For those that say that Chinese knockoffs off are OK

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Would not touch these things out of china with a 10ft pole. Hopefully the next guy who did buy them doesnt lose it and take me out one day :roll:

Bought some bike accessories which some components were obviously made in china, was ment to tighten some nuts to a certain tension, the nuts re threaded themselves before getting close :shock:
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maybe marchesini are sourcing form china now :lol: oh no, thats right, shit can come from anywhere :roll:

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Did any one get these "cheap levers" installed by a "Professional Mechanic"??
Nostradamus probably got it right
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Sulli wrote:Did any one get these "cheap levers" installed by a "Professional Mechanic"??
Dittoo.. i wonder if the same problems would have occurred even with oem/pazzo/whatever as a result of a botch up install rather than the product..
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So far i have had no need for anything other than OEM - but then again, i have replaced levers before with standard-design replacements - surely these replicas would have the same issues?
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and to think 5-10 years ago i would go the the wreckers and buy a new $10 fuck knows where from lever :D as a new genuine lever was $100+++
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From my own experience I've had oem , chineese and genuine pazzo's . I am a mechanic and I can say there were no faults with the chineese levers At all in the 30000kays plus of commuting and weekend riding I did over 18months
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I have bought 4 sets of genuine Suzuki Chinese-made engine rebuild kits for my GN250s. Suzuki subcontracted a chinese company to build complete GN250s for them. I have built two engines with them, and both have done around 5000km each and are great. They cost $60 each for new barrel, piston, rings, gudgeon, and all gaskets. The same genuine jap parts cost $610 from Suzuki here.
Did crows nest trail ride with mate on chinese chooky ran perfect all day with the exception of a blown tube. $1500 bike so not a real cheap one. (grudge 250cc)
Have had a business advisor been pushing me to buy a new set of Chinese 150cc bikes to replace my GN250s in my school. Around $2k each they look ok but I wasn't convinced. Took a guy for his licence on his own Chinese made Sachs 150 recently, and with 14000km on the clock you could move the back wheel 3 inches coz the swingarm bushes were shot. :shock:
Guess some stuff is OK and some isn't.
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I love knockoffs :twisted:
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