[simpits-tech] Maplin Suck

[Roy Coates]

On Fri, 6 Jun 2003, Bubba wrote:

> Sounds about like the fun I've been having. I need a few odd parts for the
> new bike, mainly a pair of 12x100mm bolts. I can get all the 12x90 and
> 12x110 bolts I want, even in PC8.8, but these have to be exactly 100mm long
> so they don't go through the cylinder head. Cost from Kawasaki: $8 each.
> Anyone in town have 'em? Yeah, right. Grrr...
>
> I considered getting some really long bolts, cutting 'em off and rethreading
> on the lathe. Fortunately the previous owner found the ones he took out to
> put in the frame sliders and is sending them this weekend, God willing.

Original parts, even nuts'n'bolts can be outrageous.



> Back to switches, I found an easy, though not extremely cheap, source of
> switch guards. AutoZone has them in the riceboy section for about $8 each.
> I've been spending too much time in that rather embarrassing aisle.

gene put me onto aerospruce (?) who have the genuine article for 9 bucks.
I've got a couple in UPS's capabel hands atm.


> It seems
> that LEDs are very popular with pseudo-fast cars and much, much cheaper than
> the motorcycle equivilant. I now have the smallest rear turn signals in the
> known universe. They consist of an 8mm bolt, bored through, with a single
> red LED in each. They sit on either side of the trailer light I used for the
> tail light. Suprisingly it's quite bright and has been nicknamed the Fires
> of Hell tail light. I showed it to my wife and first she said "that's as
> bright as your brake light gets?" Then I squoze the lever. "HOLY $#!+!!!!,
> TURN THAT THING OFF!"

pics... I have got to see this!


Roy.