When I learned that my sis is coming home from Italy I had her buy me a riding gear - told her about my size and color preference but not the brand. Knowing my sis she would buy us anything original from the fancy shops in Italy. Normally, she'd give us authentic Ferrari, D&G, Armani, CK, Diesel and whatever merchadise that is IN. It is easier for her to buy branded apparels or accessories but not riding gears like helmet and gloves.

So she arrived with a story that she had to hand carry this bulky box of helmet from Italy. I was at work when I asked her over the phone " wow, baka D&G ang design nyan or Benetton. Ingat na ingat. " She answered back, mayrong "D at G". So I thought for a moment what helmet brands wear "D & G". I couldnt think of any. My excitement to get my pasalubong got wilder. Finally, when I got home there it was in front of me. I couldnt collect myself and my face got longer when I saw it's a friggin GDR and a pair of Kelydybd (Knighthood) gloves. The brand you would see even at Ace hardware!

That's the problem if you dont specify that brand and model that you really want to have. That's what you get when you say ' bahala kana ' and trust the person who is totally alienated by stuff for riders.

It's the thought that counts. Diba? :D

So I kinda want to try them on. The finish is better than the GDR I've seen locally sold. But man, it's still a GDR! So I told her about GDR here etc learned from her how much she paid for it. About the same price here but the gloves are insanely pricey for P560 (P150 at banketa or here at ebay http://www.ebay.ph/viItem?ItemId=260106097602).

" Pacensya na daw " she said. Well I told her, somebody might be interested with it here kaya nothing to worry about.

Kaya kayo next time - be specific. Who knows, even Index or Zeus helmet that may be fake are available even in Europe.

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o72/triflector/items4sale/GDR/GDR-rytlifted70.jpg

Will sell it of course...

Bro, that GDR helmet you got--despite made in China needs to pass ECE specs kaya yung rating niya CE has to have an equivalent of something somewhere...kaya OKs na yan! Just for information.

the way you talk ... seems like the rich kid on the block, but STUPID! don't you really know that china mades are everywhere in the whole world? Or, just playing DUMB just to SHOW OFF!

the way you talk ... seems like the rich kid on the block, but STUPID! don't you really know that china mades are everywhere in the whole world? Or, just playing DUMB just to SHOW OFF!

What's to show off? E hindi mo ba nabasa I couldnt collect myself and my face got longer when I saw it's a friggin GDR and a pair of Kelydybd (Knighthood) gloves. The brand you would see even at Ace hardware!

IBIG SABIHIN, if you are that SMART, AYAW NYA NG HELMET NYA at hindi nya mapaniwalaan despite the CE approval and all that crap standards you call DOT etc, merong made in china sa italy. Italy of all places! It's the fashion capital of the world. Sino ngayon ang dumb not to know that simple fact?

Walang perang maitim o kayumanggi ang balat lang ang magsusuot ng fake na designer items sa Italy. Pati pulis kaya doon naka Armani - manood ka ng Travel and Living!

the way you talk ... seems like the rich kid on the block, but STUPID! don't you really know that china mades are everywhere in the whole world? Or, just playing DUMB just to SHOW OFF!

Hello Kitty,

(bagay na bagay para akong sumusulat sa MMK or kay Joe Dat Mango)

What I want to SHOW OFF (or convey since this is a thread) is the simple hidden message - that - ASSUME - it means you put ASS before U and ME. As in, I assume that my sister being in Italy and fashion conscious as everyone else there would get me something so cheap and not even locally made. I was assuming that she will get me AGV for crying out loud.

Kaya as I pointed out ( let me put it here once again baka your thoughts were clouded by my alleged "showing off" )- Kaya kayo next time - be specific. Who knows, even Index or Zeus helmet that may be fake are available even in Europe.

Here's showing off ---- I lived for 5 years in Europe particularly in Belgium. And I know first hand, that part of the world is so damn strict that no poor quality product will ever get to the consumer untested by some EU board for safety and high quality, ie TUV and CE for electronics.

