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·I went to a meeting last night that was put on by the largest motorcycle parts distributor.
Tires were a hot topic and after talking to a lot of people the reason that Dunlop tires have been in short supply for the replacement market is pretty basic. It seems that Dunlop has been working without a contract with its workers for quite some time. And Dunlop/Goodyear knew that the strike would happen eventually. And to protect the contracts that Dunlop has with the bike manufacturers Dunlop has been stockpiling tires and only releasing a few to the replacement market.
And everyone agreed that it will get worse before it gets better due to the strike that started yesterday.
Tires were a hot topic and after talking to a lot of people the reason that Dunlop tires have been in short supply for the replacement market is pretty basic. It seems that Dunlop has been working without a contract with its workers for quite some time. And Dunlop/Goodyear knew that the strike would happen eventually. And to protect the contracts that Dunlop has with the bike manufacturers Dunlop has been stockpiling tires and only releasing a few to the replacement market.
And everyone agreed that it will get worse before it gets better due to the strike that started yesterday.