Indian's bars are Chinese made. Truth be told, TCMT probably manufactures them for Indian.Indian overpriced. I agree. I want and try to support my local Indian dealer but every time I go there I feel like I am getting ripped off. I hate that because I feel like we, as Indian owners, are getting no love at all.
your tip on TCMT is gonna save me over $300. their store on aliexpress have the passenger seat and backrest/luggage rack for about half the price of what Indian charges for the same thing. hopefully it's the same and not an awful knockoff.TCMT Rear highway bars from Amazon. Probably the same china steel that Indian uses but only costs $60.00 +/- on Amazon. Had them on my 19 CDH for about a year now. No issues.
your tip on TCMT is gonna save me over $300. their store on aliexpress have the passenger seat and backrest/luggage rack for about half the price of what Indian charges for the same thing. hopefully it's the same and not an awful knockoff.
Just keep in mind that shipping from China to the U.S. can often take anywhere from a week to a month. There is a good savings there, but don't be in a hurry to get it. As an avid orderer of stuff from China, when you receive it, it feels like Christmas, because you often forget what you ordered. Lol!I had no idea they had a "store" on AliExpress. That's good news. Bookmarked and thank you. I just thought they only had stuff for sale on Amazon.
98% of everything I've ordered, I've received. TCMT has a good reputation. I don't think they would tarnish it for a few hundred dollars. Any time I haven't received something, the company voluntarily, either refunds me, or re-ships to me.Yup I'm aware of the lengthy shipping times and sometimes the stuff doesn't show up at all - that's happened to me allot. Thank goodness for PayPal - they've always refunded the money.
actually their stuff on their amazon store is about the same prices as their aliexpress store. a few variances, and still way way less than buying directly from Indian. i recently received the passenger seat and sissybar with backrest and luggage rack and they all look great. only difference i've noticed is that the passenger backrest pad doesn't have the white stitching outlining it like Indian's has. still waiting on my new bike to get shipped to me so i haven't installed them yet, but so far glad with my purchase that cost me a little more than $400 total where Indian would have charged me $1230 before tax and shipping. again, that's $1230. before tax and shipping. for the same items. saved me over $800.I had no idea they had a "store" on AliExpress. That's good news. Bookmarked and thank you. I just thought they only had stuff for sale on Amazon.