Some CNC goodies for the Inty

[Lord Snooty]

Some CNC loveliness to fit to the Inty arrived today, new levers and a side stand bigfoot. They look beautifully made, all the way from AliExpress even though Chinese stuff is rubbish, apparently, I heard it on here.

You could put these alongside similar products from Hitchcocks and Tec and you would not be able to tell the difference in quality.

 

[Schtum]

Are they folding levers, i.e. ones that fold up rather than break in a drop? I bought a very similar looking folding set for my MT-09 from Ali Express last year for less than £20 delivered.

There's always a bit of concern buying safety critical items very cheaply but....

 

[Lord Snooty]

Are they folding levers, i.e. ones that fold up rather than break in a drop? I bought a very similar looking folding set for my MT-09 from Ali Express last year for less than £20 delivered.

There's always a bit of concern buying safety critical items very cheaply but....

No Schtum, I'm afraid not.

 

[Wapping]

Bigfoots, yes. Brake levers / handle bars and the like of unknown provenance? No, thanks.

No Schtum, I'm afraid not.

They are the ones that fold up when applied at the time of greatest need


PS Hopefully not

 

[Deleted account 240831001]

The way I view it is that if the parts I buy from Hitchcocks or TEC (I’ve bought from both) aren’t right then I phone them and they resolve it. I don’t get that service from Ali Express because while they normally send a replacement it’s the same part.

There’s also the fact that I don’t trust their quality control and if I wouldn’t use critical parts from them on my car I’m certainly not using them on a motorbike I intend riding.

 

[steve hughes]

Bar end mirrors from KTM for my 390 were £170.
Bar end mirrors on the bay were grouped between £35 and £50. In many cases the photos were the same eg same source.
I bought off AE delivered in ten days , came boxed with every possible version of spacers. All threads clean, no vibration, no distortion £8.50. £11 delivered. You pays your money ………

Lego Monkey bike ( not Lego) and Monkey spelt Monody ! About one hundred pieces , instructions identical to Lego format, bagged parts. Not one single piece missing or any left over at the end…£7 delivered, Grandson loved it.

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Bigfoots, yes. Brake levers / handle bars and the like of unknown provenance? No, thanks.


They are the ones that fold up when applied at the time of greatest need


PS Hopefully not

Precisely, I wrote this last week on the BF thread

I was in a dealers yesterday, talking to the owner
He had a chap come in last Saturday come into the car park on a 1400 Kawasaki
The front discs were literally smoking
Dealer owner just thought it was some ACF 50 or some such, burning off the engine area
No it was the discs
They tipped the bike up on the side stand and the front wheel wouldn’t move
Rider said the bike wasn’t going very well that morning and hadn’t noticed the front brakes had been virtually stuck on

How long has it been like it, asks the dealer ?
Oh, this morning says the rider
I only fitted some some cheap Chinese levers before I rode over this morning
£30 copy levers on a 200 mph super bike

Turns out the pivot was cast in the wrong place and the rider had to tap them into position with a rubber mallet to get the bolts in

Another one at the weekend too, was a chap with a Superduke with a leaking rear master cylinder that the dealership had recently serviced and the chap was ranting on the phone, that they had done something to cause the leak
Due to the severity of the potential issue they sent a fitter over in the van to recover the bike
On arrival the mechanic saw the rear master cylinder cover wasn’t the one he’d serviced and worked on & wasn’t the oem KTM one
Since the service the errant owner had fitted a cheap Chinese anodised bling cover
On removing it, the fitter showed the owner the problem-no rubber o ring or even a machined recess to even fit one, just a face to face fit
Which under heat and pressure, pissed out brake fluid like good un, on a quick test ride
Refitted the oem cover and no further issues
Dealer said they get far more problems with owners meddling than the actual bikes themselves
We did laugh and a few eyes were rolled

 

[Lord Snooty]

Bigfoots, yes. Brake levers / handle bars and the like of unknown provenance? No, thanks.


They are the ones that fold up when applied at the time of greatest need


PS Hopefully not

If they turn out to be a pile of shit I'll report back to the collective to warn people off Rich

 

[Wapping]

If they turn out to be a pile of shit I'll report back to the collective to warn people off Rich

Hopefully not via a seance

Stay safe

 

[steve hughes]

Precisely, I wrote this last week on the BF thread

I was in a dealers yesterday, talking to the owner
He had a chap come in last Saturday come into the car park on a 1400 Kawasaki
The front discs were literally smoking
Dealer owner just thought it was some ACF 50 or some such, burning off the engine area
No it was the discs
They tipped the bike up on the side stand and the front wheel wouldn’t move
Rider said the bike wasn’t going very well that morning and hadn’t noticed the front brakes had been virtually stuck on

How long has it been like it, asks the dealer ?
Oh, this morning says the rider
I only fitted some some cheap Chinese levers before I rode over this morning
£30 copy levers on a 200 mph super bike

Turns out the pivot was cast in the wrong place and the rider had to tap them into position with a rubber mallet to get the bolts in

Another one at the weekend too, was a chap with a Superduke with a leaking rear master cylinder that the dealership had recently serviced and the chap was ranting on the phone, that they had done something to cause the leak
Due to the severity of the potential issue they sent a fitter over in the van to recover the bike
On arrival the mechanic saw the rear master cylinder cover wasn’t the one he’d serviced and worked on & wasn’t the oem KTM one
Since the service the errant owner had fitted a cheap Chinese anodised bling cover
On removing it, the fitter showed the owner the problem-no rubber o ring or even a machined recess to even fit one, just a face to face fit
Which under heat and pressure, pissed out brake fluid like good un, on a quick test ride
Refitted the oem cover and no further issues
Dealer said they get far more problems with owners meddling than the actual bikes themselves
We did laugh and a few eyes were rolled

A lad I ride with is an IT specialist. They have a phrase PICNIC. Problem is Client not in computer! There will be a similar acronym devised by dealer techs to describe numpties who meddle.