Re: Frank Thomas goes bust !
 

Isn't it true that their returns heap was visible from space? :)

Re: Frank Thomas goes bust !
 

Why?

BKS off the peg leathers are the same sh!te that FT have been churning out for years, just with different badging. All of it is made in the far east in the same factories and FT were simply trying to trade on a respected name, just like they did with Lewis Leathers a few years ago.

The previous owner of BKS has taken his money and run, leaving FT to screw it all up and devalue the name. The only BKS worth buying recently was the made to measure stuff, and the quality of that started to decline as soon as FT bought them out.

I think you'll find Oxford Products are nothing to do with Motax and distribute their own line of accessories in the UK and abroad. Some may look the same, some may even be the same, but Oxford were never the Motrax distributor in UK. Motrax had their own reps working for them, as do Oxford. Both distributed their accessories from two totally different and unconnected warehouses in Oxford and Irthlingborough.

Re: Frank Thomas goes bust !
 

It's been said that only two man made items were visible by the naked eye from the moon - The Great Wall of China and the FT returns and seconds marquees at the BMF show

Re: Frank Thomas goes bust !
 

Your dad should stop being a pikey and look at other better respected brands. FT stuff was crap.

Re: Frank Thomas goes bust !
 

My source is one of the current directors of Oxprod, you are wrong, and I also note that you are speaking in the past tense. They also distribute HJC and Shuberth

Re: Frank Thomas goes bust !
 

:toss: No need for that. Nobody has insulted your family.

Re: Frank Thomas goes bust !
 

Oxford will only distribute Motrax goods when they have bought them off a dealer as a part of a stocking plan. When a dealer decides to kick Motrax out and put Oxford in, Oxford will buy any existing Motrax stuff from that dealer and then flog it off at cost to whoever wants it. Oxford have never 'distributed' Motrax products officially, they just dump old Motrax stock to get their own on the shelves.

I've just spoken to a friend who works in a bike shop who recently kicked Motrax out and he gave me this information. I could have phoned an acquaintance who is (was?) a Motrax rep, but his phone isn't switched on right now... I wonder why. Another of my old colleagues is a current Oxford rep, as soon as I get his mobile number I'll give him a call too. I think you may have your wires crossed as Oxford and Motrax have been at each others throats since god was a teenager and would never do business with each other in this way. They are the two main competitors in this market and in direct fierce competition.

HJC helmets have been distributed by Oxford for many years, in fact Oxford brought the brand into the UK. Schuberth were originally distributed by Tran-Am, not Motrax, and only recently got taken on by Oxford. Motrax were distributors of Caberg and Arashi helmets.

Re: Frank Thomas goes bust !
 

Why not?

FT gear is pikey and if someone would only buy FT gear then there's something distinctly pikey about them.

If one of my family bought pikey gear I'd call them a pikey too.

Re: Frank Thomas goes bust !
 

I call someone a pikey if they're wearing trainers, stop being tho thenthetive ducky

Re: Frank Thomas goes bust !
 

Lol :rolleyes: usual story here then in the last few posts.