Setting the politics aside, I was genuinely curious what would show up when I ordered these parts. I'm just here to make fun, interesting and hopefully entertaining videos. I totally understand if you don't want to shop there. But when a part should cost $500 and you can buy it for less than $100 someone had to test it out. Download the TEMU App: temu.to/m/ulstsemoift and app new users can buy a wireless air compressor for only $1 Search my code【Bearded100】to get $100 Coupon Bundle!!【for all users】
I've never had issues with products from them. The trick is use a prepaid card for your orders and use an old phone without your personal information. Temu is really worth it. Products are better than wish and Amazon and in some cases better than harbor freight and Walmart. Obviously high end brands are still better than temu but also 10 times the price.
Everything gets consumer data, from your cellphone to the love hotels, doctors, hospitals, your motorcycle, cars, the incognito mode on the browser... everything, so that's not an issue, the real issue is that most products suck on the app ...
@@JamesG-k5f naw the products are not better. They are leftover products from amazon and if you think you're safe because use your old phone number and a prepaid debit card you're sadly mistaken
Those are all fair. I buy from Amazon weekly. However I have not downloaded temu yet. My wife uses it and gets decent stuff but I have a feeling it’s just like TikTok and how they watch all your phone activity. Also you’re basically buying junk so it’s probably not worth it
I'd maybe get the grips off temu. Wouldn't trust ANYTHING else tho. Bars and pegs are a safety problem. Big bore kit is iffy, don't go far from home or camp lol. I have a cheap big bore kit at home for a honda 150 that im nervous to try.
I will never do Temu but Amazon close...Amazon seems to me to be 90% chinese companies anyway. So, like buying from Temu but the company (Amazon) is USA based.
Eh I disagree. I was curious how far money would go on a site like Temu as well. I probably wouldn't consider engine related stuff otherwise. Can't say I would now that I've watched it, but I get a sense of the risks and potential cost savings now likewise.
@@M.TTT. no I'm just not going to support a company that uses children and slave labor to accomplish their goals. I just ordered a 440 kit off Amazon piston rings cylinder and gaskets all for 160 cad. You don't need to go to these dehumanizing bugs to get good deals.
1. Temu Bicycle handlebars. When they snap you probably die. 2. Temu Foot pegs. When they snap you lose your leg or probably die. 3. Temu Chain. When it snaps, you probably lose your other leg and probably die. 4. Temu brake lever. It will snap, you will crash and probably die. 5. Temu carb. It will spontaneously combust when you are waiting a green light. You will probably die.
The title is misleading. "Can I fix a Yamaha dirt bike with Temu parts?" You didn't fix anything.. you took a running motorcycle and swapped out some parts and it still ran.
I understand wanting to try out TEMU and see what the quality is like. But, partnering and promoting them to your viewers is a huge miss. Especially knowing all the allegations against them. This would have been a great video if you had stayed independent and not accepted a sponsorship from TEMU. A glowing commercial by a respected TH-camr for a known shitty company...how much did they pay you? How much was your integrity worth?
New subscriber, and this is definitely not the content or channel quality I was expecting or hoping for. There are so many bs fake channels here but I thought this wasn't one of them. Your morals should mean this video shouldn't exist.
Been watching him for a while now & personally I think he's an all around good guy & i say give him a chance to recognize exactly what he has done & then make your decision. Down to earth guy, working too much, not enough relaxing time, questionable "best"friend, & broken family are things that fatigue our decision making abilities. He has definitely dropped the ball. He has quite a few times, but seems to learn from it. Lets see what the goober does next & see if we can learn from this strange situation
@geewoods6590 did he? He spent hours making carby work to show its usable, even though it's complete crap and should go in the bin, how many of those products did he say were complete crap and not to use them, even after finding holes in the castings of the foot pegs, they definitely should not be used, but where did I mention the products? Learn to read
Chinese carburetors taught me there's never a reason to replace a genuine Mikuni. Leaks and leaks and leaks, just like yours, no matter what. I realised after parking the bike for *another* year that the new pair of carbs was more frustrating than the old pair, and figured out how to make them work. No issues in the last three years.
Don’t trash your reputation over that Temu bag. You can easily go from the most universally liked and respected mechanic on TH-cam to a joke with just one video.
You're running a 1.5 to 1 like to dislike ratio on this one. I don't think the sponsor is going to get you enough money to break even for the loss in views...
It’s really great, except for the carb that doesn’t work, the pegs are the cheapest aluminum with internal gaps, the bars are flimsy and far too narrow… Other than that, great stuff. 😂
My wife works for a financial institution. She says the amount of bank account and credit card fraud they see after Temu purchases is astonishing. I’d stay away from Temu at all costs.
The whole time I watched this, I kept wondering when the bit was going to end, and they explain it was all a joke..... But... But... The disclaimer never came. There was no disclaimer 😢
As an insurance agent for an european company, i can only tell you to not buy from there. When you order e.g. and electronic device from Temu, you will be the so called "main importer" meaning that YOU are reliable for quality tests, warranty stuff and so on. Meaning, if your house burns down due to one faulty thing you bought there, we wont pay you anything since you imported that stuff and didnt do propper testing (like the "E Checkmark"). Thats at least here in europe.
The state of Arkansas has brought a lawsuit against emu because they have discovered that the app that you download to your phone is taking all the information that you have and sending it back to them. It also accesses your camera and your phone at their discretion
Temu buys up "failed" product lines. They don't make this stuff one at a time. They make massive batches of them. Now you might get one of the good ones or you might not. Its why everything is so cheap.
