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Old 03-23-2011 | 01:24 PM
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janderson78
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Default Guess what.... Blue and Red

Originally Posted by janderson78
Ron,

I agree with your statement 100% But you posting that makes me ask the following

#1 A small startup company finds a new product that is designed by someone else. They take this product to the top selling aftermarket product in that category in the US. This company also uses its own money and time to promote the original product throughout the world lining up many Distros with contacts they know in the industry.

Then comes along a more well known company that received the clutches because the first company asked the MFG to send their driver one because they wanted to sponsor said driver. Then big company uses its might (I will not say what I was told) to get that same MFG to go against the agreement they had with the first company as far as sole rights to distribute in North America because the MFG is scared (For some reason) that the bigger company will send the product to say for example China to have it copied or maybe to Italy.....

How does this relate and how do you feel about the bigger company moving in on the smaller one with those tactics?

#2 I think Mr. Fioroni brought this up in another forum and I can quote it but that would take too much time. What about the Centax Clutch.... Isnt the Fioroni the origional? Also cooling heads... Wasn’t Fioroni the first one to start drilling them? If I recall these are two things that one company took credit for designing or making first then Fioroni Corrected them with factual release/design dates?

#3 Last one was credit for Carbon Clutches and Multi Weight flywheels... Hmmm Think I have emails from 2009 April asking for these things.. 3 Different weights to be exact.

Again, Please understand my candor when asking these questions but it seemed like your first post was the Pot calling the Kettle black.


Quote:
Originally Posted by Werks
... Regarding Fioroni adjustable clutch parts fitting into the Power Clutch, that's interesting I did not know that! We were first to market with this style adjustable clutch and have been selling these since roughly '03 or '04 so I guess they copied us lol ... It's the same with engines, we were the first company to ship production motors with cooling heads drilled for lightening, now every one does it ...



Hi Ron,
maybe your memory need a refresh:

1) Fioroni "Power Clutch" OT-FR60 & FR66 was on the market in 2002, then some Italian competitor companies (you know very well) copy us and sell these as OEM product to Werks and some others in the world for cheap ... that's why our clutch parts are interchangeable with yours ...

2) Fioroni was the FIRST to make Motor Cooling Heads drilled for lightening, also for Werks: OEM with Fioroni own design and just laser engraved for Werks ...

3) Fioroni is FIRST in design for 15 years now: innovative Clutch System, Motor Head, Split Differential Mount and many others option parts that now are STOCK in buggy standard production ...

Everytime we make INNOVATIVE parts the OTHERS copy Fioroni not viceversa!

Have a nice day and sorry for my english,

Vittorio
Option Team by Fioroni
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