A new brand of chinese "sports bikes"?

[avgas]

You forgot direct injected motors with EGR.........I love my V25DD.....except when cleaning said intake

[avgas]

I have heard from a good source that in China when there's a need for a product a factory is equiped to produce said item.

No production/assembly machinery maintenance is done as the theory is that whatever the item is it will only be 'in fashion' for a short time before a newer different item is seen to be wanted.

So why maintain the factory machinery to run for 50 years when it only needs to go for five (or less?)?

I know this happens in NZ, and have ACTUALLY SEEN the opposite happen in China (most of the lathes there are 50+ y/old). Will have a dig and see if I can find you a photo or 2.

So I guess it comes down to people doesn't it. Some folk don't see the point in maintenance.

Just remember the next time a engineer/mechanic/electrician/metal worker/road worker...... says "She'll be right" that translation will be required to put that on Chinese assembly line. If you want to replicate the same problem overseas that is.

Get what you pay for - in any country.

[ducatilover]

You forgot direct injected motors with EGR.........I love my V25DD.....except when cleaning said intake

I also forgot most modern Mitsis, and most of the modern crop of flimsy utes
But it's okay, they're from Japanese companies and it's all good if they make flaming heaps of shit because they once made reliable stuff eh?

[huff3r]

I also forgot most modern Mitsis, and most of the modern crop of flimsy utes
But it's okay, they're from Japanese companies and it's all good if they make flaming heaps of shit because they once made reliable stuff eh?

So did the brits.... once.

Even if they did steal the designs for the RR V8s from the yanks.

[Edbear]

So did the brits.... once.

Even if they did steal the designs for the RR V8s from the yanks.

No, no, they paid for them, just got them cheap as the Yanks weren't interested in making them. Too small, you see...

[huff3r]

No, no, they paid for them, just got them cheap as the Yanks weren't interested in making them. Too small, you see...

The by-product being that my 3.5L 87 RR uses less fuel than an 04 Jeep with the 5.6L

[avgas]

So did the brits.... once.

Even if they did steal the designs for the RR V8s from the yanks.

Or small car design from the itallians and germans.........

[avgas]

Lets also not forget who invented quartz watches.......then ignored them for 70 years.........

[Katman]

Get what you pay for.....

Isn't that what this thread's about?

[scumdog]

Or small car design from the itallians and germans.........

Pah, they didn't steal the design of the Austin-Morris DL500 ute off'n no bastard!

[russd7]

Lets also not forget who invented quartz watches.......then ignored them for 70 years.........

yes but who invented fire works

[blackdog]

yes but who invented fire works

Whoever it was, pissed Guy Fawkes off.

[Kornholio]

yes but who invented fire works

Yeah, and look how long they last....

[avgas]

Isn't that what this thread's about?

Was. Until all the Mums donned aprons and then proceeded to tell us not to buy one because it was dangerous........on a motorbike forum.

I wonder if there is a knife murder forum somewhere, where they proceed to tell us not to buy chinese steel as it would more difficult to kill someone with it.

[Erelyes]

So why maintain the factory machinery to run for 50 years when it only needs to go for five (or less?)?

Er, well... even Corollas are 4-5 years between models. I'd say they need a few month's of productions, tops, to suit spare parts (depending on the particular bit).

AFAIK after that they then store all the tooling and bring something out once in a blue moon when they run out of, er, 'alternator bracket' spares. Which are readily available from wreckers anyways, so are rarely bought new.

So, really, WHY design tooling to last 50 years when the design will be obsolete long before.... just makes the end product cost more anyhoo, doesn't it?

I wonder if there is a knife murder forum somewhere, where they proceed to tell us not to buy chinese steel as it would more difficult to kill someone with it.

Don't buy Chinese big black rubber dildos, guys. No good. DAMHIK