Just watched a video on how temu works, they “make” things to order, they don’t pre make anything and store it, they just post a crap ton of stuff that can be made, and then when you order they order from the manufacturer, that’s why things take so long to get to you. Check out the video titled “how temu took over America” it explains
If ever there was an example of there being no money in making TH-cam videos this is it. Its a 1/2 hour ad for Temu...cool. I hope they paid you well. I wont be coming back.
It's a one off video sponsored deal, considering all the great videos Craig and Dan have made surely it's worth giving them a chance to continue doing just that 👍
No Craig. Not you too. You and Sean my two favorite motorcycle content creators. Don’t sell out to this spyware company that baits people with cheap products made using slave labor.
This for the non believers: I installed the app, just to have a look around, uninstalled the app, it took me weeks and weeks to get rid of all the crap it kept sending me, it’s genuinely like an oozing STD.
@@honk5468 It spams your email (and notifications if you have it installed). Worse yet is it acts like it is promotions but its really just sales that it has on all the time (so it's just the normal prices basically).
I don't blame you guys for taking a sponsorship offer, you guys need to make money I get it. But I'm dissapointed that even though many of these parts are pretty terrible you guys still have them a glowing review. If you bought any of this stuff locally you'd be pretty mad at the shoddy build quality and missing components.
BetterHelp, Temu, Honey, Raid: Shadow Legends, and RayCon should be part of your "do not accept" list for sponsors. Either they'll scrape and sell your data or it's straight up a scam. Earn your bag, sure... But reputation is harder to earn than a bag. I'm sure there's other horrible sponsors to avoid too, but those are the some infamous ones off the top of my head.
Love your content dude, but I hate that you're marketing for Temu. Temu almost completely gets around US import taxes and most likely uses sweat shop labor, not a company I support.
@@darkiee69 it’s a little different when its essentially run by the government. There is a a whole host of problems with government run enterprises. Every company in China has a “Commissar” basically a communist party official that tells the company what it can and can’t do or how it can spy for the government. Second China is treated by the world as a 3rd world country even though it is not because it has a large GDP, a space program, and the largest military in the world that is technologically advanced. The 3rd world status legally gives China Discounted and Subsidized Mail Cargo Rates through the International Postal Convention (I believe is a UN program) which the USA pays most of the money. They either pay nothing for actually receive money back on shipping through this program. This is how they can ship from China for so cheap, they are subsidized by this program and other and your items that should be $20 are now $3-$4 dollars. This hurts the economy of other countries and their workers and is one of the ways China cheats the world.
@@MegaDirtyberty I watch a New York Based Think Tank on China. They have a couple of different formats and TH-cam channels. China Unscripted is a Podcast format with guests that included various Pacific Rim politicians. But the better channel is China Uncensored hosted by Chris Chappell also apart of the same Think Tank, he takes a humors look at China Policy and news.
Check out the temu supercharger video from Sammit he refused to work with Temu on the project, because and i quote they make you sign an agreement where you cannot say anything negative about the products. So therefore i dont trust this video at all im still going to watch because i love the content but i dont trust anything said about the products.
Yeah, he drilled out the DANGEROUSLY void filled pegs, and put on a super super thin handlebar - it's a danger to the rider if either those snap. I would never let anyone ride it.
If he or anyone crashes that bike, insurance company doesn't give you a dime, no matter what policy you have. None of those parts are not certified for road use (or any kind of use).
Craig, I've always enjoyed your videos, with the exception of this one endorsing Temu. I made my comments, and waited a week to see if you'd give any answer. With a new video out and no comment on your part concerning Temu, I am sadly unsubscribing. Many of us were bothered by your Temu Endorsement; and many of us commented about it. That you've chosen not to say anything about sticking with Temu/not sticking with Temu I now have the feeling that individuals subscribing to your channel may not be that important to you. I wish you great luck and success. Goodbye. Rick
I don't think I will bother. I take it you have heard the allegations about Temu stealing data and card details as well as totally bypassing the Android permissions.....
I dont know HOW you "take it" that way. It's pretty obvious that he DIDN'T know about their business and labor practices, or he wouldn't have made the video. I didn't know either, I'm just hearing it for the first time here. But I don't buy things online. Too many data breaches.
I have to say I was surprised to see this channel promote Temu and my initial reaction was of great disappointment. I read plenty of comments against and a few for the sponsor, mainly centred around the channel making some money. I sat on it for 24 hours and educated myself on the issues with Temu. I find myself unable to agree with the decision to promote Temu. It is easy to justify sponsorship as making a bit of extra money but somewhere there is a line. In the video description, the blurb starts with "politics aside..." Fair enough. I can agree with that. Promoting a company that sells cheap and virtually disposable items....hmm...well, each to the own though I do in general try a buy stuff that will last. But what I can't agree with is promoting an App that has opaque data practices and data mining practices. This channel choose to associate themselves with these practices so I choose to unsubscribe and will no longer watch any if their content.
This must be the least popular video from The Bearded Mechanic. I sure hope he learns from it. Not all sponsors are great for his channel. Trash products doesn't get better with promotions
Temu doesn't make anything. They take products from bulk manufacturers and sell them at cost directly. That's why you don't see them putting any brand names in their titles or descriptions.
Craig’s channel and Sean’s channel both are amazing as standalone channels. But when they’re together, that’s when the magic happens. In my humble opinion.
