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GENERAL MOTORCYCLE FORUMS => PRODUCT REVIEWS => Topic started by: jbrough7 on May 27, 2006, 08:45:42 AM
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What does 'Suzuki replica' mean? Knockoff? Ripoff?
Looks like a deal if you lived there but the shipping over here is $65.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/New-Motorcycle-Leather-Jacket-Suzuki-Red-XL-XXL_W0QQitemZ4644095193QQcategoryZ72533QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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That's kind of hard to figure out. Usually, a "replica" means a lower-cost, lower-quality version of something, like a replica sports jersey or a new version of something that is o longer made, like a replica car.
Here's the tricky part: A replica can be an *authorized* licensed replica or not. I would normally think of a replica jacket being an authoirzed but lower-performance version of something racers wear, using the sports jersey analogy. Otherwise, a jacket that says "Suzuki" on it is just a jacket, no matter whether you buy it from a Suzi dealer or off ebay or what.
So I'd say that if you find one you like and the price is right, who cares?
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That looks like a very high quality jacket to me. I think he's just using the term replica incorrectly or unnecessarily. I wouldn't hesitate to wear that. With a BLACK helmet! :grin:
Maybe he meant a word more like moniker or trademark. A jacket with Suzuki's moniker/emblem/trademark, etc.