit! :laugh:
Yep , the whole operation turned into a zoo :shocked: :evil: Where did the company start ?
Actually got to ride one of their enduro models for a few minutes , they would have been a success.
Dusty
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Well, Mats Malmberg was from Sweden, so um.....er.......Swe den?
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Did they actually sell any to the public?
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Did they actually sell any to the public?
Not to my knowledge , but they had several well sorted pre-production models . One of the MX'ers and one enduro model found their way to Muskogee for a local hot shoe to evaluate , got a few minutes on the enduro . Very similar to a period KTM .
Dusty
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I don't think they had established a retail dealer network when the tragedy happened....they had shown some prototypes around town and if they actually took any pre-orders, I cannot say...I've never seen one in the flesh...they had big plans but not a good idea to put the three top executives on the same flight...it was a neat little factory and would have provided 100-200 jobs locally...the test track was pretty cool right outside the factory door....
More info if anyone is interested:
http://www.newson6.com/story/23393128/ntsb-blames-pilots-medications-for-deadly-2010-plane-crash-in-tulsa (http://www.newson6.com/story/23393128/ntsb-blames-pilots-medications-for-deadly-2010-plane-crash-in-tulsa)
http://thekneeslider.com/us-highland-build-to-order-motorcycle-manufacturing-in-tulsa-oklahoma/ (http://thekneeslider.com/us-highland-build-to-order-motorcycle-manufacturing-in-tulsa-oklahoma/)
http://www.ushighland.com/engines/ (http://www.ushighland.com/engines/)
https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2010/06/15/2011-us-highland-american-motorcycles/ (https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2010/06/15/2011-us-highland-american-motorcycles/)
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Never heard of them but I might have been out of the country during their run-up.
Looks like an interesting concept. Seems they were modularizing a single and twin. I'd have loved to have seen the street-tracker developed. The street sport looked a little too Spondon/MZ for me but it was only a starting point I guess
(http://canadamotoguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/US-Highland.jpg)
Todd.