Fake Evotech Performance products from China: The real cost of knockoffs

Interesting... but it sucks they don't do anything for my bikes.... I'm sad.

Excellent job on this video.

As an engineer myself I find these two guys very professional and knowledgeable. Great design and quality philosophy. I know where I'm buying my next bike parts from.

Please let them talk... Feels like they keep getting cut off...

Have the knock-offs got as far as tyres yet? I was just looking around for a new front tyre and noticed massive variance in price for the same model.

Big fan of EvoTech products, got various bits on my Street Triple. Can’t fault the customer service either, I somehow managed to crossthread the front spindle bar, explained to them what I’d done and they sent a replacement out free of charge a few days later 👍🏼

Some Chinese parts are awful as shown here, but I came across a few chinese brands like nicecnc who actually aren’t too bad! Still I wouldn’t use them on critical parts!

NEVER NEVER NEVER BUY CHINESE TAT

Your video about the leathers was great. The padding was inferior and was not as advertised. But the premise of this video goes against the free market. You claim anyone making a similar product for less money is a fake or a knock off. Using your logic, every tire manufacturer is guilty of making a fake or knock off of the original tire. There will always be companies who make a similar product for less money, that is how the free market works. These Chinese parts are not violating any copyright or patent laws, so they have a right to make similar products for less money. Many riders buy those parts for the bling factor. They do not need crash protection because they don't ride aggressively or in the rain; just like the guys who buy lifted Jeeps and never go off road.

I have a Evotech tail tidy, sliders and radiator guard on my bike and the quality especially on the tail tidy is clearly ahead of the competition.

Thanks for the video, and just reinforces cheap chinese rubish is still cheap chinese rubish, if you want to buy it to save money your trading off in other areas.

Just bought a rad guard, bobbins, tail tidy for my gsxs1000 on order. The quality is awesome and personally I do love their subtle logo which always makes me choose them over R&G.
I would never buy knock of Chinese parts especially brake and clutch levers - asv all the way for me. I can see how the young riders with a limited budget can get swayed into buying knockoffs or aliexpress parts.

Horses for courses, if you want to buy cheaply-made, knocked off junk to save a few quid, go ahead. Bolt it on your $5k or $15k bike. Not me. I buy quality parts for my Triumph Speed 3, including oil and rad guards, sliders and bobbins from EP.

China China China ...

Great video, bought loads of their stuff in past

I'm really glad you make these videos so we can understand why these parts are so expensive. It almost feels unreasonable when you think it's just a simple part. And what they are doing goes beyond better quality. It's to do exactly what they intend for it to do. I have found companies like Atlas that claim to make it a there stuff in house to find out from some Chinese sellers they were making it from before Atlas as a established. So they are pretty much up selling Chinese parts although made in Taiwan where labor is cheaper. As where Evo Tech is actually researching and teating to make good parts.

This was fascinating. People who knowingly buy the fake stuff will do all kinds of mental gymnastics to justify it, but we need to be as ethical as we expect the companies to be.

In the UK it's also a crime to buy something at a price or from a source that could not be considered legitimate

Purchased all my bits for the bike from Evotech - Just waiting for the likes of chain adjusters, petrol cap and engine casing protectors for the Aprilia 660 range

The Chinese are out to kill all of our Industries. The eu and UK need to do something about this!

Absolutely brilliant video and a real eye-opener. Compelling evidence why you shouldn't buy Chinese knock-offs even for items that may not seem to compromise safety at first glance.
Is there any chance you could make an abridged version of this, say 5 - 10 minutes long? I would like to link your video whenever I make a comment on forums and FB groups why people should not buy cheap Ali Express rubbish, but I think that most people when they see that the video is 50 minutes long, they just won't bother watching it.

Brilliant video, I’m as guilty as others buying cheaper products, purchased a hugger for my NC750X from what i thought was a British warehouse only to find it is coming from china after purchase ( still waiting a month later ) what has happened since is loads of spam , Royal Mail saying address not complete etc, now my French bank account has been hacked i think ( waiting for credit Agricole to get back to me) the Chinese are totally out of control, something needs to be done. So no more cheap crap and double checks its genuine parts

Definitely prioritizing Evotech for a ZX4RR 2024 tailtidy and radiator guard after watching this video!

Wish I had seen this before ordering from the big on line site, I didn't realise that it was coming from outside the uk. Looks like I will have to put it down to experience and the old saying "Buy cheap, buy twice will apply.

STOP TALKING OVER THESE GENIUSES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! geez dude!

I really appreciate you taking the time to fully investigate equipment and safety claims. Don’t worry about going into detail, we love you for it. Thank you!

Would be nice to see other common copied products like fake sc project etc

old video , but ive bought some Great great stuff on ali express , even found items that other companys have stuck there logo on and raised the price , they were identical products friend had genuine i had ali express and over £100 diffrence

The counterfitters will literally copy everything. It pains me to see people with ££££ bikes scrimping on buying cheaper copy parts from the far east. Case in point are the Quadlock and RAM Mounts that are widely copied. Why pay for obviously cheaper quality parts that put your investment at risk. I see people buying £50 crash helmets from Amazon and then get ridiculed for my Shoei. I dont wish ill anybody but sometimes these people need to learn a lesson about buying the original kit and not revelling in saving a pound that potentially puts their safety at risk.

