With so many parts Chinese of the BMW G650GS transplanted to the TR's.....do those brake discs look familiar? Check the details before just wiping it off the table....and consider that the production cost of a TR would have been WELL below the US$2500 mark http://www.ebay.com/itm/171593032804 http://www.ebay.com/itm/181615881101 Anyway, got a set of BMW wire wheels sitting there ready to go into the Strada and needed some brake-discs and ABS rings to make it a straight slot-in. US$100 for a pair of discs sounded pretty good...and I couldn't tell those Eaby-jobbies from the items the bike came with. We'll see when they get here...
Because you think the OEM disks aren't made in China? The entire engine was made in China, why would the disks be any different? I would have them.
Not sure if all those Ebay Chinese sellers get their goods from the same factory but according to multiple forums I have been present on this seller: http://stores.ebay.com/brakediscfactory/BMW-/_i.html?_fsub=6429301018 sells discs that are as good as the OEM ones. Multiple individuals tried their brake disc sets on the track (in the desert) with no warping or fading as a result. It is pretty safe to say that not all aftermarket products from China are subpar.
......clearly the calipers are not nor are all the plastics and I suspect just about everything else is not Chinese, including the chassis. Its pretty easy to notice "Chinese"...check out the discs on Jap bikes made in China and you'll see what I mean...they just have no idea on how to finish a machining job properly let alone getting the correct metallurgy......could also explain why our gearboxes are a bit clunky.
No so true any more. I ride a AJP PR5 motorcycle. Made in Portugal with a Chinese motor. The castings on the motor look amazing. They have come a long long ways and BMW makes tons of stuff there. Koren's figured it out too. Check out the new Hyundai's look like Hondas and last. Its a global economy and manufacturing is becoming a controlled science with cad/cam and manufacturing methods. sure they can still build price point crap but also but great stuff.
Just because it says 'Brembo"? Maybe not Chinese, how about Indian, Thai or Mexican? http://www.tirebusiness.com/article/20141210/NEWS/141219996
I would be willing to bet the plastics on the TR650 aren't made in China, they are breaking too much LOL.
Coming from the same place as the bearings ? https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Polisport Plásticos, S.A&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=ZJ_FVb-eBKHQmwXbyrKoBA
There are lots of Chinese made stuff here ... Some ok, some break before you get it out of the store ... So the term China-made is ambiguous at best when referring to quality of the product.. Several brands of Chinese bikes here also ... Different levels of quality on them ... The one thing I see that looks the worst with the Chinese made stuff is that the metal will just break off the bikes sometimes because it is such poor quality. It's so bad here the GOV was trying to stop riders from swapping out stock parts to Chinese brand stuff because it is causing crashes here. That disc is metal ... You might ~never know what it is made of ... If something like that rotor breaks off at the wrong time, it's too late to re-order ... Myself, I cut corners often to get the most out of my duckies but safety is one place I'm not gonna cut too much off a corner.
That one on ebay might be better? Who knows? I'm just saying 1 brush does not paint the term 'china-made' in all aspects... ESP in the cases where (1) a fat company comes into an underdeveloped land, builds a factory, exploits and trains the locals with low pay and work hrs (2) as compared to a <whatever> company making <whatever> parts and selling them out the door. In the latter case, you gotta know who you are buying from or bear the consequences of your actions.
