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Originally Posted by NoSpark
I can't speak for that brand, but 6-7yrs ago I had my eye on the newly built Royal Enfield...i think they make 'em in India. I was not impressed by the build quality once I finally got close to one.
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I worry that the same would be true of the Ural and the Chinese copy - Russian and Chinese industrial quality aren't exactly legendary. I would be really concerned about parts and service availability for both of those - in the absence of a dealer network you'd probably end up doing most/all of your own work, but you'll still need parts. You'd spend about the same -$5k-ish - for one of those as for a perfect BMW airhead boxer; if you sold in 2-3 years, you'd get your money back from the BMW, I'd guess the other two would depreciate brutally, and I think the BMW would be a lot more fun to ride while you owned it.