@@tristenevans6370 It wouldn't be the first successful channel to destroy itself by advertising this cheap junk. And if you read the comments, I'm far from the only one who doesn't like it at all.
I am actually amazed at how much backlash this video got in comments. I have used Temu once but did not like it at all - so many red flags. Looks like I am not alone.
I loved this video - it took me back to when I first started out on bikes back in the 70's - no electronics! I now ride a ridiculously complex BMW R1250GS . I've recently fitted a Chinese top box/case - it cost forty six of our English pounds. I had to make some adjustments - make a plate and drill two holes in the base plate but that made me even happier! Keep the video's coming big boy!
You know it’s really nice to watch people on here who are actually nice people such as yourself. Mean people suck. I’m glad you’re on here and I really enjoy your videos.
It's cheap. Because they buy the real deal, skip ALL R&D and just crank out copies as cheap as they can. It hurts the companies who do R&D and make a decent product and makes it harder for them to exists. Hard no to TEMU, AliExpress and all the other chinese ripoff companies. Like all others said; You're better than this.
I see most comments regarding Temu has already covered most misgivings people have with Temu, I'll just say that if my local mechanic sourced Temu parts and used them on my bike, I'd be a bit... let's say I'd find a new mechanic. You do you Craig, love your content, but remember how you've had problems on bikes that were caused by shady/fake/faulty "new" parts? Looking forward to the next video 👍
I haven't seen negative comments like this since the Yammie collaboration. There's certain parts you need to spend the money on Not sure I want a budget chain on my bike. Or a budget top end. That being said, I picked up a Russian Ural carb clone on Ebay (not from Temu) for 55 bucks. I put it on a 70's Triumph and it's been working great.
Craig please stick with Raid: Shadow Legends, War Thunder, Raycon, or something like that. Temu like BetterHelp or Established Titles aren't worth taking the PR hit over.
Na. Plenty of decent parts come out of China. It’s the same factories as alibaba and Amazon and all that. Just have to be more diligent about checking reviews and QC your stuff.
Craig, you are one of two channels I actually subscribe to, and one of very few places I even comment. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you were unaware of Temu's practices and how predatory they as a company are. It was a poor decision to accept Temu sponsorship. Please do better background checks on your future sponsors. I'm really disappointed you would push Temu. You're better than this, don't sell your soul to these people. If you need money to support the channel, open a patreon account or something, just not Temu.
Nobody should really buy something on TEMU. Just inform yourself how they act and what with the suppliers happen, some of them make minus profit with the goods they ship. And some employees died on the way back home just because they’re exhausted from work.
@@lesoram6236 I‘m personally riding a Harley and have a Subaru I’m not a total green and sustainable person, but I believe in some cases we should think about the impact we have on the environment and planet.
@@jedimaster81 I ride a solar/wind-powered e-bike [ex-biker] but I do it for the fun... and because I ride for free... climate change is real... as it always has since the planet developed atmosphere... it's all political manipulation !... just like everything else!... a volcano affects the climate in ways we can only dream we can...
@@jedimaster81buddy as long as your aren't taking monthly trips in a plane you are far from the worst pollution emitters out there. Fine taste in machines!
@@KyleReese-vt8bo its just with sponsored content you don't know if theirs stuff in the contract about not talking bad about the products and stuff. Meaning you cant really take anything he is saying about any of the products seriously. some people might not now this and then end up garbage off temu. Temu may have some good products but most of it is just one time use items that are meant to be thrown away. Also some things like chains and brakes that are really important for safety i would never trust off websites like temu.
I love your videos, been watching since bikes and beards, but recommending Temu is a bad decision. Temu is actually forbidden on government phones because it's suspicious. Next to all their products being crap and also dangerous, you should be really careful or know what you're doing to order something from them. If i were to order chinese crap i'd just go to aliexpress, It's all the same crap but they have independent stores
Love your content. Not as good as your work on Top Gear or The Floor is Lava; but very educational and humorous. I was saddened when Eric Bana moved to TN, thus breaking up the Bikes and Beards crew. Peace.
I am a bit confused. Some of these products came not at all like their descriptions said, yet you seem totally okay with this. Would you be okay if you ordered a sausage and ham pizza from dominoes and they sent you a cucumber and sardine pizza instead? I am all for a review, but please keep it more honest.
I would appreciate an update about the carb return. Do they really honor the return? also, you should return the chain as it claimed to have o-rings and didn't.
@user-jk6rp4qe8q it isn't, but unless you have no internet present which you have one as you are one youtube, which is owned by Google which is owned by Alphabet. The only reason why people are so on that company is the fact that china has made not hidden the fact that they collect data from companies. While the US will duck and dodge and lie and say no when they do
TEMU is a Chinese based company with accounts in the Cayman Islands. I’m all set. But I’m glad Greg and Craig got what they wanted. You can find them at PDD Holdings another commerce company in China. But lie and say they are out of Boston. Good luck folks.
Setting the politics aside, I was genuinely curious what would show up when I ordered these parts. I'm just here to make fun, interesting and hopefully entertaining videos. I totally understand if you don't want to shop there. But when a part should cost $500 and you can buy it for less than $100 someone had to test it out.
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I'll pass with temu thank you, and so should you 😂
No
Never should have sold out to Temu
Nothing works. not the cupon and qr is busted too
In all honesty, if you’ve got the money and time / ability . Stick to the company brands . They’re the ones whom originally created the product
Temu is losing money to get consumer data. Absolutely do NOT use Temu.
