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<blockquote data-quote="davidd" data-source="post: 115200" data-attributes="member: 1177"><p>John Bland was the gentleman that was responsible for ordering parts from suppliers. He told me that Dunlop was extremely careful about marking their products with a brand and place of origin. Based on his recollection I always believed that if Dunlop made it, it was marked. I asked him about the unmarked low shoulder aluminum rims on Flashes and Lightnings. He could not remember the supplier, but did remember that they were in Italy. He also ordered rims from Boranni and said so. Thus, he was not confusing the rims he was ordering from Boranni with the low shoulder rims. Boranni seemed to follow the British rules on trademarks. It may have been due to their long association with Rudge wheels.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]31970[/ATTACH]</p><p>This is my bike at Daytona in 1953. The low shouldered rims are front and rear. A quick look and you could mistake them for steel.</p><p></p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davidd, post: 115200, member: 1177"] John Bland was the gentleman that was responsible for ordering parts from suppliers. He told me that Dunlop was extremely careful about marking their products with a brand and place of origin. Based on his recollection I always believed that if Dunlop made it, it was marked. I asked him about the unmarked low shoulder aluminum rims on Flashes and Lightnings. He could not remember the supplier, but did remember that they were in Italy. He also ordered rims from Boranni and said so. Thus, he was not confusing the rims he was ordering from Boranni with the low shoulder rims. Boranni seemed to follow the British rules on trademarks. It may have been due to their long association with Rudge wheels. [ATTACH type="full"]31970[/ATTACH] This is my bike at Daytona in 1953. The low shouldered rims are front and rear. A quick look and you could mistake them for steel. David [/QUOTE]
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