Cheap Chinese levers - first impressions

[bsasuper]

I brought a bulk lot of ebay (10pairs) was pleased with the quality, they fitted good, and selling the other 9 pairs was easy (dont worry, they were all snapped up over the ditch)

[Biggles08]

I brought a bulk lot of ebay (10pairs) was pleased with the quality, they fitted good, and selling the other 9 pairs was easy (dont worry, they were all snapped up over the ditch)

Ha! Suckers...bloody Aussies! hehehe

[SS90]

Don't see why not - they're available in the USA and Canadia (where Pazzos are made, IIRC). .......... ('leavers', LOL)

Those who live in Glass houses etc........

Canadia, where the fuck is that?, or do you mean Cambodia (possibly), or perhaps Canada?

[vifferman]

Those who live in Glass houses etc........

Canadia, where the fuck is that?, or do you mean Cambodia (possibly), or perhaps Canada?

Canadia - where Canadians come from.
It's obvious, innit? "Canada" can't be right, or they'd be called Canadans. I talked to our pet Canadian at work (Gadget Steve) and he agreed with me.

[FastBikeGear]

I know you can get them from the fastbikegear.co.nz.

The issue of fake Pazzo's is not something that we are concerned about unless anyone is sold fakes by someone who passes them off as Pazzo's

At the recent Speed Show we displayed a couple of different brands of levers that we sell and asked punters to make an evaluation.

Without exception everyone picked the Titax as being the premier brand based on the quality of the finish and their smoother operation due to the use of bearings instead of plain bushings as per other brands.

But you can only see part of the story by just looking at a product. What I like about Titax is their German TUV and ISO certification. It gives me reassurance that I am not selling something that could become a safety issue.

As a supplier I dread the phone call or posting on KiwiBiker "My son bought your product and now....." or to find out a product proves to be unreliable or the finish wears off in six months and I am faced with all costs of servicing the warranty.

I also like the fact that Titax go to he trouble to not only make short and long levers but the the bend in the lever is also matched to the bikes brakes to give you perfect ergonomics. There are two bend options Radial and non radial. When I first upgraded my bike to radial master cylinders I changed to the Titax radial bend lever and the improvement in ergonomics was very noticeable and satisfying.

No other brand pays this much attention to detail.
Oh and the price premium over the brands that people arn't even proud enough of to give a brand name is very reasonable at just $147 per lever.

Oh and yes I am biased and do have a vested interest!

[Grubber]

The issue of fake Pazzo's is not something that we are concerned about unless anyone is sold fakes by someone who passes them off as Pazzo's

At the recent Speed Show we displayed a couple of different brands of levers that we sell and asked punters to make an evaluation.

Without exception everyone picked the Titax as being the premier brand based on the quality of the finish and their smoother operation due to the use of bearings instead of plain bushings as per other brands.

But you can only see part of the story by just looking at a product. What I like about Titax is their German TUV and ISO certification. It gives me reassurance that I am not selling something that could become a safety issue.

As a supplier I dread the phone call or posting on KiwiBiker "My son bought your product and now....." or to find out a product proves to be unreliable or the finish wears off in six months and I am faced with all costs of servicing the warranty.

I also like the fact that Titax go to he trouble to not only make short and long levers but the the bend in the lever is also matched to the bikes brakes to give you perfect ergonomics. There are two bend options Radial and non radial. When I first upgraded my bike to radial master cylinders I changed to the Titax radial bend lever and the improvement in ergonomics was very noticeable and satisfying.

No other brand pays this much attention to detail.
Oh and the price premium over the brands that people arn't even proud enough of to give a brand name is very reasonable at just $147 per lever.

Oh and yes I am biased and do have a vested interest!

Sounds fair. Been looking at getting some for my 955i and the Titax ones look like the beast to buy. Will probably be in touch very soon. ISO standards count for a lot in my books.

[Old Steve]

I had a friend who used to say:

There's a fair price for oats. You can buy cheaper oats, but they've usually been through the horse first.

When it comes to my brakes, I'll buy genuine oats, not horseshit.

[98tls]

I had a friend who used to say:

There's a fair price for oats. You can buy cheaper oats, but they've usually been through the horse first.

When it comes to my brakes, I'll buy genuine oats, not horseshit.

By all means go ahead,me i will simply troll the endless list of stuff thats been through the horse.$147 a leverfuck that,rather these for $97 a pair landed on my doorstep.

[sil3nt]

By all means go ahead,me i will simply troll the endless list of stuff thats been through the horse.$147 a leverfuck that,rather these for $97 a pair landed on my doorstep.

But now you've made everyone who paid more look silly so of course yours are going to fall off as soon as it rains and you will die a horrible death

[98tls]

But now you've made everyone who paid more look silly so of course yours are going to fall off as soon as it rains and you will die a horrible death

Ahh well,theres always a price to pay eh.

[nallac]

Ahh well,theres always a price to pay eh.

usually half price -ex the states.......

[98tls]

usually half price -ex the states.......

About it.Not xactly 1/2 price but the bloke that fitted the rubber on a set of aftermarket rims i bought was telling me he had a fella show up at his shop the other day with a price list for said rims here,$4500 for the rims not incl of the rear sprocket ZX12 etc needed to use them,i bought mine for $3000 incl of high end chain,Tri metal sprocket and the horrendus cost of post.,Crazy eh.Not being made of money in fact quite the opposite i tend to try and get the best bang for my $ and really have no inner feelings of guilt re lining a dealers pocket.

[orangeback]

About it.Not xactly 1/2 price but the bloke that fitted the rubber on a set of aftermarket rims i bought was telling me he had a fella show up at his shop the other day with a price list for said rims here,$4500 for the rims not incl of the rear sprocket ZX12 etc needed to use them,i bought mine for $3000 incl of high end chain,Tri metal sprocket and the horrendus cost of post.,Crazy eh.Not being made of money in fact quite the opposite i tend to try and get the best bang for my $ and really have no inner feelings of guilt re lining a dealers pocket.

i got these for a motard 3 years back local, in chch, he brought them in from the states for me. ( took ages ) 3.5 *17 4.5*17 crorizzia rims, brembo radial calliper & mount , both discs , sprocket carrier and sprocket for 2300 or 2600 cant remember , and he made money on them some how ?

[DEATH_INC.]

I've been running some rip-off levers on mine for a year or so now, no issues at all. Tho they came from hong-kong, not china

They are a fair bit different than the genuine Pazzo's someone I know has too.

[98tls]

i got these for a motard 3 years back local, in chch, he brought them in from the states for me. ( took ages ) 3.5 *17 4.5*17 crorizzia rims, brembo radial calliper & mount , both discs , sprocket carrier and sprocket for 2300 or 2600 cant remember , and he made money on them some how ?

Nice,very nice.As you say he still made a $,just shows you eh.