They buy failed product lines. Fine if you want a plate or a cup. Not if you want anything else.
I've never had issues with products from them. The trick is use a prepaid card for your orders and use an old phone without your personal information. Temu is really worth it. Products are better than wish and Amazon and in some cases better than harbor freight and Walmart. Obviously high end brands are still better than temu but also 10 times the price.
Everything gets consumer data, from your cellphone to the love hotels, doctors, hospitals, your motorcycle, cars, the incognito mode on the browser... everything, so that's not an issue, the real issue is that most products suck on the app ...
@@JamesG-k5fit's all the same chinesium you can get on wish, eBay, Amazon etc. sometimes things are actually cheaper on eBay lol
@@JamesG-k5f naw the products are not better. They are leftover products from amazon and if you think you're safe because use your old phone number and a prepaid debit card you're sadly mistaken
I'm cheap. Like way cheap. I buy from Amazon, eBay, and Walmart. But I'm not TEMU cheap.
Those are all fair. I buy from Amazon weekly. However I have not downloaded temu yet. My wife uses it and gets decent stuff but I have a feeling it’s just like TikTok and how they watch all your phone activity. Also you’re basically buying junk so it’s probably not worth it
I'd maybe get the grips off temu. Wouldn't trust ANYTHING else tho. Bars and pegs are a safety problem. Big bore kit is iffy, don't go far from home or camp lol. I have a cheap big bore kit at home for a honda 150 that im nervous to try.
I will never do Temu but Amazon close...Amazon seems to me to be 90% chinese companies anyway. So, like buying from Temu but the company (Amazon) is USA based.
So how do you know Amazon, ebay etc don't buy their products from Temu?...
@@209kawirider The "Big bore kit is iffy", I assume you have been to Craig's shop and looked at the kit yourself to know that it is iffy?...
Ugh Greg, no more Temu
I’m not trying to be that guy, but his name is Craig.
Greg is nightshift. Greg was drunk when he Temu'd
@@michaelmccluskey1155 skip to 10:36
On planet Temu, his name is Greg. It‘s a secret identity. Kinda embarrasing but what can you do.
@@roughneckwolf We all have a little Greg in us don't we.
If this sponsorship didn't make a years worth of mortgage payments, i don't think it was worth it
Its a yikes from me dawg.
Eh I disagree. I was curious how far money would go on a site like Temu as well. I probably wouldn't consider engine related stuff otherwise. Can't say I would now that I've watched it, but I get a sense of the risks and potential cost savings now likewise.
This should be a lesson on vetting your sponsors beforehand. Temu is too shady to get behind.
gonna cry? Man's gotta make some money
@@M.TTT. oh ok, im gonna scam your grand parents then. easy money
@@M.TTT. no I'm just not going to support a company that uses children and slave labor to accomplish their goals. I just ordered a 440 kit off Amazon piston rings cylinder and gaskets all for 160 cad. You don't need to go to these dehumanizing bugs to get good deals.
It's Chinese what else do I need to say
@@M.TTT. glad to know who the clown is putting chink parts on there bikes 🤣
1. Temu Bicycle handlebars. When they snap you probably die.
2. Temu Foot pegs. When they snap you lose your leg or probably die.
3. Temu Chain. When it snaps, you probably lose your other leg and probably die.
4. Temu brake lever. It will snap, you will crash and probably die.
5. Temu carb. It will spontaneously combust when you are waiting a green light. You will probably die.
As a person that will probably one day die, I confirm all of the above is true.
get in touch with reality
Really not impressed, wasn't expecting Temu crap on this channel.
Kinda throught it was gonna be a joke video like they know it's crap but they wanna do it as a test ect Not an actual sponsored vid 😭
@@jasonparker3316yeah I was kinda bummed when he was legit ab the temu crap. He probably got a good check from it though so good for him
The title is misleading. "Can I fix a Yamaha dirt bike with Temu parts?" You didn't fix anything.. you took a running motorcycle and swapped out some parts and it still ran.
Shouldn't have sold out to Temu. This is just disappointing.
Should a and him more money for his content so he doesn't need sponsors to make the videos. What are you doing for Craig?
I understand wanting to try out TEMU and see what the quality is like. But, partnering and promoting them to your viewers is a huge miss. Especially knowing all the allegations against them. This would have been a great video if you had stayed independent and not accepted a sponsorship from TEMU. A glowing commercial by a respected TH-camr for a known shitty company...how much did they pay you? How much was your integrity worth?
No I will not get the app. If you use temu, YOU are the product. Just don't.
not to mention the slaves
I refuse to buy from Temu as well. Not interested in their rubbish products.
and unsubscribed from the bearded merchant promoter
Let me ask you, say you get a prepaid credit card and use a bunk name.
@@transmitthis don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split ya!
Love the Channel, But..DO NOT USE TEMU FOR ANYTHING. EVER!!
New subscriber, and this is definitely not the content or channel quality I was expecting or hoping for. There are so many bs fake channels here but I thought this wasn't one of them. Your morals should mean this video shouldn't exist.
Been watching him for a while now & personally I think he's an all around good guy & i say give him a chance to recognize exactly what he has done & then make your decision. Down to earth guy, working too much, not enough relaxing time, questionable "best"friend, & broken family are things that fatigue our decision making abilities. He has definitely dropped the ball. He has quite a few times, but seems to learn from it. Lets see what the goober does next & see if we can learn from this strange situation
You type just like a Karen.
