Do you think OEM are made in Japan ?
I work in a Japanese franchise dealership. We deal in OEM. It's practically all made in China or Thailand.
Even OEM are hard and brittle in 10 years. As a tech, I'm working with them daily.
I agree that you're guaranteed a certain level of quality assurance with OEM. And for mechanical and electrical, I use OEM too.
But for some parts (like solid moulded plastics), there is generally little difference. I've fitted hundreds of both. Have done for twenty years. I've still never had one come back with premature failure.
If you want to play safe and then go for OEM. It's not an option for everyone though.
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Rode some bikes.
Fix them for a living.
Can't say anymore.
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