For years now, I've recommended Falken Wildpeak AT3/W tires to fellow Compass (and Patriot) owners. I have personally used them on my Patriot and Compass and have been more than pleased with them. I've also been using Dunlop tires on my motorcycles for years. In my personal experience, both Falken and Dunlop have been terrific tires. Of course, I'm sure that other tires are just as good, but not all. My Patriot came with Goodyear tires, and those particular ones were total crap. They barely made it to 10k miles before they were unsafe to drive on. I put Wildpeaks on it and they were good for over 65k miles and still had tread left when I traded the Patriot in for my Compass. I put Continental tires on my previous motorcycle, and they caused the bike to have a serious wobble. The shop replaced them with a new set under warranty, and they did the same thing. I put Dunlops on and the problems were gone. I tend to stick with what I know is good, so I've stuck with them. Then, my employer offered me a position in the Sumitomo Rubber plant in Tonawanda, NY. One of the plants where both Falken and Dunlop tires are made, and the only one in the USA. While working there, I got to see first hand how serious they were about making a quality product. So, I started recommending them to anybody that mentioned needing tires. I was never employed by Sumitomo, just a contractor who maintained some of their production machinery. I watched them pour millions of $$ into the plant and make many improvements over the years. Then, on Thursday, November 7th, just 3 days ago... they do this:
It caught everybody by surprise. I regularly attended meetings where future projects were being discussed & planned. There were major projects in the works for December, already planned and scheduled. Many projects that were just completed in July. And then, seemingly out of the blue, they just locked the doors. Not cool. Not cool at all.
Thankfully, I still have a job. I've already been assured of that. Just might have to drive a bit further to get there. But over 1500 people don't. Right before the holidays. What a sh!**y thing.
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It caught everybody by surprise. I regularly attended meetings where future projects were being discussed & planned. There were major projects in the works for December, already planned and scheduled. Many projects that were just completed in July. And then, seemingly out of the blue, they just locked the doors. Not cool. Not cool at all.
Thankfully, I still have a job. I've already been assured of that. Just might have to drive a bit further to get there. But over 1500 people don't. Right before the holidays. What a sh!**y thing.
