Hero?

[bbletterin]

This is just me asking questions on Hero motorcycles, Simply put I googled Hero, read widipekias write up

[user_deleted]

indian outfit....has its financial hands in many companies including ebr....honda...the list is long. largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world. size needs perspective. H-D produced approx. 302,000 bikes for the 2014 model year. hero produced almost 7 million.

[bbletterin]

Thanks for that info, over half of what I wrote didn't post, My concern is that Honda got out, would not share tech, hero wanted the export ability so they parted ways. I'm concerned about the tech sharing, but I know EBR needs funding. & mil of below average bikes to India isn't the same. They are out of date 70's Honda motors- very reliabe , not very tech savy. just say'in.

[Theycallmecrash]

Thats whwre the partnership with EBR comes in. They provide race tech and engineering input Hero. I think Hero is too cheap though, and partially why the EBRs finish is crap. So the Hero bikes wont make the mainstream until they invest a lot into quality vs lowest cost to build.

[heagachongoose]

The difference in mindsets between the upper echelon of word producers and the lower end of the spectrum is vast. But aren't the EBR'S produced in house? As far as I understand all Hero has in EBR's production is funds. Lack of quality control on the finish is on EBR I'm sad to say :(

But I would rather it be the finish they cut on then things mechanical. They are a new entity in the mass production game so I accept this with no surprise. Things will get much better, very quickly ;)

[thrstrmech]

EBR helped with the design of Hero's Hastur 620

[Italianjob74]

I think Eric learned his lesson with HD and I'm sure he won't let that happen again. He needed deep pockets to get going again and found them...while i don't like a over seas company in bed with us i think it will work out fine

[go cytocis]

To the extent that Tata's relationship with Jaguar Land Rover might be a model for the Hero/EBR deal, Hero will be content to stay out of EBR's design & production processes...

[twp081321]

Eric

Erik....

[Italianjob74]

ya seen that...that was the Titos talking....:)