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Re: Where are the Chinese when you need them
« Reply #1 on: 09 March 2017, 09:08:01 pm »
They probably are Chinese , Yamaha is £11.64 each caliper £6.32 for pin £3.48 + vat that's £15 quid cheaper than Yamaha
and are you surprised titanium more expensive, it's titanium for focs sake and would the weight saving be worth it ??
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Re: Where are the Chinese when you need them
« Reply #2 on: 09 March 2017, 09:50:37 pm »
They probably are Chinese , Yamaha is £11.64 each caliper £6.32 for pin £3.48 + vat that's £15 quid cheaper than Yamaha
and are you surprised titanium more expensive, it's titanium for focs sake and would the weight saving be worth it ??


is that £11.64 for the pin £6.32 for the clips and £3.48 vat?
it does make the eBay one more reasonable. But still it's a tiny piece of metal.



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Re: Where are the Chinese when you need them
« Reply #3 on: 09 March 2017, 10:26:41 pm »
£11.76 in total for each caliper, that's £6.32 for 1 pin and £3.48 for the 2Rclips then vat at £1.96 my bad I got the vat wrong, assuming that you want both calipers done as the eBay ones are a pair of pins and Rclips.
eBay ones don't seem so bad now, if you only need one side then it still works out cheaper on flea bay.
The scandal out of this is that Yamaha charge £3.48 +vat for two small Rclips  :eek


https://www.fowlersparts.co.uk/parts/4177606/fzs600-fazer-5rt1-2002-070-a/front-brake-caliper
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Re: Where are the Chinese when you need them
« Reply #4 on: 10 March 2017, 12:03:19 am »
The eBay one is only one pad pin so 2 sets needed (both callipers have wear dents in the pin)  but defiantly better value than yam aha.   
Thanks for the heads up, you've save me a visit to the dealers  ;)
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Re: Where are the Chinese when you need them
« Reply #5 on: 10 March 2017, 12:32:53 am »
I think there's a guy with a ebay shop that flogs them cheaper- bertrams bike bits?
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Re: Where are the Chinese when you need them
« Reply #6 on: 10 March 2017, 12:29:54 pm »
I think there's a guy with a ebay shop that flogs them cheaper- bertrams bike bits?
checked them out, no joy but thanks for the suggestion. I found a pair of yamaha originals for £13.50 so saved a couple of Quid.  :)
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Re: Where are the Chinese when you need them
« Reply #8 on: 10 March 2017, 10:39:25 pm »
It's not called evil bay for nothing  :lol  if I read it right it's done you a favour though

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« Reply #9 on: 10 March 2017, 11:55:06 pm »
It's not called evil bay for nothing  :lol  if I read it right it's done you a favour though
no favour it showed the reasonable price ones hours after I had paid for the dearer ones. But hey ho  8)
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Re: Where are the Chinese when you need them
« Reply #10 on: 11 March 2017, 01:56:48 am »
Sorry buddy , it sounded like they sent you an email saying they were out of stock but on re reading your post with my eyes this time, I get it , they sent you an email telling you the last one was gone when you were the one that bought the last one.... ooh that's cruel , like I said they ain't called evil bay for nada