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Author Message   Cycleaddict Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 09:08 pm:        just got a new Metzler Z6 (back tire) and much to my dismay , it is made in china .i'm kinda pissed .i have Michelin road pilot 2s on the BMW , frt tire made in thailand , back tire made in spain . does any company make anything in their home country anymore ?   Drm1125r Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 09:18 pm:        No.   Sifo Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 09:33 pm:        China.   Jaimec Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 07:27 am:        Cheng Shin?   Trojan Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 07:32 am:        Harley Davidson....India Triumph....Thailand Belstaff....Italy Rolls Royce ....Great Britain.. hurrah! (although owned by Germans!)   Buellish Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 08:30 am:        "Cheng Shin?" Thats a good one! I used to sell the hell out of 5.10-16 Cheng Shin's for HD's at $34.95. I had a lot of cheap customers. I never said I could spell. (Message edited by buellish on April 30, 2014)   Hootowl Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 08:57 am:        They sounded like birds?   Crusty Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 09:37 am:        No; they were just a bunch of bird brains.   Elsinore74 Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 10:47 am:        Avon Roadriders; still made in England. (Or at least the two sets in my garage.)   Strokizator Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 12:13 pm:        I don't know, I'd imagine that Metzler tires have to meet Metzler's specs no matter where they are made. Same goes for any other brand. A Chinese branded tire (cheng shin) or one with an obscure name and selling for half of what you'd expect to pay for a good tire on the other hand is different. I used to think that if a tire is DOT approved it means something but I no longer have faith in any bureaucrats. Too many political reasons for them to put my life at risk.   Sifo Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 01:44 pm:        DOT is the "minimum government standard". Think about the phrase for a bit.   Buellhusker Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 03:19 pm:        Just received my new Metzler's ME880 reinforced tires for my BMW K1200LT and they were made in Brazil. One never knows does one.   Ferris_von_bueller Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 07:40 pm:        I recently had a conversation with a international union representative who had been involved with negotiations with a large international corporation whose name we would all recognize. The negotiations were in regards to building a manufacturing plant in the Midwest. When all was said and done the plant was built in China and the decision didn't come down to labor costs but the simple fact that China is a larger market than America. China is an emerging market. It's like the popular nightclub everyone wants to go to. Unless it's part of their brand, corporations, by their very nature, have no allegiance to any particular country. CEO's change corporations frequently and they come from all over the world.   Midknyte Posted on Friday, May 02, 2014 - 02:39 am:        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=outx807C7QI marginally related link

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