Ive been to Italy more than 10 times and each time I was there my neck would hurt because every living soul on scoot or just walking is a head turner and until 3 years ago, I have not seen chinese made product particularly mc stuff worn or used by Italians or trying to be Italians.

If my message on ASSuming doesnt get to you - I dont know what would. Taga Ayala Alabang ka pa naman... Hindi mo talaga kami maintindihang mga mahihirap na gumagamit ng GDR, Index or Zeus.... huhuhu. I guess you are using a Vespa Hello Kitty edition. Nakita ko yun sa Gift Gate Town Center. Ah, maybe you own that shop, right? Me not worthy, with you, fight, my lord. :s

We should meet up some time - gentle naman ako - :D

Hey, welcome to the forum.

(ayan malamig na ulo ko) :evil:

Relax fella's!!! heheh. Its the thought really. I had the same situation. When i thought my bike was euro spec and was in Germany i bought a rectifier..when i came back and had my mechanic replace the old rec, he was like, "oh! kala ko ba galing germany ito? eh taiwan ito" hehe.
Well, pretty much alot of things we have if you look for the "made in" most of the time youll see CHINA. Well i wasnt specific when i was in Germany kaya siguro yun binigay sa akin.
"made in china"..THEY ARE EVERYWHERE.(:

eto sa akin ... ( buti kayo eh china, imported pa rin ) when i was in taiwan, i bought a pair of adidas shoes at SOGO dept store, katapat ng SOGO sa pinas ay rockwell. huli na ng malaman ko ( nasa pinas na ako ) nabili ko ay waaaaaaah .... MADE IN THE PHILIPPINES :banana: stupid of me not to check the label kung saan gawa :O

Kahit saang parte ng mundo, binabaha na ng "Made in China".

Kahit nakatatak yan "Made in U.S.A./Japan/Germany/Spain/Finland/etc." most likely sa China parin ang factory nyan.

Reason? It's cheaper to produce/manufacture in China. Kung sa mga call center, outsourced sa mga countries kagaya natin, yung mga suppliers and distributors ng consumer goods, sa China nila kinukuha mga items.

Parcom, ang made in PI ay maganda. In fairness. :s Yung Timex na relo, Cobra walki talkies. Toshiba or NEC laptop (hindi ko na matandaan - basta big name brand - galing ata ng Laguna lang) ang Guess jeans ang planta nasa Laguna din pero pinasubcon ang ibang pantalon sa sastre na maliit na taga Pacita hehehe.

Ganyan ang problem sa China made, meron pang nampepeke ng ginagawa don na mismo. Kaya nasisira ang reputation nila. Pinasubcon na nga halimbawa ng Guess USA, e yun Guess Philippines, pinapasubcon pa sa ibang maliiit na mananahi para lang makatipid. Ayun ang mga A&F, Polo, Tommy merong surplus sa Surplus Shop...

Sa Europe kasi ang ibang items doon made sa Morocco, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, atbp na malapit na sa Europe. Syempre cheaper pag dating sa over all cost. Kesa kung import pa from Asia like pinas o china. Kung walang ibang gagawa sa Morocco, forced sila sa supplier from China - pero mga high quality parts parin.

Kaya yung GDR ko for sure kahit paano orig yon. Kaya yung bibili non, makakasulit. :)

like you said its the thought that counts hehehehehe imagine her carrying the big bulky box hand carry hehehehehe

like you said its the thought that counts hehehehehe imagine her carrying the big bulky box hand carry hehehehehe

Nagrequest din pa naman ako ng helmet and gears from europe....hindi na, cash nalang at dito nako bibili...

like you said its the thought that counts hehehehehe imagine her carrying the big bulky box hand carry hehehehehe

hehehe. Hindi na sya nahiya. hehehe. Baka nga proud na proud sya hindi lang nya alam kung anong status ng brand na yan dito compared to fake Index man lang.

