| I was surprised the other day how many cheap | | | | knock off parts. When you get your email listed with |
| Chinese Yamaha knock off parts were on the web. | | | | third party companies you will get a lot of junky |
| Luckily for the online searcher these sites don't pop | | | | email alerts. You will notice that you will get a lot of |
| up on the top pages of Google, Yahoo and Bing. But | | | | really strange emails from no name companies who |
| if you dig around on the web you will come across | | | | will ask you to become a distributor for them. These |
| them. There is a big problem with this because it's all | | | | no name groups are looking for someone who is U.S. |
| over the Internet. When you type in Yamaha ATV | | | | stateside to push their products on an unassuming |
| parts into Google you see a lot of warnings against | | | | American public. |
| Chinese knock off parts from real fans who have | | | | This is a terrible way to experience Yamaha because |
| gotten ripped off in the past. There are also warnings | | | | you are not dealing with OEM parts. You are not |
| about this on eBay and the problem is obvious. There | | | | getting genuine Yamaha ATV parts when you order |
| is a lot of junk on the Internet. | | | | from these unscrupulous companies. By the way, this |
| So when you really want to get some great ATV | | | | is not only limited to ATV and motorsports parts but |
| parts you want to make sure you are getting quality | | | | this problem is also running rampant in other |
| OEM parts from the manufacturer. Its getting to be | | | | industries. I have seen this with beauty supply |
| apparent that its not always the case. It pays to be | | | | furniture, baby furniture and even salon safety mats. |
| knowledgeable about the products you buy on the | | | | Fans and Yamaha enthusiasts are being very vocal |
| web. Japan based Yamaha is popular of course for | | | | about this problem on the web. At recent count |
| creating all sorts of motorsports equipment, | | | | there are roughly 47,000 pages on the Internet that |
| motorcycles, musical instruments and has a strong | | | | deal with this issue. The one line that you will want to |
| consumer culture. If you are buying products online | | | | pay close attention to is the Rhino line for Yamaha |
| your name and email can be passed along to third | | | | Chinese knock off parts. In the end, as a consumer, |
| party parts manufacturers who want to sell you | | | | you will have to make up your very own mind. |