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Tommy & Sons a Study in Design and Quality Excellence

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With average personal wealth among the highest in Europe and average household debt among the lowest , Lithuania may be one of the smallest states in the European Union in population and real estate terms , but when it comes to consumer spending , it is one of the wealthiest countries in the world on a per capita basis . From a commercial success and manufacturing quality point of view , Lithuania packs a punch way above its weight , and though only founded in 2012 , in less than a decade Vilnius based Tommy & Sons has proven itself to be a test case of excellence , having driven itself towards the very front in

Predator floorboards international terms when it comes to Bagger styling , advanced manufacturing and quality parts and accessories . ATV sport fanatic Tommy Vaiciukynas got to a point in life where he felt the need to escape the mud and sand of norther Europe and enjoy the open road , and offered the talented mechanic , who used to prepare and maintain his ATV and UTV vehicles , the opportunity to help him build his own custom Harley- Davidson . From there the story of the business we now know as Tommy & Sons was a classic of its kind . The first motorcycle that Tommy had in mind was a V-Rod - and having told friends about his ideas and had them say they wanted a custom V-Rod too , the proverbial light bulb went on . Even before his own was finished , he and his mechanic had created and delivered four bikes , and after that growth was driven by quality , demand and the demand for quality . As the business put down its roots , most of the initial customers were Touring motorcycle riders , and that proved to be the niche that drove expansion . Within seven years , the company had grown to a team of ten people and had evolved into three separate manufacturing divisions - CNC parts , fiberglass parts and custom motorcycles ( Touring models , Trikes , Softails , Sportsters and V-Rods ). CNC manufacturing starts from the development of the design and initial model and preparation of the machining profiles by the designer and an engineer . As with all manufacturers , all of its CNC products start on the computer screen and only get turned into reality once they have been optimized for form and function , for engineering efficiency , materials and quality . Tommy says that most of the parts designs start life
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