Aoda yoyos.

Right... finally up. connection was pretty slow...

so, SY got its hand on some Aoda yoyos aka bootleg yoyos...
First one pictured is a D888.
comes in a case/box... looking good.



the yoyo comes unassembled. one yoyo halves on each side of the box.
comes in more then one color, orange and silver was 2 of the other color.
the white thing u see in between the 2 halves is the replacement pads. they uses a silicon-like texture kind of pads.
and below it is a large KK bearing but not YYJ size, so YYJ large bearing does not fit. below the bearing is the axle.

on the cover side of the case, is the different type of stacks. the center one is the regular white hub-stack... the large one is the bootleg Z-stack... and the smaller one is a mini Z-stack...



assembled. w/o the stack.


comparison between the real thing and the bootleg.
obviously the aqua blue is the real thing.


different kind of stacks...


D888 with mini Z-stacks.


D888 with Z-stacks.


the difference between the YYF Z-stacks and the bootleg Z-stacks...
the YYF Z-stack have a better grip then the bootleg. and its bigger in diameter. abit longer too.


i try putting the YYF Z-stacks on the D888 and it works.


i also tried putting the bootleg stacks on the YYF 888... and they works too.


i'm actually loving it rite now. i mean the mini bootleg Z-stacks..

come stocked, its pretty responsive but after breaking in, it plays pretty well, and it grinds pretty well too... i personally still thinks the YYF 888 is better. but some players from singapore think its about the same as the real thing.

the next thing some bootleg YYJs in an Olympic edition box.
comes in a box with a transparent display.... with the Olympic logo...



comes in a sliding cover, like MG's.
but ofcourse its not made of wood... it uses a board type thingy.


inside consist of 5 bootlegs.
from left to right,
blue and black bootleg which suppose to be either Speeder or NightMoves,
follow by bootleg DarkMagic, and 2 bootleg Hitman.


they all uses small KK bearing with silicon-like respond pads.


except for the DM, it uses a large KK bearing with the same respond.


comparison between the YYJ DM and the bootleg DM.


the hub of the bootleg is different to that of the YYJ DM.
its like that of a speedbeetle...


and heres the comparison between the YYJ speeder and the bootleg speeder/NM.



unlike the bootleg DM, the rest of the Olympic bootlegs has the similar hub to YYJ's...


i've sold my HM so i can't take a photo of it with the bootleg HM...
but they sure feel the same.


i must say ALL these bootleg YYJs plays better and smoother then the real thing stocked. not to mention after breaking in. and i remember reading some post from the forum saying the quality of the bootleg is better then YYJ's, i think its the way Aoda did their weight rings... its hard to explain, u just have to see the yoyo. the moment i play with these bootleg YYJs, the first thing that comes to my mind is, YYJ had better do something. i'm pretty sure if more YYJ users try this, they'll switch to the bootleg. not because its cheaper. but because its better.