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Location: Ripon, WI USA
What ever happened to Tag Metals? Back in the early 2000s they seemed to be huge and I had their bars, plus other hard parts on multiple bikes. Now you can't even find a website or any parts on Motosport or Rocky Mountain. If I remember correctly only a few years ago they were still sponsoring the Rockstar Suzuki team. Seems like they fell off quite fast.
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Location: Pink Hill, NC USA
They were raven on James Stewart's 2009 championship bike. And Ryan dungeys sprockets on Suzuki?
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Location: WA, USA
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Location: FRA
They are part of the Group 6 USA (www.group6usa.com). Matrix, Atlas, Sixsixone, etc...
I thought Tag Metals was supposed to relaunch this year... don't know when though. I do know that they are working on something...
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Location: USA
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Location: Wildomar, CA USA
Eddie Cole sold Tag, 661, and Sunline to One Industries around eight years ago or so?...
Took One Industries FOREVER to get things swapped over, during that time their distributor back order list piled up...once they did get things moving, they cancelled all their distributor deals (not filling any of the backorders either) and tried to go dealer-direct.
At this point, they just never got their stuff together it seemed like. They had been out of circulation long enough and it was such a mess, it just never seemed to recover...at least, that's what I remember happening
Eddie snagged it back and is reviving it now.
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Actually Eddie never owned One or Tag. He sold 661 and Sunline to Triple 7 group, and Ludo and Mark sold One and Tag to them at the same time. So Triple 7 owned One, Tag, 661, and Sunline.
Triple 7 made a mess of it all and sold it off to another equity group and Group 6 bought Tag back from them.
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rjs wrote:
Actually Eddie never owned One or Tag. He sold 661 and Sunline to Triple 7 group, and Ludo and Mark sold One and Tag to them at the same time. So Triple 7 owned One, Tag, 661, and Sunline.
Triple 7 made a mess of it all and sold it off to another equity group and Group 6 bought Tag back from them.
TAG Metals Joins Valencia Sport Group
January 02, 2008
Valencia, Calif. — Valencia Sport Group, Inc owners of SIXSIXONE, SUNLINE, ROYAL and FILTRON is proud to announce that it has added TAG METALS to products offerings. Effective January 1, 2008 TAG Metals will relocate its operations to Valencia Sport Group headquarters in Valencia, CA.
“I’m very excited about this partnership, said Eddie Cole, President of Valencia Sport Group. “The TAG Metals brand is very strong, and we feel that merging our infrastructure will allow the brand to flourish. We’re look forward to the relocation as well as adding additional staff. This is the first of many steps that will breathe new life into the TAG Metals brand.
The reorganization will provide TAG Metal customers with excellent logistic systems and a very professional customer service staff. TAG Metals will also be staffing new positions in support of our strategic goals for the brand, our products and their availability. These steps, combined with the addition of our new equity partner, Triple 7 Group, Inc, will ensure future growth and stability for all our products.
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Well yes, that is the longer version of what happened after Triple 7 bought Tag. But Eddie didn't own the company when they got Tag back then. Triple 7 owned Valencia Sport Group at that time.
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Triple 7 was just a private equity investment company that wanted to be in the extreme sport business.
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I liked these old bars. Remember buying a bulk order of their sprokets to find out could not get thru a weekend without them breaking teeth off. 
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Location: Terre Haute, IN USA
Tag Metals is currently part of my rider support for my team and my guys that run them love them, never a complaint.
Miranda Tugle
Owner/Photographer
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LittleRed_14 wrote:
Tag Metals is currently part of my rider support for my team and my guys that run them love them, never a complaint.
That is cool to hear! Mind sharing where to purchase? I would like to buy a few sets of the bars similar to what is posted above. Love the way graphic bars look!
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Come January all Tag Metals products will be available on the website and at dealers in the USA and Canada.
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www.group6usa.comLittleRed_14 wrote:
Tag Metals is currently part of my rider support for my team and my guys that run them love them, never a complaint.
imoto34 wrote:
That is cool to hear! Mind sharing where to purchase? I would like to buy a few sets of the bars similar to what is posted above. Love the way graphic bars look!
Miranda Tugle
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Location: Raleigh/Durham, NC USA
TAG METALS ANNOUNCES WORLDWIDE RELAUNCH
Valencia, Calif. — After a year of development, refinement, and testing, we are ready to present the new Tag Metals.
The all new redesigned Tag Metals product line will include a complete range of new high-performance race replica handlebars in three models, seven bends, three grips, countershaft and rear sprockets, race chains, aluminum throttle tubes, and several new accessories to start. Several additional new products are planned for phase two in fall 2018.
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TAG METALS, RYAN VILLOPOTO FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
http://racerxonline.com/2018/03/27/tag-metals-ryan-villopoto-form-strategic-alliance
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Location: Columbus, OH USA
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Location: Eau Claire, WI USA
Tag made the highest bend for my 85 so I ran those for a year. Really enjoyed them, cool to see them back at it!
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Location: Huntington Beach, CA USA
I hope they really release their original grips they had those things were the best the solid colored grips so soft and so perfect
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Lightning78 wrote:
I hope they really release their original grips they had those things were the best the solid colored grips so soft and so perfect
Yeah, the 6001 grip was awesome.
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Location: Waterloo, IA USA
Let’s hope their customer service is good...I was “sponsored” by them on Hookit. Last Monday I went on my profile and ordered a set of bars, got a order confirmation invoice and haven’t heard anything from them since. It’ll be almost 2 full weeks tomorrow and still no bars. Also noticed they completely pulled all of their companies off hookit along with tag so I guess I have no clue if I’m still a “sponsored” rider
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imoto34 wrote:
I liked these old bars. Remember buying a bulk order of their sprokets to find out could not get thru a weekend without them breaking teeth off.
I've got a sprocket with graphics just like this bar. Looks pretty cool, never seen another company that put graphics on sprockets...
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I love Tag sprockets. I only have one new sprocket left in the stash I bought up, looking forward to being able to get more now.
