Ebay -Alpinestars from China?

[CheGuevara]

Anyone heard anything about all the Alpinestars gloves being sold on ebay from China?

I gather Alpinestars actually has a lot of their gear manufactured there -so wondering if these are blatant fakes (I suspect so), or out-the-back-door specials. I've googled and haven't found any warnings -debating whether to roll the dice.

Otherwise -does anyone know of any clearance sales?

just checked and my a* glove's are made in china didnt know that though i'd be a bit wary not going through a official dealer.

Moody, just like my wife!

[CheGuevara]

Originally Posted by Mr_Chin

Moody, just like my wife!

Huh?

well my gloves are made in china and there pukka alpinestars.

to be honest with the quality of goods that we get nowerdays if its like 20 quid i would be willing to risk it! i eman if there rubbish your going to be able to tell i would imagine. and if there not your quids in.

i would imagine though if there 150 quid gloves for 20 quid they will be poor quality copies. then you have to think, Do i really want to be using these poor quality gloves that ive paid 20 quid for and might only last a summer? or should i spend 100 quid on a pair of poor quality gloves that might only last the summer?

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by CheGuevara

Huh?

Moody = A bit moody - dodgy, fake, not th real McKoy, false, etc

Its a double entandra(? spelling?)

[CheGuevara]

Originally Posted by maviczap

Moody = A bit moody - dodgy, fake, not th real McKoy, false, etc

Its a double entandra(? spelling?)

Ahh I see - just when I figured I'd come to grips with Brit-slang... I though you had replied to the wrong post initally.

[CheGuevara]

Originally Posted by AndyBrad

well my gloves are made in china and there pukka alpinestars.

to be honest with the quality of goods that we get nowerdays if its like 20 quid i would be willing to risk it! i eman if there rubbish your going to be able to tell i would imagine. and if there not your quids in.

i would imagine though if there 150 quid gloves for 20 quid they will be poor quality copies. then you have to think, Do i really want to be using these poor quality gloves that ive paid 20 quid for and might only last a summer? or should i spend 100 quid on a pair of poor quality gloves that might only last the summer?

They're a fair bit more than £20 -more like £60-£80, but that's still a lot cheaper than what they go for here (GP plus and GP Pro).

I'm hoping to do a track day on the SV in a couple weekends, but need some new gloves as my SM gloves (also A*s) are a few years old and short cuff which I'm not sure would be allowed on a proper track?

Originally Posted by CheGuevara

Anyone heard anything about all the Alpinestars gloves being sold on ebay from China?

I gather Alpinestars actually has a lot of their gear manufactured there -so wondering if these are blatant fakes (I suspect so), or out-the-back-door specials. I've googled and haven't found any warnings -debating whether to roll the dice.

Otherwise -does anyone know of any clearance sales?

Yes read this thread;

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=113992

HG have a sale on, look on their web for info about it I got 15% of some gortex pants; if you look hard enough there are various discounts going on.

What Next?

Is everyone going to start buying a Hongda (rrp 99p)...

I thought not - best stick with what you know and buy a Honda (rrp £2,000)!