Beware of anyone with an affiliate link, they sign a contract saying they're not allowed to say anything negative about temu
he literally says loads of negative stuff about the temu products.
@geewoods6590 did he? He spent hours making carby work to show its usable, even though it's complete crap and should go in the bin, how many of those products did he say were complete crap and not to use them, even after finding holes in the castings of the foot pegs, they definitely should not be used, but where did I mention the products? Learn to read
Nooo, to advertise parts from Temu?! This is a successful channel I'm sure you could find better sponsors and shoot better sponsored material :/ :/ :/
@@JimmyVaught Thanks for asking, I don't buy cheap crap from Amazon. You can live without it, you know? :)
@@JimmyVaughtwho white knights for temu? lol
@Hawk7886 not a white Knight, most likely a rep or employee (which would make him too young for this channel)
They’re also being sued for lying about product and quality
Dude this is not going to age well. Temu is not a good company to do a sponsorship with.
Craig, Dan and Greg! I believe from reading most of the comments below, your viewers (the tribe) have spoken.
Oh no, not Temu man. The very worst of the worst. Please no, don't sell out to the Chinese.
Chinese carburetors taught me there's never a reason to replace a genuine Mikuni. Leaks and leaks and leaks, just like yours, no matter what. I realised after parking the bike for *another* year that the new pair of carbs was more frustrating than the old pair, and figured out how to make them work. No issues in the last three years.
Ugh Greg, no more Temu.
Don’t trash your reputation over that Temu bag. You can easily go from the most universally liked and respected mechanic on TH-cam to a joke with just one video.
you are what now?
@@KyleReese-vt8bo He's not wrong you know.
@@Some.Canadian But he waffles.
@@KyleReese-vt8bo sure, he's Waffles. I don't see him waffling though.
Bro. That's harsh. Let the man make a mistake and then stick with him. Craig is awesome. Temp or not.
Temu is literally a phishing scam
phishing*
Lol both are edited!
@@burtmcgurt3584 yah I wasn’t really looking for grammar police. I’m just relaying information that was put out a long time back.
They already know 😂
Just dont use your real details and pay with a single use card
all these big youtubers shilling out to any company for money is pretty cringe.
but you watch anyway, like a dog returning to its vomit to consume
You're running a 1.5 to 1 like to dislike ratio on this one. I don't think the sponsor is going to get you enough money to break even for the loss in views...
I mean you clicked and watched this didn’t you?
@@HFV_Junkyardinso what? I was subbed. Not anymore.
And loss of subs. I really thought this was going to be a "what not to buy" video. When I saw those pegs I thought of the carnage when those snap off.
It’s really great, except for the carb that doesn’t work, the pegs are the cheapest aluminum with internal gaps, the bars are flimsy and far too narrow… Other than that, great stuff. 😂
This ain't it Chief
My wife works for a financial institution. She says the amount of bank account and credit card fraud they see after Temu purchases is astonishing. I’d stay away from Temu at all costs.
Don't shill, Craig. It doesn't look good on you.
Let him make a little money. He's a good guy and works hard.
@@johndavid3598 exactly, these people "shaming" him are watching videos for free and act like TH-cam pays him a ton of money from their one view.
I have no issue with him making money from sponsorship deals. Giv'er. Temu is a different monster entirely though.
@roughneckwolf you think googles better?
@@johndavid3598 Low IQ opinion. Any youtuber can get sponsors that are reputable in their respective hobby space.
Damn didn't expect a TEMU sellout video from this channel. Why? You didn't need to do this. Hoping you learn from the feedback.
I'm going to file this under "parody" for using Temu sourced parts.
The whole time I watched this, I kept wondering when the bit was going to end, and they explain it was all a joke..... But... But... The disclaimer never came. There was no disclaimer 😢
I'm here for banter and bikes right mjeeow. Not a tutorial on unethical online shopping.
No the answer is NO!!!!!
As an insurance agent for an european company, i can only tell you to not buy from there. When you order e.g. and electronic device from Temu, you will be the so called "main importer" meaning that YOU are reliable for quality tests, warranty stuff and so on. Meaning, if your house burns down due to one faulty thing you bought there, we wont pay you anything since you imported that stuff and didnt do propper testing (like the "E Checkmark"). Thats at least here in europe.
so what
@oddguyamaar9191 u got no clue right? 💀
I somehow really don't like it when TEMU sponsor a channel.. somehow it feels really dodgy.
Cause it is.
The state of Arkansas has brought a lawsuit against emu because they have discovered that the app that you download to your phone is taking all the information that you have and sending it back to them. It also accesses your camera and your phone at their discretion
Temu buys up "failed" product lines. They don't make this stuff one at a time. They make massive batches of them. Now you might get one of the good ones or you might not. Its why everything is so cheap.
Temu isn’t making these things…
@sdreaver816 he didn't mean temu. It's pretty clear he meant the manufacturers
@@The_Real_JN which are 70% of the same manufacturers that are found on amazon.
@@crimsondragon627 okay?
Just watched a video on how temu works, they “make” things to order, they don’t pre make anything and store it, they just post a crap ton of stuff that can be made, and then when you order they order from the manufacturer, that’s why things take so long to get to you.
Check out the video titled “how temu took over America” it explains
If ever there was an example of there being no money in making TH-cam videos this is it. Its a 1/2 hour ad for Temu...cool. I hope they paid you well. I wont be coming back.
