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    KTM Factory Visit : Austria

    I had the fortune of visiting the KTM Factory in Mattighofen, Austria for a quick tour before I was supposed to leave for Austria. I saw the KTM 125 Dukes from India being unpacked and rechecked for quality. Along with that were ATVs, Adventures and the lot.

    The assembly lines are capable of assembling any product by changing the assembly components and heads in within 24 hours. So a line which is assembling a KTM RC8 today might e schedules to assemble an ATV day after.

    Around 1300 employees work in the small town of Mattighofen near Salzburg with another 300 dedicated KTM employees all over the world, making a total of approx 1600 KTM employees on rolls.











































































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    Sexy machines! Quite an experience it must have been. Thanks for sharing!
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    • #3
      Mouth watering stuff.Cant wait for these to hit the Indian roads!Any inside scoop Sunny bhai?
      Last edited by milancherian; 07-14-2011, 06:06 PM.
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      • #4
        Wow! or should I say BOW! xBow!

        i see the small duke which leaves me confused... so what exactly is made in the chakkan plant?
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        • #5
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          • #6
            Beautiful!!! And brilliant pictures. I envy you man

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            • #7
              neat! so much orange. every other colour seems de-saturated.
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              • #8
                ORANGE.... ORANGE.... ORANGE... ... Awesome to look at them...
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                • #9
                  I love the pics..Superb quality.Thanx sunny!!

                  What I dont like is the quality and the difference between us and them, Since you mentioned they are built in India and then imported there, all I want to ask is why arent they sold here when they are created some X kms away from home. Is our government so ^%$#&* corrupt that the needy ones dont get such machines. Look at the tire there..Its MRF (Madras Rubber Factory) the same stuff you get in Pulsars and HH bikes.

                  Chuck the bikes, we dont even have such type of tires for sale back here from MRF...i mean of this size.

                  These bikes are found to be caught testing here and there, back in KTM factory they are ready to be sold. What sort of a Bull%^&*policy are we amending regarding imports or even country made machines. Why Iam getting a feeling to be living in a sorry country. I love this land but certainly not this why. Are we adopting the same English policy, if that's the case then the faces have changed but not the mentality.

                  All i want to know is why this difference..I love the way they are created, but why not the creating land have its pleasures. Sorry if this is OT.cant help it had to get it out after seeing such pictures.
                  Last edited by Eshan-P180; 07-14-2011, 06:30 PM.
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by satyenpoojary View Post
                    Wow! or should I say BOW! xBow!

                    i see the small duke which leaves me confused... so what exactly is made in the chakkan plant?
                    Read my text carefully.

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                    • #11
                      a higher capacity version is due here bud... u're prolly aware of it.

                      same tires etc. patience.
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                      • #12
                        Great pictures there....you are very lucky ...loved each of the pic

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                        • #13
                          Ooh! My mistake! Unpacked and rechecked for quality! Dont blame it on me, my eyes get glued to orange and the words KaTooM!
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                            Originally posted by Eshan-P180 View Post
                            I love the pics..Super quality.Thanx sunny!!

                            What I dont like is the quality and the difference between us and them, Since you mentioned they are built in India and then imported there, all I want to ask is why arent they sold here when they are created some X kms away from home.
                            The KTM 200 Duke (not 125) will be launched in India in the 2012 Auto Expo..


                            Originally posted by Eshan-P180 View Post
                            Is our government so ^%$#&* corrupt that the needy ones dont get such machines. Look at the tire there..Its MRF (Madras Rubber Factory) the same stuff you get in Pulsars and HH bikes.
                            Chuck the bikes, we dont even have such type of tires for sale back here from MRF...i mean of this size.
                            These bikes are found to be caught testing here and there, back in KTM factory they are ready to be sold. What sort of a Bull%^&*policy are we amending regarding imports or even country made machines. Why Iam getting a feeling to be living in a sorry country. I love this land but certainly not this why. Are we adopting the same English policy, if that's the case then the faces have changed but not the mentality.

                            Govt. Of India has got nothing to do with it.

                            Its between KTM and Bajaj.. and cool down India is getting a better deal.. just wait till Auto Expo 2012.



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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by payeng View Post
                              Come 2012 and the 200 Duke (not 125) will be sold here





                              Cool down. Govt. Of India has got nothing to do with it.

                              Its between KTM and Bajaj.. and cool down India is getting a better deal.. just wait till Auto Expo 2012.


                              I completely understand buddy...but you know at times it gets on the nerves why you slog your A%% 9-6 for job and then save for having a dream machine and this is what is happening. I know its between Bajaj & KTM but Import Export policies do allow them to make such movements, there is the catch of this entire issue!! and then again the costs would come into picture. Neways guys really sorry for typing such posts but we are all taking too much!!!.

                              Yeah waiting for the 2012 expo!!!
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