Well,getting back to the original issue...QUALITY...Eicher Group has certainly raised build quality considerably,from the days when almost everything was done by hand in Madras,and shoes were optional in the factory.They brought in an international team,and reworked the classic,1930's designed Iron Barrel engine into the AVL,which was a big improvement,but only a stop-gap measure.The REAL improvement was the sleek,modern,unit construction,fuel injected,electronic ignition UCE engine.Watching the factory videos,you can see that much of it is CNC tooled,and the materials,fit and finish,are FAR superior than the old Iron Barrel engine.Will it be around in 60 years,still chugging along like the old Bullet engine?Only time will tell.I will agree that the tinwork on some parts is nowhere NEAR the quality of the Redditch made bikes.My 2000 KS Bullet has lot's of vintage English parts,and the difference is considerable.The plating on some of the Indian made bikes is terribly thin,and prone to rusting and corrosion.I live only a short distance from salt water,and the environment is not kind to cheap chrome and cadmium plating.I guess I just live with my Bullet's perceived "shortcomings",knowing that the design is a snapshot of a by-gone era,like most of us do.It's a 1950's design,built by marginally educated hands,in a third world country,and I love despite,and maybe BECAUSE of it's imperfections.At least it's not a Ural,or a CJ...
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