It's a one off video sponsored deal, considering all the great videos Craig and Dan have made surely it's worth giving them a chance to continue doing just that 👍
Agreed.
No Craig. Not you too. You and Sean my two favorite motorcycle content creators. Don’t sell out to this spyware company that baits people with cheap products made using slave labor.
This for the non believers: I installed the app, just to have a look around, uninstalled the app, it took me weeks and weeks to get rid of all the crap it kept sending me, it’s genuinely like an oozing STD.
Never install apps! EVER! Just go to the website on a browser and avoid all the garbage getting installed on your phone.
what crap was it sending you?
@@honk5468 It spams your email (and notifications if you have it installed). Worse yet is it acts like it is promotions but its really just sales that it has on all the time (so it's just the normal prices basically).
Sorrry , but you have crossed line with this one!
I don't blame you guys for taking a sponsorship offer, you guys need to make money I get it. But I'm dissapointed that even though many of these parts are pretty terrible you guys still have them a glowing review. If you bought any of this stuff locally you'd be pretty mad at the shoddy build quality and missing components.
Temu is absolute trash. What an absolute joke to recommend them man, really disappointed.
Exactly!!!!
LOL
Chill, we all know temu and wish stuff is trash but they are paying the channel money and supplying stuff for free.
@mattus1gig this man is most common sense I've encountered these days.
@@mattus1gigand supplying things made with child labor and stealing consumer information
BetterHelp, Temu, Honey, Raid: Shadow Legends, and RayCon should be part of your "do not accept" list for sponsors. Either they'll scrape and sell your data or it's straight up a scam.
Earn your bag, sure... But reputation is harder to earn than a bag. I'm sure there's other horrible sponsors to avoid too, but those are the some infamous ones off the top of my head.
So does Meta, Google, Amazon and any other website you visit.
Love your content dude, but I hate that you're marketing for Temu. Temu almost completely gets around US import taxes and most likely uses sweat shop labor, not a company I support.
Not just sweat shop labor, more like Slave Labor
It's just a storefront, just like amazon or aliexpress.
@@darkiee69 it’s a little different when its essentially run by the government.
There is a a whole host of problems with government run enterprises. Every company in China has a “Commissar” basically a communist party official that tells the company what it can and can’t do or how it can spy for the government.
Second China is treated by the world as a 3rd world country even though it is not because it has a large GDP, a space program, and the largest military in the world that is technologically advanced.
The 3rd world status legally gives China Discounted and Subsidized Mail Cargo Rates through the International Postal Convention (I believe is a UN program) which the USA pays most of the money. They either pay nothing for actually receive money back on shipping through this program. This is how they can ship from China for so cheap, they are subsidized by this program and other and your items that should be $20 are now $3-$4 dollars.
This hurts the economy of other countries and their workers and is one of the ways China cheats the world.
You know this how?
@@MegaDirtyberty I watch a New York Based Think Tank on China. They have a couple of different formats and TH-cam channels. China Unscripted is a Podcast format with guests that included various Pacific Rim politicians. But the better channel is China Uncensored hosted by Chris Chappell also apart of the same Think Tank, he takes a humors look at China Policy and news.
This kinda feels like a move in the absolute wrong direction.
You fixed a working bike! Great job Craig!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Temu is basically a crime against humanity.
so is pretty much any corporation making everyday goods we all use and buy, clothes, shoes, batteries, gasoline, etc. Welcome to life, amigo.
@@M.TTT. yeah but temu is extra.
@@M.TTT.Hi little pink, you seem to be really active here. Nothing wrong being active member of the 50cent army. Or a communist.
Watch "TEMU Is Worse Than I Thought..." He's an I.T guy take note of the amount of control it has on your phone!
What if you're still living in the early 2000's and use a PC instead of a phone?
@@darkiee69 Same thing basically, probably only with linux you could be somewhat safe
Nevermind the fact they use slave labor
@@darkiee69 Then you would be running a VM and would be fine
How do you see a sponsorship offer from Temu and go, "Yeah that will totally help the integrity of the channel!"
I hope it was worth the money
Check out the temu supercharger video from Sammit he refused to work with Temu on the project, because and i quote they make you sign an agreement where you cannot say anything negative about the products. So therefore i dont trust this video at all im still going to watch because i love the content but i dont trust anything said about the products.
Yeah, he drilled out the DANGEROUSLY void filled pegs, and put on a super super thin handlebar - it's a danger to the rider if either those snap. I would never let anyone ride it.
If he or anyone crashes that bike, insurance company doesn't give you a dime, no matter what policy you have. None of those parts are not certified for road use (or any kind of use).
Craig, I've always enjoyed your videos, with the exception of this one endorsing Temu. I made my comments, and waited a week to see if you'd give any answer. With a new video out and no comment on your part concerning Temu, I am sadly unsubscribing. Many of us were bothered by your Temu Endorsement; and many of us commented about it. That you've chosen not to say anything about sticking with Temu/not sticking with Temu I now have the feeling that individuals subscribing to your channel may not be that important to you.
I wish you great luck and success.
Goodbye.
Rick
Just because you CAN do something does not mean you SHOULD do something.
Yet here you are on TH-cam which sells data to anyone. 🤦
RIP Craig 😢
Craig, please...
No more temu. I watch your other sponsor segments for the time watched. This feels kinda treacherous.
