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Post by chris64 on Sept 1, 2013 20:43:39 GMT 1
Could someone please help?
I recently purchased a throttle cable set up which was listed on eBay as genuine. The dilemma I have is that although it has 4LO numbers printed on it and all the correct olive green finish to metal pieces my suspicion is that its not simply because where it should read YAMAHA it reads YAMATO
It this genuine or just a good copy?
Chris
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Post by oldelsieboy on Sept 1, 2013 21:14:04 GMT 1
Could someone please help? I recently purchased a throttle cable set up which was listed on eBay as genuine. The dilemma I have is that although it has 4LO numbers printed on it and all the correct olive green finish to metal pieces my suspicion is that its not simply because where it should read YAMAHA it reads YAMATO It this genuine or just a good copy? Chris Its genuine   OEB |
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Post by thehut on Sept 1, 2013 21:15:00 GMT 1
hi chris just had look at a 1 i have and it says same yamato. so it must be right. but sure somone on here will put light on the mater
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Post by Norbo on Sept 2, 2013 8:03:39 GMT 1
As above its gen
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Post by chris64 on Sept 2, 2013 18:33:54 GMT 1
Thanks ALL for your replies and photo confirmation. Another job for the weekend!!
Chris
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Post by daveo on Sept 17, 2013 14:23:15 GMT 1
FYI Yamato are a 1st-tier Japanese automotive supplier to many OEMs. Many of the parts on your bike will not be made by Yamaha but by a 1st-tier supplier (a 2nd-tier supplier being one that supplies the bits that the 1st-tiers need). A quick look at parts on my bench shows Toshiba bulbs, Denso coil and an Iwata indicator lens, and we all know that the carbs are supplied by Mikuni and the forks by Showa so the throttle cable is nothing out of the ordinary.
The Japanese were pioneers of this method of doing business - Yamaha's core business (for this branch of the company) is making motorbikes and by out-sourcing the smaller component supply to specialist suppliers then Yamaha may concentrate on making great motorbikes rather than trying to make great throttle cables. This is the business model adopted throughout the world now and is one of the reasons why we'll never see the likes of the Dagenham plant again (raw materials come in the gate, finished product goes out).
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