(06-23-2015, 01:25 AM)veech_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Those look super cool. Aren't they made in India?
Nope, Irbit Russia in the Ural Mountains. same factory for over 60 years. Same tooling too!
Harley, Triumph, Royal Enfield are the ones that I can recall currently being made in India. Probably several more, people need simple reliable transportation.
Ah yes, Royal Enfield was the one I was confusing this with. You would think that I wouldn't have made this mistake as I have a Slovick background and even speak Russian! I think I need another cup of coffee...
(06-23-2015, 01:34 AM)4 Paws_imp Wrote: [ -> ] (06-23-2015, 01:25 AM)veech_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Those look super cool. Aren't they made in India?
Nope, Irbit Russia in the Ural Mountains. same factory for over 60 years. Same tooling too!
Harley, Triumph, Royal Enfield are the ones that I can recall currently being made in India. Probably several more, people need simple reliable transportation.
I can tell you they have probably replaced the tooling a few times in 60 years. Tooling wears out. The quality would be horrible by now if they didn't.
I thought the point about Ural motorcycles is that the tooling is NEVER replaced?
(06-26-2015, 04:09 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: [ -> ]I thought the point about Ural motorcycles is that the tooling is NEVER replaced?
No, that was AMF/ Harley in the 70's.
Cormans, isn't that Royal Enfield? Or just the design?