Greg, we like you, I hope you got paid well, but Temu should be a no go with all their shady practices
I don't think I will bother. I take it you have heard the allegations about Temu stealing data and card details as well as totally bypassing the Android permissions.....
I dont know HOW you "take it" that way. It's pretty obvious that he DIDN'T know about their business and labor practices, or he wouldn't have made the video. I didn't know either, I'm just hearing it for the first time here. But I don't buy things online. Too many data breaches.
@@JeffKopis that's total bs, look at his edit, he knew how scummy temu is but he wanted their money anyway. He's a shill.
I have to say I was surprised to see this channel promote Temu and my initial reaction was of great disappointment. I read plenty of comments against and a few for the sponsor, mainly centred around the channel making some money. I sat on it for 24 hours and educated myself on the issues with Temu. I find myself unable to agree with the decision to promote Temu. It is easy to justify sponsorship as making a bit of extra money but somewhere there is a line. In the video description, the blurb starts with "politics aside..." Fair enough. I can agree with that. Promoting a company that sells cheap and virtually disposable items....hmm...well, each to the own though I do in general try a buy stuff that will last. But what I can't agree with is promoting an App that has opaque data practices and data mining practices. This channel choose to associate themselves with these practices so I choose to unsubscribe and will no longer watch any if their content.
@@Hawk7886 Yet you still watched the video 🤣🤣
This must be the least popular video from The Bearded Mechanic. I sure hope he learns from it. Not all sponsors are great for his channel.
Trash products doesn't get better with promotions
Not sure on this, they, Temu, are actually copying legit things and sell it cheap. Not okay by me or any original maker.
Temu doesn't make anything. They take products from bulk manufacturers and sell them at cost directly. That's why you don't see them putting any brand names in their titles or descriptions.
Craig’s channel and Sean’s channel both are amazing as standalone channels. But when they’re together, that’s when the magic happens. In my humble opinion.
I was really enjoying the content up to this point. Please get rid of this sponsorship.
I liked the channel until now, but I didn't expect Temu to be advertised here and I'm really disappointed. How can someone sell their soul for money.
@@GettingNervouseasy bro gotta live life up
@@tristenevans6370 It wouldn't be the first successful channel to destroy itself by advertising this cheap junk. And if you read the comments, I'm far from the only one who doesn't like it at all.
@@tristenevans6370he’s gonna do just fine passing on one sponsor. You can’t live life without morals.
are you paying to support the channel? If not, try and think a little bit more about it. He has a family to support, man.
Love ya Craig, but not sure this is the best sponsorship deal you've agreed on.
So disappointed with a Temu sponsored video from Craig. I want to stay subscribed but… So torn.
I am actually amazed at how much backlash this video got in comments. I have used Temu once but did not like it at all - so many red flags. Looks like I am not alone.
Man I think you should return to just taking old bikes and fixing them, that's what we love the most!
Especially the fixing part!! 🤣
Lots of counterfeit parts on Temu, bad fit, bad materials. OEM Japanese parts are cheap from Webike and you end up with a Japanese bike that lasts.
Glad the comments have came together to tell you to get a grip.. poor show man.
Dude what a sh.t storm hope you have a big paddle to get out of this one
Ah, you're The Bearded Influencer now... Sad day... 😞
I loved this video - it took me back to when I first started out on bikes back in the 70's - no electronics! I now ride a ridiculously complex BMW R1250GS . I've recently fitted a Chinese top box/case - it cost forty six of our English pounds. I had to make some adjustments - make a plate and drill two holes in the base plate but that made me even happier! Keep the video's coming big boy!
Hopefully this is a one and done as far as Temu goes. 🤦♂️🤦♂️ I bet that chain will stretch twice as quick as an OEM one.
Do a follow up review after using this bike as a daily rider for two years and see if the parts are still holding up. My guess is they won't.
*days
So what I'm taking away from this is, a) crap packaging, b) crap products, c) incorrect products. Duly noted.
Dubious Carb, data mining the consumer!
You know it’s really nice to watch people on here who are actually nice people such as yourself. Mean people suck. I’m glad you’re on here and I really enjoy your videos.
It's cheap. Because they buy the real deal, skip ALL R&D and just crank out copies as cheap as they can.
It hurts the companies who do R&D and make a decent product and makes it harder for them to exists.
Hard no to TEMU, AliExpress and all the other chinese ripoff companies.
Like all others said; You're better than this.
I see most comments regarding Temu has already covered most misgivings people have with Temu, I'll just say that if my local mechanic sourced Temu parts and used them on my bike, I'd be a bit... let's say I'd find a new mechanic. You do you Craig, love your content, but remember how you've had problems on bikes that were caused by shady/fake/faulty "new" parts? Looking forward to the next video 👍
Temu? I confess that I was interested in the compressor, but to no one's surprise, the promo code isn't valid 😂😂😂
Yeah I found the link to be bunk as well. Sucks that it's a false advertisement.
Yep. My "$100 off" turned into "$25 off" before the purchase.
Mint job lad. We all do jobs that we wish we had never said yes to. But ultimately you helped someone out.
I haven't seen negative comments like this since the Yammie collaboration.
There's certain parts you need to spend the money on Not sure I want a budget chain on my bike. Or a budget top end. That being said, I picked up a Russian Ural carb clone on Ebay (not from Temu) for 55 bucks. I put it on a 70's Triumph and it's been working great.
