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Squashed_Fly
29-01-11, 10:50 AM
that is all
smellygerm
29-01-11, 11:25 AM
More info please or is this just hear say
:P
Taylor86
29-01-11, 11:25 AM
Oh no! My jacket is Frank Thomas and fits wonderfully!! :(

Might see if I can grab a black one cheap before they disappear forever...
R1chie
29-01-11, 11:28 AM
http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news-industry/frank-thomas-goes-into-administration/16954.html
Taylor86
29-01-11, 11:29 AM
It's on the News and Events section of the Frank Thomas website too.
I didn't realise the same company cover BKS and Motrax too... :-/
redken1
29-01-11, 01:36 PM
All my kit is FT - best boots i've ever owned. :'(
Taylor86
29-01-11, 02:37 PM
It doesn't look like they sell direct from their website, so have they gone bust due to not having enough shops stocking their product...? :-?
mcicy
29-01-11, 03:43 PM
Wow what will George Whites stock now
Squashed_Fly
29-01-11, 04:24 PM
It's definately true.

FT is ok. I've had some good kit from them in the past. They get a bad press from some people but if you're on a budget then it's ideal.
Caz
29-01-11, 04:43 PM
Oh what a shame I got lots of FT stuff and was great value :(
BladeTriple
29-01-11, 07:32 PM
I'm sure GW's will buy all the liquadation stock from Frank Thomas and their other branches . Might be the best time to buy a cheap set of BKS leathers and all your Motrax bits then !

Sad times for another company tho but there will be others who spring up I'm sure
Davey
29-01-11, 07:46 PM
That could answer why a load of the prices went up the other day I knew Motrax was going but didn't know it was the whole group. No doubt the MD of GW's has a back up plan - especially with Alpinestar, Dianese and such like cropping up in the outlet in the last year.

Gutted for the friends I have at FT and wish them all the best - hopefully the company will be bought out and continue trading
Nooj
29-01-11, 07:55 PM
Frank Thomas do (did?) some good kit for a good price, I've owned a fair bit of it in the last ten years. Don't know much about BKS other than James Toseland raced in their kit last time I saw him on the telly. Motrax I can happily live without, cheap **** mostly.

Frank Thomas trivia: Darth Maul's costume in The Phantom Menace used Frank Thomas boots.