OK folks...
I know a lot of us have been after these for a while, so I've been working for about a month now to hash out the details of having them made, and we're finally to the point where we're ready to enter production. These slippers and tensioners are being designed after the original pieces, using OEM materials, so there should be very little difference between these units and the stock parts.
So while that's pretty awesome, the down side is that I need to scrape up $1000 for tooling costs and molds.
I'm hoping that there is enough interest in these that a pre-purchase will help to cover this initial outlay of funds.
So... without further ado... here we go:
Pre-purchase price for a single set will be $50 + shipping (shipping to be invoiced after the production run). More than one set is $40 per set and I'll cover the shipping costs. Final retail will be $75 per set, so you're seeing a significant savings by getting in early.
There's no set date (yet) for this pre-purchase period to end, but if/after we're able to raise $1000, I'll give everyone else another week and then I'll make payment to the manufacturer. At this point, they will do the initial tooling and molds and send some prototypes my way for testing. I'll need some volunteers with running Honda 360 engines that don't mind opening things up to run these new parts, and then again (possibly several times) to inspect the parts for wear and performance.
After the prototype parts have been verified, we will enter full production and everyone gets their orders. (Very) rough timeline on these is about two months, so I'm hoping to have these ready to ship out mid-summer.
If you're up for it, payment can be sent via paypal to sales@sparckmoto.com. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE include a note in the payment specifying the purpose. That paypal account sees a lot of use and I don't want to miss anyone out.
I'm happy to answer any additional questions here, or by email at info@sparckmoto.com.
Thanks again for all the help with this,
Matt
I know a lot of us have been after these for a while, so I've been working for about a month now to hash out the details of having them made, and we're finally to the point where we're ready to enter production. These slippers and tensioners are being designed after the original pieces, using OEM materials, so there should be very little difference between these units and the stock parts.
So while that's pretty awesome, the down side is that I need to scrape up $1000 for tooling costs and molds.
I'm hoping that there is enough interest in these that a pre-purchase will help to cover this initial outlay of funds.
So... without further ado... here we go:
Pre-purchase price for a single set will be $50 + shipping (shipping to be invoiced after the production run). More than one set is $40 per set and I'll cover the shipping costs. Final retail will be $75 per set, so you're seeing a significant savings by getting in early.
There's no set date (yet) for this pre-purchase period to end, but if/after we're able to raise $1000, I'll give everyone else another week and then I'll make payment to the manufacturer. At this point, they will do the initial tooling and molds and send some prototypes my way for testing. I'll need some volunteers with running Honda 360 engines that don't mind opening things up to run these new parts, and then again (possibly several times) to inspect the parts for wear and performance.
After the prototype parts have been verified, we will enter full production and everyone gets their orders. (Very) rough timeline on these is about two months, so I'm hoping to have these ready to ship out mid-summer.
If you're up for it, payment can be sent via paypal to sales@sparckmoto.com. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE include a note in the payment specifying the purpose. That paypal account sees a lot of use and I don't want to miss anyone out.
I'm happy to answer any additional questions here, or by email at info@sparckmoto.com.
Thanks again for all the help with this,
Matt