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Skoti:

--- Quote from: Oddjob on January 27, 2024, 02:05:33 PM ---I've decided to keep the rings, however I'm not happy with CMS. Genuine means genuine, not OEM, even DS makes the distinction and his prices reflect that fact.

I have however warned CMS that I'll be bringing the matter to Honda UKs attention, Honda are quite aggressive at defending their brand name, anyone selling parts as genuine when they aren't, even if they are from the same manufacturer (and TBH we only have that information from CMS, although it may well be true but only Honda know for sure) they are not genuine Honda parts and I feel the price they are charging should reflect that.

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Well said, I absolutely agree wholeheartedly with that.

Oddjob:
Well after a very lengthy phone call with Honda UK I can confirm they will be taking this matter up with CMS, they are asking for photos of the rings, copies of the emails etc and have said they'll be passing the matter onto to Honda head Office to keep them advised of the situation.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Good on you Ken many would not bother.

Oddjob:
TBH Ted if they'd said oh we made a mistake, we'll let you have them for half price I'd have been happier.

As it turns out I doubt I'll be using them for a long while, managed to source 5 sets of standard 550 rings to go with my new set of barrels, measured them today with a bore gauge and they look to be almost perfect with very little wear. They all measured 58.5mm which is the standard bore size. When the new rings arrive I'll pop a ring down and see what the end gap looks like.

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