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Offline John Orchard

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How do they make em for the price?!....bowl of rice?
« on: November 01, 2015, 10:47:57 am »
I know they aren't going to be the quality of Mikuni or Keihin but it is an amazing price, I'm going to order one to have a look.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/391198880150?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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Re: How do they make em for the price?!....bowl of rice?
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2015, 11:07:58 am »
"GOMEXX
Standard of
JAPAN"

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"Made in USA, china" - some would remember the town of Usa, China. Famous.

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Re: How do they make em for the price?!....bowl of rice?
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2015, 01:28:59 pm »
at $27 not much to loose as youd pay that much or more for a used gen carby that will need at least a needle/needle jet or more, im interested in how good or bad the chingca copies are myself

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Re: How do they make em for the price?!....bowl of rice?
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2015, 05:43:22 pm »
It will work fine.
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Re: How do they make em for the price?!....bowl of rice?
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2015, 06:29:09 pm »
SHIFT UP MODEL : 202010-CHwww.ebay.com/itm/Carb-Assembly-for-Honda-Trail-Z50-Z50A-Z50R-K3-K2-K1-K0-Carburetor-32mm-b-/111808554794?hash=item1a084f272a:g:ZKEAAOSwwbdWMLU4

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Re: How do they make em for the price?!....bowl of rice?
« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2015, 07:14:28 pm »
Personally, almost as amazing, is the price of a brand new, Japanese  Mikuni from the Australian distributor.
Just a genuine comment, not any kind of judgment on these carbs.

$12.34 won't buy 3 basic coffees in Karratha or Broome!

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Re: How do they make em for the price?!....bowl of rice?
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2015, 09:05:42 am »
Not too long ago, if you saw anything with 'Made in Japan ' on it, it was junk. Give it a while and you will say "Wow, 'Made in China', must be good!"
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Re: How do they make em for the price?!....bowl of rice?
« Reply #9 on: November 08, 2015, 03:46:48 pm »
Tell you how these turn out if they turn up.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/251839247550?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Incredible, less than $2 each and free delivery. Somewhere in that chain of supply is a raw materials supplier, a designer, a manufacturer, a wholesaler and possibly a retailer, all making an earn. I for one would be really interested to see what they are like, considering a bulb at the local servo costs $2.

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Re: How do they make em for the price?!....bowl of rice?
« Reply #10 on: November 08, 2015, 05:20:09 pm »
Tell you how these turn out if they turn up.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/251839247550?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Incredible, less than $2 each and free delivery. Somewhere in that chain of supply is a raw materials supplier, a designer, a manufacturer, a wholesaler and possibly a retailer, all making an earn. I for one would be really interested to see what they are like, considering a bulb at the local servo costs $2.

Your not wrong, Incredible.
I have been buying AU$1 parts for my pushy (bell $1 and a drink bottle holder $1) which includes the item, packaging, seller ebay fees, seller paypal fees manufacturing and free postage to Australia from China. About 10 to 18 days delivery. And the drink holder isn't small.

I can not even post the empty pakaging to my next neighbor for a $1, yet it is the same Aussie post guy who knocks and delivers.
Level playing field my ass.
So WTF chance does any enterprising Aussie have of competing.

Sweet FA. I have genuine reservations for the future of this wonderful land and its changing culture. 

« Last Edit: November 08, 2015, 06:25:48 pm by Mick D »
"light weight, and it works great"  :)

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Re: How do they make em for the price?!....bowl of rice?
« Reply #11 on: November 08, 2015, 05:48:09 pm »
Here ya go,
This is what it costs to post the same drink holder to my next door Neigbour and I put 50 grams into the Australia post calculator
"light weight, and it works great"  :)

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Re: How do they make em for the price?!....bowl of rice?
« Reply #12 on: November 08, 2015, 06:09:10 pm »
It just doesn't make sense. I suppose when you post something to another country the onus is on the mail delivery service in that country to get it to the consumer. Swings and roundabouts I guess, but with a heavily subsidised or corrupt system in China swinging everything in their favour.

Note: I am only saying corrupt because I am not in China at the moment, fortunately. If I were I would no doubt soon be languishing in some gaol at the government's pleasure for using the C word.

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Re: How do they make em for the price?!....bowl of rice?
« Reply #13 on: November 08, 2015, 06:27:14 pm »
Most stuff from china is post free i reckon government pays postage trying to get overseas currency for sales into china. Scooter we service was 3.99 US for a CDI.
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Re: How do they make em for the price?!....bowl of rice?
« Reply #14 on: November 08, 2015, 10:36:08 pm »
I just purchased a toner for my laser printer $17 instead of $87 good value if it fails - no print
Blinkers $8 per pair, if it fails no prob
would i buy:
 Brake caliper / Master cyl form china copy, no chance, When it fails -(not if) it might hurt if the brakes fail. I actually just purchased a SH from evilbay for$99.
CHina copy carb no chance
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