Emphasis must be made, however, that US Highland is best known as a reliable motorcycle manufacturer. The company was formed by Mats Malmberg after the negotiations to sell the Swedish Highland Motorcycles AB to ATK failed to materialize.
Today, US Highland’s 33,000-square foot factory in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which opened on 1 June 2010, produces hundreds of customized off-road motorcycles annually. Customers can specify their motorcycles’ specifications based on a modular construction consisting of a choice between two engines – a 60-degree V-twin engine and a single engine – and a few frames. The company has also announced its plans to manufacture an electric motorcycle designed with a wheel hub motor.
For now, the motorcycle manufacturer may be a small producer but it is setting its sights high.