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I haven't owned a motorcycle as long as most and am only on my second bike. It took me a while to come around to the idea that generic parts are often just as good as brand parts. I guess I was a victim of corporate marketing. I drank the Koolaid, deeply. I was turned around in Brazil more from sticker shock and to a degree by availability of parts. The prices for parts that I could only get from the dealer (yes, BMW) were painful in Belem. So, I started looking for generic brake pads. Later some strange sounds ended up being cause by a chipped sprocket tooth. A BMW dealer in Sao Paulo fixed the problem at dealer prices. A set of generic sprockets and chain might have been fixed at a better price by any good mechanic with generic parts. On the flip side, the dealer had the parts and the skills.
Now that I am home, the latest set of sprockets and chain were swapped by yours truly, with generic, not brand, parts. On my next trip extended adventure, replacement sprockets, brake pads and chain will be in my kit.
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Peter B
2008/09 - NJ to Costa Rica and back to NJ
2012/13 - NJ to Northern Argentina, Jamaica, Cuba and back to NJ
2023 - Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia...back to Peru.
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