Motorcycle-powered bandsaw - GIF

[hemmjo]

That is a fact. There are many "knock off" brands in the Caribbean. Even some of the name brands seem to be knockoffs. I have worked with a mission in the Dominican Republic for years. We had a Yamaha "dirt bike" to get around on. Do to a small crash, they needed a part for it and sent me the model and serial number for it. I took it to a dealer here in the US with a plan to get the part and send it down with one of the crews that was headed down. The dealer had no listing for that model and serial number. Apparently it was a model made only for that market. Instead of a new part, they sent the broken one home with a crew, I got it welded up and re-machined it to fit. Then sent it back down. That was 7 year ago. That bike used when we got it and is still running well.

There are LOTS of wrecked bike down there, unable to get parts for repair of frames, suspension etc.