In Tirottivayur, there is a factory owned by the Royal Enfield Company which is one of the oldest and most well known manufacturers of motorcycles throughout the world and are still in business today. What makes a visit to this plant special, apart from the exciting catalogue of some of the world’s best known and revered motorcycles, is the fact that the motorcycles which come from this plant are crafted by hand, even today. The original Royal Enfield motorcycles were manufactured in Great Britain, but since the year 1955, this factory has been producing these legendary motorcycles, including the Bullet 350 which holds the distinction of being the motorcycle model which has been in production for the longest time running. Tourists, especially motorcycle enthusiasts, can now easily take a well organized tour of the entire production plant and see firsthand how all the various models which form part of this lineage come into being.