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Has anyone purchased bar risers from China ? One company are making them for £21.00 thats a hell of a difference to Wunderlich / Illium Works. Any info is most welcome.

I bought a set of rider footrest lowers from China via Amazon.co.uk and they were a perfect copy of Wunderlich, paperwork and all. Despite some reservations I have to say they’ve been faultless.

However, whilst a broken footrest would be a royal PITA, having a snapped off handlebar would be a major and dangerous problem.

Personally I wouldn’t fit them, but I’m equally sure some have done so. .

I've no experience what's so ever but would I rely on a 21 quid knock off part that attaches the handle bars to the front wheel. No, I'd pay full price for a part that I could have some confidence in. I can't imagine that Chinese manufacturing tolerances when knocking out copies are particularly strict.

Spot the difference.

hammo wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 6:08 pm Has anyone purchased bar risers from China ? One company are making them for £21.00 thats a hell of a difference to Wunderlich / Illium Works. Any info is most welcome.

That'll be the mark up that Wunderlich and Illium works are making. These Chinese companies usually manufacture so many under licence to these companies, then start firing the same unbranded parts out of the back door at a fraction of the cost.

hammo wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 6:08 pm Has anyone purchased bar risers from China. One company are making them for £21.00.

Are these the Chinese ones, https://www.aliexpress.com/i/4000103999167.html

hammo wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 6:08 pm That's a hell of a difference to Ilium Works.

https://iliumworks.com/BMW_Motorcycle_A ... 00&pID=103

simbo wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 8:10 pm

hammo wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 6:08 pm Has anyone purchased bar risers from China ? One company are making them for £21.00 thats a hell of a difference to Wunderlich / Illium Works. Any info is most welcome.

That'll be the mark up that Wunderlich and Illium works are making. These Chinese companies usually manufacture so many under licence to these companies, then start firing the same unbranded parts out of the back door at a fraction of the cost.

Probably like this

viewtopic.php?t=6510

Its exactly the same as the wunderlich one just without their name on it

sakm wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 8:20 pm It's exactly the same as the Wunderlich one just without their name on it.

The Wunderlich bar risers are different again to the Chinese (AliExpress) or Ilium ones.

https://www.wunderlich.de/shop/en/bmw-r ... 0-201.html

hammo wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 6:08 pm Has anyone purchased bar risers from China ? One company are making them for £21.00 thats a hell of a difference to Wunderlich / Illium Works. Any info is most welcome.

For what's it worth, came across this:

I bet both the Wunderlich and Illium Works are manufactured in China as are most of the worlds goods. I have used the cheap Amazon bar risers with great results.

RET

ret46 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 12:24 am I bet the Ilium Works are manufactured in China.

"All Ilium Works products are designed and manufactured in the USA."

https://iliumworks.com/

ret46 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 12:24 am I bet the Wunderlich are manufactured in China.

"Made in Germany"

https://www.wunderlich.de/shop/en/bmw-r ... 0-201.html

ret46 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 12:24 am I have used the cheap Amazon bar risers with great results.

I bet they are made in China, is a link available, thank you.

David. wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 10:04 am

ret46 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 12:24 am I have used the cheap Amazon bar risers with great results.

I bet they are made in China, is a link available, thank you.

There'll be a link out there somewhere. I'm sure you'll be able to google it

Oddly, I'd like the bars a bit lower, say 10mm or so, even with the saddle on its high setting, perhaps it's my diminutive 5'8" stature with longish legs and a shorter body that's causing the issue