Gotta love the "Why don't YOU do something...."Originally Posted by F6B1911
Well to be honest, I never wanted to make these in quantity or start selling them. I simply (and it seems naively) posted pics up asking for feedback on it, not because I was trying to entice sales. I own my own manufacturing business (totally unrelated field), so I already know what it takes to make things for customers. Theres the R&D, the shipping costs and time, dealing with different vendors and suppliers, the customer service, etc. My time is very limited, so unfortunately, I don't want to take on something like this for the little profit that might be in it. So unless people are willing to pay $500 a piece for one, or I could magically get the parts for them for next to nothing, its not worth what it would take to do it.
I did ask Rick if I could do a NOT for profit bulk kind of a thing and get parts cut to help out interested forum members, but he stated that if I wanted to promote or sell something I make, it would fall under vendor status, which I totally understand. His forum, his rules. I also asked if my thread (and now preferably this one) could simply be deleted as to avoid any of this or having anyone be disappointed about it and let a sleeping dog lie, somehow it got closed instead and is still available to see.
If you and others want to pitch in on the vendor costs I would be happy to entertain it just to help some people out if they dont have the means to do this themselves( I DO like helping people), but I don't have plans to sell them for profit even if that happened, and since Av8er has already said he would give his files (and they're really killer) to anyone interested for free, seems pretty pointless to go through all of that. If someone wants one, all they would have to do is source a water jetter, welder and powder coater. I understand its not Amazon prime, but not hard to do either.
So I hope that answers any questions and I hope I am not disappointing anyone. I will just keep the stuff I make for my bike to myself and not risk upsetting anyone on the forum moving forward. Was just excited to show and get feedback on it.
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