ia there anywhere (UK) i can obtain these from , was going to install some switchbacks but a bit pointless if the clear lenses don't exist
clear indicator lenses
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@john_needs_a_bike The one source I knew of just sold their last ones a couple months ago. They seemed to go fast at the end.
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There was a guy in Holland who sold them for the ST1100 but all gone as of last year. eBay is your best bet I think
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can't find anything on ebay , i'll have another look
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I don't think so... @ad1993pan was the only source for the 1100's lenses. You'll only find lenses for the 1300 elsewhere and they're not interchangeable
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does he not sell them anymore
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No, he doesn't. What he sold was a limited production run he commissioned and when they were gone he was not going to have anymore made.
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Yes, and yes... but once you get the quote for a one-off run of one or even several sets, plus the CAD service to make a design that will even be serviceable, those amber lenses aren't going to look so bad after all.
Maybe @ad1993pan has the CAD files from the ones he commissioned?
Good luck!
This ^. Nobody before that I've ever seen nor since (though it's only been a minute or two. It was quite a process to get them manufactured. He wasn't keen to do a second run so what's out there is all there is. Presumably they're all in the hands of individuals. They're not really a product you might buy up for speculation down the road.
At this point there might be someone bought a set and didn't install them or a spare pair and at some point no longer need them. Those might be offered for sale here on on ebay. Who knows. Getting those made was one of the coolest labors of love I've seen in the ST world. And there have been a lot of them for both STs.
I think Ad was also part of a group of guys who got together to mod the ST meters with different color LEDs similar to Blue Gauges. I don't remember if he or the group did the LDC display as well..
OK, in another thread a number of our active members talked about using 3-D printers for various things. I was wondering if anyone had access to a laser scanner that could create a file suitable for a printer.
That's why I asked.
I remember reading that Ad actually had molds produced. Mayhaps he can tell you who has them, and that person may be willing to sell them or run another batch.