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Whatever, I am a tool whore.
I now have two 3D printers, so happy to be of help, if he wants to share a stp or stl file, otherwise I can whip up the design myself to offer on the Store tab above.Those Cali t/s stalks were a one-off gift and I one of the first guinea pigs.
I'll check with my friend to see when and if he contemplates a "real" production run. I think he picked me because he knew that if anyone could screw up installation, I could
I was literally bent over laughing reading your text, great...I asked for the first two of my modest moto-related gifts. The third came out of the blue.
Here’s #1 -
As I am admirer of those with mechanical talent — primarily because I have so little — I am nonetheless blessed to know, à la Dirty Harry, my limitations. Thus, shorter handles on wrenches and the like reduce the chances of my ham-fisting a fastener to the point of thread damage. I am the only person I know who buys TimeSert in bulk. My old stubby 1/4-3/8 drive ratchet finally died — assisted by a 3-foot drop onto concrete — so I wanted it replaced.
Now, #2 -
I wanted this for traveling. It, too, is a ratchet handle. But note that it also provides a 1/2”-drive option, by rather cleverly permitting the drive-end of a 1/2” socket to slip over the 1/4”-drive fitting.
Yes, lots of trade-offs and negatives. For example, a 1/2” fastener is rarely affixed at 20Nm or ultra-low "toe pounds," so a small handle may be useless to remove or snug down those beefy fasteners to spec. Yes, I suppose, but I do carry an extension pipe that will add to leverage without — Bill says hopefully — adding excessive stress to the ratchet’s innards. Whatever, I am a tool whore. Besides, most of my significant holdings in the Moto Grappa are for my more able visiting friends to use!
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Finally, #3 -
Anyone familiar with the plastic on Guzzi Calis and, in particular, the ineluctable failure of the Soviet-grade plastic turn-signal stalks at front and rear, will immediately appreciate this godsend, created by a friend on his 3-D printer! My own beloved hotdog & mustard EV, despite being garaged indoors and pampered by moto-spa-level care, sports turn signals fore and aft that are strengthened by popsicle sticks covered with electrical tape and further supported by zip ties! Yes, really.
But, now, it’s a return to functional elegance! The gift came, of course, with all four, not only the one I have in the photo.
OK, that’s it. We have so many other tasks around here, it will quite literally be a week into next year before I can go down and play in the Moto Grappa, so it’s been therapeudic even to post this.
Merry Third Day Of Christmas & a Guzzi New Year to all!
Bill