We just received an email from Thoroughbred Motorsports informing all Stallion Dealers that there would be no 2011 Stallion Trikes built this year. So we do not misquote or misread TBMS's intent for the Stallion line, we are posting their email here:
source: Motor TrikeGood Afternoon & Happy New Year to Everyone,
The purpose of this mailing is to let you know what we are doing with the Stallion. We will not be offering a 2011 Stallion this year. There are a number of reasons for this decision and we will review them right now. The 2.3L motor that we have been purchasing from Ford will no longer be manufactured in the United States. It will be made in Spain. We were told that it would be manufactured in Mexico, but that plan was changed. The price of the motor and all of its related components were raised 40% which has priced us out of the motorcycle market.
The question you are asking right now is "Is the Stallion dead?". The answer is no. Last year we did not have a warm fuzzy feeling about the response we were getting with Ford. They are a great company but we are such a small part in their business plan and we can only purchase what they have to sell. The decision to stop the Ranger and not to proceed with the F-100 put us in a position where we may not have a power plant we could purchase. We had to seek our other alternatives and we have. We will have information available to you in the next 45 days as to what direction we will be pursuing.
Thank you for your patience,
Jeff & Diane