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Post by dusty350 on Feb 18, 2020 8:26:45 GMT 1
If we needed it, of cheap Chinese shite !! This pic was posted on Facebook. The fella riding the bike made contact with his mate whilst racing each other apparently, and damaged his rear shock. His piggy back reservoir broke off to reveal it's not a reservoir at all !!;  86696016_1306191609571938_8496779006207590400_n[1] by dusty miller, on Flickr There's a reason they are a tenth of the price of a decent set of twin piggy backs !! Dusty  |
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Post by philmill on Feb 18, 2020 9:16:22 GMT 1
I wondered about those, lots of people seem to use them, cant say I like the appearance anyway. As you say, you get what you pay for...
Phil
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Post by morgy on Feb 18, 2020 9:19:38 GMT 1
What the F**k.... I guess you have to laugh really... Buy cheap buy twice...
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Post by mouse on Feb 18, 2020 9:32:32 GMT 1
That is quite shocking (pardon the pun!) But not a great surprise.
I'm not sure, but i don't think the Chinese view copyright in the same way as the rest of the world! Anything seems to be fair game to be ripped off, but quality control....
Mouse
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Post by beardy on Feb 18, 2020 9:33:28 GMT 1
Maybe their just for show bling shocks. It won’t affect their function.
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Post by veg on Feb 18, 2020 10:04:13 GMT 1
Cheap is as cheap does. There is always a reason they are so cheap that’s why I never buy there stuff. Well that an their appalling human rights records, forced labour etc but then I’m a hippy lefty ✌️
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Feb 18, 2020 10:35:08 GMT 1
That's hilarious 😆
Can't say I'm surprised for the reasons everyone else has given
I will maybe buying a pair for the TR just to mock it up so I can get ride height sorted ( don't want to spend £600 on a Maxton set then decide the ride height is wrong)
Would also let me weigh it so the rear shocks and front cartridges are sprung correctly
Steve
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Post by headcoats on Feb 18, 2020 11:24:45 GMT 1
I have some TEC rear shocks on my Bonneville which look the same , apart from an air valve in the canisters
I had looked at these for a few years before I bought some as I was pretty cynical about something so cheap could be any good !
There were a few issues with the ones that had a dial adjuster at the bottom of the spring but the type I had seemed OK
Been on bike 4 years now and were better than the standard ones
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Post by Norbo on Feb 18, 2020 11:33:27 GMT 1
Thats amazing It was most likely not sold as a real one i would think just for looks but still you never know .
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Post by markhoopy on Feb 18, 2020 12:05:31 GMT 1
I will maybe buying a pair for the TR just to mock it up so I can get ride height sorted (don't want to spend £600 on a Maxton set then decide the ride height is wrong) Two lengths of flat steel bar with a hole at each end would be even cheaper Steve  |
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Feb 18, 2020 12:29:49 GMT 1
I will maybe buying a pair for the TR just to mock it up so I can get ride height sorted (don't want to spend £600 on a Maxton set then decide the ride height is wrong) Two lengths of flat steel bar with a hole at each end would be even cheaper Steve Very true but I can't ride it up the street like that 🤣 Steve |
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Post by liffy16 on Feb 18, 2020 14:22:30 GMT 1
So true cheap chinese shite! You cannot make anything decent with the low prices of stuff even when your getting paid a bowl of rice a day
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Post by steve h on Feb 18, 2020 15:17:58 GMT 1
Cheap is as cheap does. There is always a reason they are so cheap that’s why I never buy there stuff. Well that an their appalling human rights records, forced labour etc but then I’m a hippy lefty ✌️  |
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Post by beardy on Feb 18, 2020 18:38:55 GMT 1
So true cheap chinese shite! You cannot make anything decent with the low prices of stuff even when your getting paid a bowl of rice a day Reminded me of the Dead Kennedys track Holiday in Cambodia. They’ll work hard with a gun in their back and a bowl of rice a day. |
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Post by donkeychomp on Feb 18, 2020 23:54:46 GMT 1
The Chinese copy of the BMW X5 springs to mind. Identical. You can swap the body panels over. BMW sued, in China of course...and lost. Alex Though wny you would want a fake off roader that is flummoxed by damp grass is beyond me |
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Post by roach3 on Feb 19, 2020 1:52:48 GMT 1
they copied the range rover evoque from our place
we sued we lost, seems anything goes over there
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Post by pdxjim on Feb 19, 2020 2:01:00 GMT 1
What the F**k.... I guess you have to laugh really... Buy cheap buy twice... Buy nice, or buy twice! It rhymes! ... and I will add, the RFY brand Chinese piggyback res shocks are actually not bad(ish), and the rezzie does function as intended. At least that's true for the genuine ones  |
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 19, 2020 8:07:18 GMT 1
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Post by veg on Feb 19, 2020 8:56:28 GMT 1
I remember that and the absolute blatant copies they built but from memory they don’t have the build quality or crash resistance of the clones vehicles.
The new MGs tell you all you need to know about the build and crash resistance.
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Post by veg on Feb 19, 2020 13:21:23 GMT 1
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Post by steve h on Feb 19, 2020 20:36:03 GMT 1
If you take your I phone apart, how many of the components are Chinese made? All of it in Apple ones?
Business does not give a hoot about sweat shops and the like. All they care about is profit and shareholders... not all of them but ones that do give a hoot are rare.
China will produce top quality goods (already do in some sectors) They will become the force majeure in manufacturing (if they aint already}
All the individual can do is decide where they buy from and more pertinently where they will not buy from. Oppressors of women and differing sexuality don't get my conkers.
What I find absolutely disgusting is businesses closing down here and shipping everything elsewhere.. then being allowed to flog their wares back here..(all the tech and knowhow now in other hands who will make use of it in other fields)
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Post by gozoboy on Feb 19, 2020 21:17:15 GMT 1
You fools! Those are decorated counterweights.😥😥
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Post by gazzatt2 on Feb 19, 2020 21:56:28 GMT 1
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Post by veg on Feb 19, 2020 22:01:00 GMT 1
Look at all the major british manufacturers pretty much all owned by foreign companies now i find it a real shame that we couldn't seem to make them profitable yet in foreign hands they all appear healthy, Mini, Jaguar land rover , rolls royce, bentley, steel, etc etc etc we are becoming if not already a service sector economy then when we do have new projects we let them go to tender and foreign companies win, now i am not saying we should load the dice but that is precisely what others do, just a real shame.
Nuclear plants, HS2, 5G infrastructure, most of our aerospace industry. I am a globalist to a point and up to when it hurts our economy or is completely counter intuitive, still when you have MP's taking back handers and gratis trips to some fairy land resort what can you expect.
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Post by veg on Feb 19, 2020 22:01:47 GMT 1
So they are improving  |
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Post by gazzatt2 on Feb 19, 2020 22:12:23 GMT 1
So they are improving yes and very few problems I work in a 3 franchise garage and they are on par with the other for problems |
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