A story about buying cheap stuff off ebay... (inc Chinese Levers)

Oh now I'm in a quandry. These are levers from the exact same company that Jayneflakes bought hers from http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=167471 and I was just about to do the same. I may hang on and see how hers do before I take the plunge.

In fairness to the poor sod with the Triumph on the other forum, he was the first to admit that he'd mechanically screwed it up and then not worn protective clothing which he does own. I think "idiot" was a lot more polite than what he was calling himself.

My levers are fine......

That rad guard was beowulf and still faded...and they're not exactly a ChengShin company either.

The levers fitted to my beast are from the2wheels (as above). Had them fitted for about 4-5months, over 3000 miles and 3 track days...no problems.

[Bluepete]

My Cheap Ebay levers have killed me twice this week alone!

I die laughing to think I paid £130 for Pazzo's on my SV!

Pete

PS, faded black anodising? Get a black Sharpie pen!

My cheap brake lever is fine too.

I must confess I bought proper pazzos for my sprint mainly because I wanted black and I had read sometimes the blacking isn't that great, but quite a few on the sprint forum have the cheapos from the same chinese supplier with no issues but they mostly had silver ones.

The pazzos are quality though, but probably made same way as the cheapos.

[Jayneflakes]

I have done some miles on my new levers now and can report that they are comfortable, firm and feel lovely, even in my summer gloves.

The fit of the lever into the housing is superb* and feel is lovely. The original lever was quite flexible in comparison. However, we shall see how it handles a harsh winter of commuting. In the mean time, lovely levers and worth every penny.

*Had they not fitted, I would not have used them. Many years working on push bikes taught me the value of getting your brakes set right. Any one else here ever try setting up Pederson Self Energising brakes on Campagnolo rims? If you got that wrong, you spent the day picking teeth fragements out of your lip!

Originally Posted by Jayneflakes

I have done some miles on my new levers now and can report that they are comfortable, firm and feel lovely, even in my summer gloves.

The fit of the lever into the housing is superb* and feel is lovely. The original lever was quite flexible in comparison. However, we shall see how it handles a harsh winter of commuting. In the mean time, lovely levers and worth every penny.

*Had they not fitted, I would not have used them. Many years working on push bikes taught me the value of getting your brakes set right. Any one else here ever try setting up Pederson Self Energising brakes on Campagnolo rims? If you got that wrong, you spent the day picking teeth fragements out of your lip!

I think I'm swayed. I'm going for black I think in the end anyway - easier to touch up if I scratch them

Originally Posted by Dave20046

Interesting ...particularly about the lever , although I don't dare fit my wazzo levers now!

Funnily enough it makes me want to go and buy some them fit them correctly,
just to prove that retard wrong and further insult his lack of intelligence and spannering skills.

Originally Posted by Lozzo

Funnily enough it makes me want to go and buy some them fit them correctly,
just to prove that retard wrong and further insult his lack of intelligence and spannering skills.

Oh yeh...forgot you were perfect

The guy realised he was a twonk for fitting it anyway. We have all made mistakes or had those "ocht, it will be fine" moments only to realise they have gone horribly wrong!!