From the Land of the Rising Sun

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Re: From the Land of the Rising Sun

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For that kind of money its defo worth thinking about.

What would Her Majesty's Customs and Excise say though???

That's my only worry tbh.
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Well I guess you only have to pay the VAT @ 20%

£30 odd I think.
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this chap just got a set and was very impressed with them... i think they look great

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Jester666 wrote:Well I guess you only have to pay the VAT @ 20%

£30 odd I think.

tbh Ive ordered a lot of stuff from china and the else where from the far east and never had to pay import duty / tax

ive had a few things from the US and every time they have been stopped and ive had to go and pick up from Parcel Force and pay tax fees
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I've had the same experience Seb. I recently bought a Traxxion dynamics fork kit from the States & got hit with import duty and I know the lads who bought the inlet manifolds recently got hit as well, yet all the bits from the Far East I have bought come through marked "gift"with no comeback. Best of luck with it.
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benny hedges wrote:this chap just got a set and was very impressed with them... i think they look great

http://www.northwestbikers.net/forum/in ... msearch__1
Just had a noesy, they do look great! especially with the tank painted up too

I'm not to sure why they have a bad rap the far east fairings, as the ones ive seen have been mega, and the cowl i got my dad was brill too.

ive got a set of these on order for the stripes to put on the tank when i got it sorted

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Moto-GP-Repso ... 2eb3b80535
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seb421 wrote:I'm not to sure why they have a bad rap the far east fairings
i think its that same with everything else m8, usually comments from people who havent even seen them never mind bought them, saying uh theyre from china, theyre crap.
seeing as almost everything comes from china these days, that would mean everything is crap.
unless it has a sticker on it from a jap or german company, in which case its the best, even though its still made in china :crazy:
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benny hedges wrote:
seb421 wrote:I'm not to sure why they have a bad rap the far east fairings
i think its that same with everything else m8, usually comments from people who havent even seen them never mind bought them, saying uh theyre from china, theyre crap.
seeing as almost everything comes from china these days, that would mean everything is crap.
unless it has a sticker on it from a jap or german company, in which case its the best, even though its still made in china :crazy:
But what if the item was actually made in (say) Germany, but the sticker saying "Made In Germany" was made in China?

And what about china, that's made in the Potteries?
Huh?
Huh?

And is the Chinese food you buy here really Chinese?
Or British?
Huh?

Whaddya think?
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tony.mon wrote: But what if the item was actually made in (say) Germany, but the sticker saying "Made In Germany" was made in China?

And what about china, that's made in the Potteries?
Huh?
Huh?

And is the Chinese food you buy here really Chinese?
Or British?
Huh?

Whaddya think?
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Went and picked up my fairings today, they look Fantastic!! colours look so good in person, on my camera tho its not displaying the orange how it looks, could get the SLR out but cant be arsed to find it

here are some pics, joined the front together a bit (using the tabs)

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954 Fender as requested! :)
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Also got some swatch tabs off some vinal company so will get a match, just got to get the bike back from work when this gasket turns up! - dam you dave silvers and your lies!!
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they look bloody good, might just have convinced me to order a set( but in plain red) but will hang on to see what the fitting is like on the bike :thumbup:
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playerone wrote:they look bloody good, might just have convinced me to order a set( but in plain red) but will hang on to see what the fitting is like on the bike :thumbup:
The holes and locating pins / threads all look really good, quite confident all will be well.

visible paint finish is very good too,

big box too for delivery and all items wrapped separate and very well, not a dent in the box, was dreading that, i work at UPS and stuff gets battered in my place for ever going mad at the lads for throwing stuff or being heavy handed.

cant wait to get the bike home now and get them fitted up,

Just need the under tray painted / vinyl wrapped and the tank done.

probably paint the wheels too. front coat is wombles
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which one of the two did u order from?
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Well I've got to say Seb they look amazing :thumbup: Did you get clobbered with import tax :?:

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Re: From the Land of the Rising Sun

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playerone wrote:they look bloody good, might just have convinced me to order a set( but in plain red) but will hang on to see what the fitting is like on the bike :thumbup:
I with you on that one matey.

How much did they cost you all in then Seb?
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