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Hammer LEDs
Posted: Wed May 17, 2023 8:38 pm
by KungFooBob
https://hammerleds.com/
My first thought was "why haven't these been done before?"
Second thought was "They probably have, I'm just behind the curve"
Third thought was "Wouldn't they bend back and rub against the fairing at 180mph?"
Re: Hammer LEDs
Posted: Wed May 17, 2023 8:52 pm
by Cousin Jack
They look like a very useful thing, at a very expensive price!
16 LEDs @ 10p each
4 plastic housings @ £2 each
4 springs @ £1 each
4 plastic tubes @ 50p each
4 plastic cable glands @ £1 each
5 metres of cable @ £1 per metre
VAT at 20%
and profit, lot of lovely profit!
Re: Hammer LEDs
Posted: Wed May 17, 2023 8:54 pm
by KungFooBob
Cousin Jack wrote: Wed May 17, 2023 8:52 pm
4 plastic housings @ £2 each
I think you'll find...
TOUGH METAL CASING
Hard anodized 6-series aluminum, stainless steel
So nearer £3.
Re: Hammer LEDs
Posted: Wed May 17, 2023 8:56 pm
by Horse
Just make them semi-circular, so they're visible from 180°? No need to make them bendy.
If the bike hits the ground hard enough to bend an ordinary indicator, replacing one of those would be the least of your costs.
Re: Hammer LEDs
Posted: Wed May 17, 2023 8:58 pm
by wheelnut
Cousin Jack wrote: Wed May 17, 2023 8:52 pm
They look like a very useful thing, at a very expensive price!
16 LEDs @ 10p each
4 plastic housings @ £2 each
4 springs @ £1 each
4 plastic tubes @ 50p each
4 plastic cable glands @ £1 each
5 metres of cable @ £1 per metre
VAT at 20%
and profit, lot of lovely profit!
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if material costs were the only costs involved in running a business and we didn’t have things like employees, NI, insurances, premises, tax, marketing, infrastructure costs etc etc etc
Re: Hammer LEDs
Posted: Wed May 17, 2023 9:27 pm
by Mr. Dazzle
Saved me saying it
Re: Hammer LEDs
Posted: Wed May 17, 2023 9:33 pm
by KungFooBob
I just looked at Fowlers parts webshite.
An indicator for a 700 Tenere is £35.48, so £141.92 for a full set.
If you do ride off road a lot then £177 for a full set of (almost) indestructible ones doesn't sound that bad.
Re: Hammer LEDs
Posted: Wed May 17, 2023 11:10 pm
by Cousin Jack
KungFooBob wrote: Wed May 17, 2023 9:33 pm
I just looked at Fowlers parts webshite.
An indicator for a 700 Tenere is £35.48, so £141.92 for a full set.
If you do ride off road a lot then £177 for a full set of (almost) indestructible ones doesn't sound that bad.
Bike spares are a rip off. As is this.
Re: Hammer LEDs
Posted: Wed May 17, 2023 11:12 pm
by Cousin Jack
wheelnut wrote: Wed May 17, 2023 8:58 pm
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if material costs were the only costs involved in running a business and we didn’t have things like employees, NI, insurances, premises, tax, marketing, infrastructure costs etc etc etc
Of course they are not the only costs, but take material and treble or quadruple it. Still lots of profit left.
Re: Hammer LEDs
Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 9:43 pm
by 1913
Anyone remember Deely Boppers?
Re: Hammer LEDs
Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 8:05 pm
by The Spin Doctor
If you prefer, you can now get 'sequential' indicators from Oxford...
https://www.motorcycletrader.net/Motorc ... 897472.cms
What I really want is a pair of pop-up wavy hands for my CB250RS...