Nagrequest din pa naman ako ng helmet and gears from europe....hindi na, cash nalang at dito nako bibili...

specify mo agad before its too late!! heheh give it a shot!

Nagrequest din pa naman ako ng helmet and gears from europe....hindi na, cash nalang at dito nako bibili...

EURO sir hingin mo, wag GCash. hehehe

specify mo agad before its too late!! heheh give it a shot!

maaksaya daw mga tao dun sa europe lalo na sa nordic regions...pag-ayaw na nila o nagsawa sa isang bagay, pinamimigay o tinatapon nalang....kwento nga ng sister ko, na-renovate nila ang boung kitchen at T&B ng apartment nila with appliances and furniture galing sa pinamimigay ng mga puti.

malay natin may tinapon na Soumy o kaya AGV, o di kaya Caberg....with matching Madhead armor.....

ayun! yeah i know the mentality there. kaya most of the time may makikita kang homeboy natin na nagda dive sa dumpster doon (-:

di lang dumpster sir, madalas, naka ads pa sa community newspaper nila na merong ipamimigay na mga bagay, magtyaga ka lang na kukunin mo sa bahay ng may-ari. Kahit kotse nga daw pinamamigay lalo na yung 5 yrs and above models....medyo malaki lang babayaran sa pagparehistro kasi dinidiscourage nila ang mga lumang kotse (which I pressume kasama din mga motor sa mga dinidispose/pinamimigay nila)

Oo yung iba tinatapon in a form of donation. Pag dating dito binibili sa ukay ukay! Maryosep. Pati bigas pagkakakitaan pa ng gobyerno. Maryosep talaga.

Yung isa kong sis na nasa Germany, nakakuha ng magandang dining set at mga painting atbp. Ang pinagkunan mga damatan na walang alam sa www.ebay.de kaya ayun nakalibre sila sa mga gamit sa haus.

Sa belgium, may araw ng pickup ang mga gov dumptruck para sa mga old stuff once a month yon. Pag sinabing old stuff, they're not really old naman - di hamak 10 years better sa mas matandang mga gamit na furniture sa gov offices natin.

Pag dating sa helmet atbp, wala akong nakita kung pano nila dispose un. Yung ibang techie sa italy nasa ebay.it narin. kainis pero super mura hindi gaya dito na halos ayaw pang ibenta...

"made in china" logos are everywhere in the world....

and i am lucky that those "made in china" even if its not a motorcycle gear can be bought in the philippines, singapore, or any asian countries that sells them for a cheaper price....

and since im in uk for more than 5 years...nagkalat ang mga made in china dito...

reason is..cheap labor...less tax to pay for the manufacturers....

sad to say EU members...charges quite a lot of VAT's compared to us...

tutuo nga....if you want to request a something from abroad...be specific.....

...lalo na kung yung bibili eh walang kaalam alam sa mga pinagsasabi mo....

and sometimes they are not that easy to find...the name just exists and you have to look sa web for the stores that sells them....only to find out that the nearest is 300miles away from your house....

....but...you can do internet shopping or telephone/mail order...delivered to your door....

...the catch is...you will never have the chance of seeing the product and checking it first with your own eyes....

..kaya its always worth, telling the person who would buy what you want to impart the SPECIFICS.....para chances of error is minimal...and expectations promising

maski nga Nike original shoes sa mga Nike Park Store at Nike Stadium some of their shoes are made in China lalo na yung mga Sandals ... wala tayong magagwa kasi sub - con ang China ... not all made in China are bad .....

Don't be surprise if you get stuffs made in China. Sheesh, it doesn't mean that it's bad.

siguro kung gears na gawang china ok lang pero parts ng motor siguro mahirap pagtiwalaan . . . kung ece approve naman yun kahit china pa yan ibig sabihin it passed the european safety standards so there is no need to worry . . .

go to www.gdrhelmet.com try to download their product catalogue and all their helmet have passed the standards ...

