Ryde FX made in Mexico now?

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I read the article in Supertrax magazine how the parent co that used to own Gabriel and Ryde FX has sold RF to another one,don't have the mag right in front of me for the name,and consequently the shocks will now be made in Mexico.I don't know about anyone else but I don't see this as a positive for the sled makers that use this brand of shock on their sleds,let alone the people that lost their jobs in the factory here..I can say from experience seeing companies move operations to Mexico does not translate into a less expensive product even though labor cost are no where near what they are in North America.When is the bleeding going to stop?Before we know it Mexico will be more industrialized than we are.
If I am incorrect in my facts here someone please point out my mistakes or perhaps shed some better light on the subject.
 
That's precisely what I was thinking,the only one benefiting from this move is the new parent company and you know what else really irked me about that article?The editor or writer of it came across as being all for this move which only goes to show that he did not think about the big picture here and that being all the jobs lost.I know that we as a society tend to be of the "well at least I still have my job" mentality but how is moving operations to Mexico going to be a positive?I must dig out the mag and get the editors name and see if there's an email I can post so people can forward their opinion on this ;)! .
 
People don't realize how many companies have moved to Mexico or out sourced most of there work there. I laugh when people say buy American or Canadian like GM etc. 80% of there work or is done ( or parts made) outside of the the American and Canadian borders. Nobody benefits from this except the greedy owners. I have worked for a few companys that have relocated to Mexico because of the cheaper costs.
 
Plant closure

Gabriel was bought out by Arvin Meritor (spelling?) makers of all kinds of shocks, closed down the plant approx. march of this year... nearby Goodyear plant closed years earlier...I know people who worked for both companies and I think that looking at the manufacturing origins of the products we buy is VERY sound advice.
 
we dont get much choise , made in usa ,, its usually the box now if that . i own a auto shop . and the parts come from places all over %^&*
 
I hate setting up new A/V gear in my clients homes and seeing "made in taiwan" on its box. Drives me bananas. The gear is selling for the same price as it always has, yes the engineering is better, but the production is way down. Like Arctic Cat, I love the engineering they have, the best ride in the business if you ask me, but the fit and finish is no where near a Yammie. I am curious to see where most of the parts on a cat are made, even a Yammie for that matter.
 
I know a couple of the guys that run the Yamaha snowmobile test facility in Minoqua Wi. I asked them that very question and they told me that about 80% of a Yamaha snowmobile is made right here in the good ol' U.S.A.
The motors are a from Japan as well as the electronics but the rest of it is fabbed and built here at least that is the way it was when I asked which was about '03-'04. As for the four strokes I would hope that they kept up the same practices for fab and assembly.
Mills
 
Nobody will ever convince me that the quality of workmanship is as good in Mexico as it is here in the States, either. Just look carefully at the fit and finish of any car assembled in Mexico. You'll see.
 
does Ryde FX make shocks for our yamaha pro-action suspension sleds? I can't justify paying $370 plus tax CAN from my yamaha dealership for a non rebuild-able steel shock!?!
 
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