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Old 12-19-2009 | 08:13 PM
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$199 complete
http://www.a1hardbags.com/sissy-bars.../prod_278.html
I wonder if MOCO knows about this
 
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Old 12-19-2009 | 08:33 PM
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Damn... a hell of a price and IF the quality is there, a hell of a deal.
 
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Old 12-20-2009 | 09:00 AM
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Looks identical to my genuine HD set up.
Is it really a copy?
 
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Old 12-20-2009 | 09:17 AM
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Could be overstock material they just wish to move.
 
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Old 12-20-2009 | 12:17 PM
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they are copies. buying them is stealing.
 
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Old 12-20-2009 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by SeanEMac
they are copies. buying them is stealing.
That's what I thought. Doesn't MOCO have a patent on the design? I wonder if some e-bayers are selling these as OEM . Some of the stuff I've seen on e-bay, and advertised as OEM and new, is selling way too cheap to be real. IMO. I asked one seller about it, and his reply was that it was excellent quality and that I would be very satisfied with it. Didn't actually say that it was a knock-off and not OEM. Buyer beware.
 
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Old 12-20-2009 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 1FLTRI4ME
Looks identical to my genuine HD set up.
Is it really a copy?
Heck, they are all coming out of the same damn Chinese/Korean/Indian factory (or factory region in those countries) anyway. Hard to really tell these days. Whether it's running shoes, furniture or motorcycle parts, most products are made in the same overseas factory and just stamped with a different brand label on the way out the door.

If it is a copy from Chinese Factory A, it was probably made by a former employee of Chinese Factory A who now works 1/2 mile down the street at Chinese Factory B.

It's still wrong, but I doubt an American factory worker is going to lose a job over this - if there are any left.
 
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Old 12-20-2009 | 03:01 PM
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I picked one of those up at the local bike shop (used and genuine HD) for $175.
 
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Old 12-20-2009 | 03:43 PM
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Heck, they are all coming out of the same damn Chinese/Korean/Indian factory (or factory region in those countries) anyway. Hard to really tell these days.
You have a good point.
 
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Old 12-20-2009 | 03:49 PM
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I bought the rack as already had the studded pillion but sure looks like the one I have. Can't remember what I paid for it though....
 


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