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Jim, I don't know you but I know a former pres of the Norton owners club who does and he says you are "one of the smartest guys I ever met."
As he and I discussed Commandos today n San Miguel de Allende over beers we found we agreed one one thing...you could make some good money developing/selling a good retrofit E-start for pre '75s. This, IMO, would be an immediate big seller to almost every "old guy" (which means LOT of us) with a pre 75 bike. The Alton starter looks like a good product but it's looking more and more to us like vaporware as far as having a product to actually sell. The Old Britts unit looks like an excellent and well engineered item as well but since it requires conversion to belt drive as part of the deal, plus a correspondingly higher price, it will have less universal appeal.
I think the market for Estart on a Commando will far exceed the market for pistons/rods/fuel injection, etc. So...Get started on Estart! There are two of us right now that will be in line for it.
As he and I discussed Commandos today n San Miguel de Allende over beers we found we agreed one one thing...you could make some good money developing/selling a good retrofit E-start for pre '75s. This, IMO, would be an immediate big seller to almost every "old guy" (which means LOT of us) with a pre 75 bike. The Alton starter looks like a good product but it's looking more and more to us like vaporware as far as having a product to actually sell. The Old Britts unit looks like an excellent and well engineered item as well but since it requires conversion to belt drive as part of the deal, plus a correspondingly higher price, it will have less universal appeal.
I think the market for Estart on a Commando will far exceed the market for pistons/rods/fuel injection, etc. So...Get started on Estart! There are two of us right now that will be in line for it.