Scottish guy here Craig .think looking at the comments you fcuked up advertising this temu mob .anyway great videos.lesson learned about sponsors
Craig please stick with Raid: Shadow Legends, War Thunder, Raycon, or something like that. Temu like BetterHelp or Established Titles aren't worth taking the PR hit over.
Raid and Raycon aren't worth it either. Raycon is a temu quality product, rebranded...
I am not a fan of any app that says they can have access to my entire phone. Good to see you had a good experience but Temu is not not for me.
You just made the most dangerous bike on the planet with all these Temu time bombs..
Na. Plenty of decent parts come out of China. It’s the same factories as alibaba and Amazon and all that.
Just have to be more diligent about checking reviews and QC your stuff.
@@sdreaver816 Yeah naw those foot pegs he showed being garbage and then threw on that bike wont break on a child and injure them. NAW.
Very surprised that you went with Temu.
Meh..
Big disappointment here.....
Is that what the ladies say to you?
Craig, you are one of two channels I actually subscribe to, and one of very few places I even comment. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you were unaware of Temu's practices and how predatory they as a company are. It was a poor decision to accept Temu sponsorship. Please do better background checks on your future sponsors. I'm really disappointed you would push Temu. You're better than this, don't sell your soul to these people. If you need money to support the channel, open a patreon account or something, just not Temu.
Nobody should really buy something on TEMU.
Just inform yourself how they act and what with the suppliers happen, some of them make minus profit with the goods they ship. And some employees died on the way back home just because they’re exhausted from work.
@@lesoram6236
Open your eyes and ears. Have you never heard of temu before?
@@lesoram6236 I‘m personally riding a Harley and have a Subaru I’m not a total green and sustainable person,
but I believe in some cases we should think about the impact we have on the environment and planet.
@@jedimaster81 I ride a solar/wind-powered e-bike [ex-biker] but I do it for the fun... and because I ride for free... climate change is real... as it always has since the planet developed atmosphere... it's all political manipulation !... just like everything else!... a volcano affects the climate in ways we can only dream we can...
@@jedimaster81buddy as long as your aren't taking monthly trips in a plane you are far from the worst pollution emitters out there. Fine taste in machines!
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Craig I like your channel I understand it takes money for everything and sponsorship pays the bills but temu.
Man, I really hope you got a blank cheque from Temu to advertise for them.
Lol @ when Craig called the llama a emu. That just made my good day great
Dudeee. Nooo. 😞 TEMU is a TERRIBLE company. Say no to child labor my man!
So do a lot of big name brand's. Some big name clothing brand's use child labour.
@@chriscollins550even apples been proven to use highly unethical labor practices in their part production facilities.
Apple
But can I say yes to the extra lead content? I like lead, it’s delicious in paint chip form.
There are roughly 40 million human slaves currently on this planet and you're worried about children getting paid to work?
Its so over. Was hoping this wasn’t a sponsored video.
This is a big deal for you.
@@KyleReese-vt8bo its just with sponsored content you don't know if theirs stuff in the contract about not talking bad about the products and stuff. Meaning you cant really take anything he is saying about any of the products seriously. some people might not now this and then end up garbage off temu. Temu may have some good products but most of it is just one time use items that are meant to be thrown away. Also some things like chains and brakes that are really important for safety i would never trust off websites like temu.
@@apurwaasuramana5202all that can honestly be said about basically any and all sponsorships
I love your videos, been watching since bikes and beards, but recommending Temu is a bad decision. Temu is actually forbidden on government phones because it's suspicious. Next to all their products being crap and also dangerous, you should be really careful or know what you're doing to order something from them. If i were to order chinese crap i'd just go to aliexpress, It's all the same crap but they have independent stores
I assume you have bought from Temu to know "all their products being crap and also dangerous"?...
Love your content. Not as good as your work on Top Gear or The Floor is Lava; but very educational and humorous. I was saddened when Eric Bana moved to TN, thus breaking up the Bikes and Beards crew. Peace.
So fitting a BMX handlebar to a motorcycle is a thing where you are.
Lol
I am a bit confused. Some of these products came not at all like their descriptions said, yet you seem totally okay with this. Would you be okay if you ordered a sausage and ham pizza from dominoes and they sent you a cucumber and sardine pizza instead? I am all for a review, but please keep it more honest.
I would appreciate an update about the carb return. Do they really honor the return? also, you should return the chain as it claimed to have o-rings and didn't.
Come on man, Temu is a chinese data miner WTF Craig!
Just like Facebook, Google, Apple, Twitter or another American tech company. But go on
@@adamwhite6797And thats why i try to avoid those as well :/. Think temu is a bit more agressive however.
@user-jk6rp4qe8q it isn't, but unless you have no internet present which you have one as you are one youtube, which is owned by Google which is owned by Alphabet. The only reason why people are so on that company is the fact that china has made not hidden the fact that they collect data from companies. While the US will duck and dodge and lie and say no when they do
Funny how TIKTOK wasn’t on that list. Sooo, PRC spying is okay, if it’s entertaining? 🤨
@@adamwhite6797so what?
TEMU is a Chinese based company with accounts in the Cayman Islands. I’m all set. But I’m glad Greg and Craig got what they wanted. You can find them at PDD Holdings another commerce company in China. But lie and say they are out of Boston. Good luck folks.
I hope you don't shop on Amazon or buy chinese goods off eBay then either
Oh how the mighty have fallen.
Yes 217k views in 3 days. Oof.