Could do a video entitled "Why do the same things cost 10x more in the West". Might stop companies charging for example £1400 for top box and panniers (3 empty frickin' boxes!) if people were more aware.

Hey, I'm in Australia & I want some of your parts for my CBR650R (LAMS) when I get it.
I'm thinking I want to try to get it in June for my Birthday, or for X-mas. At the very latest June next year which will be my 50th.
I want a Tail Tidy because the stock/factory/OEM plate holder sticks out too far & is fugly. I want the Frame Sliders & Wheel Spindle (Axle?) Sliders to protect her if/when I drop her. And I want some aftermarket Mirrors that have the Indicators integrated into them & that don't stick out from the Screen Fairing on spindly little arms, but look more like they're a part of the screen fairing piece, as well as a set of Bar Ends(the 1's that go on the ends of the hand grips?).
Do you also have Rear Spindle/Axle Sliders?
I'm even seriously considering buying these items before I get the bike so I can install them all as soon as I get her to ensure she's better protected right from the start, without having to wait for parts to arrive, etc... 🤔

I love how much these boys love there craft, fair play to them.

I am one of the Chinese victims, aliexpress stupid buyer!
I end up paying to repair my bike, because I use those products. My advice is, STAY AWAY FROM FAKE PARTS!!!
I don't know Evotech, but they are on my suppliers list now.

I have never heard about them, before seeing this vid. I just bought a new Yamaha mt09sp and checked out their site. I just ordered from them today and looking forward to getting my parts 👌🏻

Not all is black or white,i have evo tech crash pads exactly like original inside with aluminium and outside nylon and have buy this for 20$.
and yes not all develop the things, but because they want to produce cheaply they have the things produced in China which means that the producers china there have all the plans and then they sell exactly the same product or sometimes they simply change the name or sell them without a brand name.
Of course there are also fake productions where, for example, they buy a product and then simply copy it and then do the whole thing in a worse and cheaper version for example rearset looks from outside exactly or 98% same but the material is instead Aluminium 7075 T6 they take the cheaper 6061 T6 or 6065,which not means this are not safe but is bit cheaper material. That's why you have to be careful not every product on aliexpress is bad, on the contrary I have already bought a few things that are 1:1 the same, sometimes only with marginal changes.
I have been ordering from China for 6-7 years, just as an example the GB racing engine cover protectors, they have always done their job. In the event of a crash on the race track, nothing has ever broken on the engine and in the 6-7 years I have been on the race track I've had at least 5-6 crashes, and it's the same with the crash pads as already mentioned i never had a problem they pads or protectors have really helpd for bigger damages. There are sellers who only offer nylon, but if you know where you can also buy the same crash pads that Evo-Tech offers on the inside with aluminum etc. That's why You can't say that everything is bad where you buy on aliexpress or somewhere else in china. Just pay attention to the reviews and if there are hardly any reviews, ask the seller for real pictures.

Very well put together presentation! Thank you for shining a bright light on this significant problem. Hats off to the Evotech lads for doing the right thing by their customers, including myself.

They make good stuff but kinda overpriced imo.. i had em on my old bike but in the new one I don't.. 340 euros for two crush bobins is too much money for some aluminum and plastic... these products are not even necessary on a motorcycle! It makes no sense to me sorry... and in fact from design point of view I like their bobins more than everything else on the market!

This is horrifiying , I saw fake NGK spark plugs under scrutiny , and now safety critical parts , I would be boiling as a manufacturer !

Do not buy chinese. Anything report them and tell the british comanies who are being ripped off.

What makes this all worse is the UK based client who has bought a cheap part, that damages their bike, and then tries to chip the local workshop down on price , as they have already spent a good bit of their budget on the "Wrong thing" in the first place. This is a huge problem.

I will never buy from evotech again. Absolute shocking customer service.

This makes me want to buy some EvoTech now! 😅

Interesting how a number of the sites which sell Chinese rubbish actually have US HQ addresses. Do people in the West steel the designs and commission Chinese factories to build them? Easy to blame Chinese straight from the hip. I'm not saying Chinese aren't involved, but there are 10000s of small factories all over China, half of them staffed by slaves with little education, they may be commissioned in what they think is good faith. Of course it's going to be different in every case.

this is an intellectual biker channel.....I like rarity.

Them analysing the cheap parts was a riot. Professionals in the field 100%

If the Genuine items weren't so expensive there wouldn't be fakes. And that applies to every item

Fundamental difference between Evotech and some faceless mega corporation is they treat their staff as an investment and not an expense.

As long as we have garlic from China in most of the supermarkets in ( Sweden) , who care about the rest? 😮😮😮

If companies release their actual markup on each product the public will soon notice how these companies are just about pure greed. Thats why they choose the cheaper option

I think people who are aware of buying these fakes also buy Chinese tyres pretending they are the same quality. These are also the same dudes having special "tunes" that give their Bandit 400hp. The same dudes blaming the bike dealers of damaging their shitty bikes during maintenance. The same dudes that are telling you how much better it is to ride without a helmet and gloves. We all know them 😢