@tri

OT :

benta mo sakin yung helmet 500 .....hehehehe anong size?

or triflector sa akin mo nalang benta yung gdr helmet mo .... anong size ba nyan? saka anong hat size nyan?

@ejvital at @nicolite sige pickup nyo nalang sa haus. Unahan nalang kayong dalawa. Kayo lang ha. Wala ng iba po.

Free ako anytime. Punta lang kyo.

Eto address ko
218c Dorpsstraat
3076 Meerbeek
BELGIUM

@ejvital at @nicolite sige pickup nyo nalang sa haus. Unahan nalang kayong dalawa. Kayo lang ha. Wala ng iba po.

Free ako anytime. Punta lang kyo.

Eto address ko
218c Dorpsstraat
3076 Meerbeek
BELGIUM

ngek aray ko ...........hehehehehe

Add ko lang, there are also china made motorcycles in Europe, particularly in Spain... ewan lang sa ibang parts ng europe. But last January on a trip to Spain i saw a motorcycle shop selling china bikes (Kingstar ang brand)... nagulat nga ako kc medyo probinsya (albacete) pa ung pinuntahan ko tapos they're selling this brand. Maganda naman yung point ng thread starter na pag magpapabili tyo sa mga relatives natin abroad be specific of the brand. Sa akin lang for items like shoes, clothing etc... i dont mind if its made in pinas or china or anywhere else as long as its orig...

@ejvital at @nicolite sige pickup nyo nalang sa haus. Unahan nalang kayong dalawa. Kayo lang ha. Wala ng iba po.

Free ako anytime. Punta lang kyo.

Eto address ko
218c Dorpsstraat
3076 Meerbeek
BELGIUM

sayang nmn...hehehe..
lapit mo lang pala...hehehe
makikipagunahan sana ako e..


by the way..
china ang pinakamababang
labor sa buong mundo...
correct me if im wrong..
kaya napakadaming companies
na nagpapagawa sa china..

ridesafetoall!!!

tama maski nga ASUS motherboard made in Taiwan but manufactured in China, like Linksys routers made in Taiwan but manufactured in China.

'American Components, Russian Components, ALL MADE IN TAIWAN'.. hehe.. naalala ko tuloy yung famous line na yun from Armageddon while reading this thread.. :O

be specific and dapat complete specs ang ibigay sa bibili sa labas kung pwede lang yun mode or product code talaga, dahil nagpabili din ako sa sis ko sa US ng joerocket na gloves and jocket, i gave the sizes and color, so pag dating oks na oks huling huli ang gusto ko ang seste bumili ang sis ko ng jacket nun december so pang winter yun JoeRocket na nabili nya... kya ginagamit ko lang pag umuulan dahil waterproof at pag hapon o gabing rides dahil para akong nasa steam bath pag tanghali hehehehe

mahirap talaga mag pabili lalo na kung walang alam at hindi alam kung san bibili yung inutusan..hindi naman ordinaryong branded na damit o sapatos ang mga high-end riding gears na makikita mo lang sa mga mall dun at shopping districts..

naranasan ko yan sa ermats ko nasa america nag bigay nako ng spedific brand..hindi daw nya mahanap yung specific na pinapabili ko at hindi alam san bibili..syempre may mga shops dun na mga local riders lang ang usually nakakaalam..

napaisip ako tuloy... hmmm... marami din po bang nagmomotorcycle sa saudi arabia? :rolleyes:

sir triflector, bawi ka na lang next time. sabihin mo agv na ang bilhin sa iyo at yung original. agv na naging gdr pa. hehehe.

Nasanay kasi tayong mga pinoy sa "kaw ng bahala... basta maganda at galing dyan, oks na ko dun" Nakalimutan ko na meron na nga palang internet. mwhehehe.