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Bluey
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Post subject: Indicator Lenses Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 6:47 am |
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Joined: Fri May 01, 2015 9:31 pm Posts: 89 Location: Australia
model: 907 I.E.
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Hi everyone,
As we know it can be hard to find replacement front indicator lenses for our beloved Pasos. I've actually been experimenting with creating a mold from my NOS spares but have been having challenges getting the bubbles out of my plastic and other DIY tribulations.
However as we know from other links on the forum FAR is still selling lenses, if you can find a local dealer. Down here in Aussie land it turns out that the only FAR dealer isn't interested in carrying the reproduction lenses, so i became a dealer (already had a company that traded in cycle parts - :-)).
As such I've bought a commercial quantity of lenses in both left hand and right hand. I'm selling them via the forum at AU$10 each (that's about EU6.5 or US$7.5 each). Postage to fellow Aussies is AU$8.25 (even for multiple lenses), and economy air mail to NZ is about AU$12 and to the USA is about AU$18 (i'll let you work the exchanges rates).
To be honest i'm expecting that anyone EU based will find it easier to source them in the EU but happy to send them anywhere for the price of postage
In the picture with two lenses the one on the left is a factory NOS lens and it shows you how close the colour match is - pretty damn close. In your hand about the only thing you can tell apart is that the new part is ever so slightly shinier but the NOS item has also been knocking about on my shelf for a few years too.
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nickta
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Post subject: Re: Indicator Lenses Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 10:36 am |
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Joined: Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:54 am Posts: 287 Location: Cairns, Queensland, Australia
model: 907 I.E.
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Talk about taking the bull by the horns!
Pm on the way.
Cheers
Nick.
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Bluey
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Post subject: Re: Indicator Lenses Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 12:46 pm |
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Joined: Fri May 01, 2015 9:31 pm Posts: 89 Location: Australia
model: 907 I.E.
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sltillim
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Post subject: Re: Indicator Lenses Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 3:50 pm |
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Joined: Fri Mar 29, 2013 8:39 pm Posts: 11 Location: USA
model: 907 I.E.
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I have a set of the FAR mirrors and lenses not on the bike. My oem lens broke and I tried to replace it with the FAR lens which didn't quite fit right. Do FAR lenses only fit FAR mirror housings? Sorry as I'm sure this has been addressed in other forums but now I find myself needing replacements. 1992 907 in case there are any variances.
Thank you! Spencer
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Bluey
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Post subject: Re: Indicator Lenses Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 4:57 am |
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Joined: Fri May 01, 2015 9:31 pm Posts: 89 Location: Australia
model: 907 I.E.
year: 1991
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That's a sensible question... i've been posed the same question in a PM too.
I've got a 91 Paso and the left hand lens fits as nicely as the factory one (which is quite UV faded now). When i bought the bike it had been crashed on the RH side and the RH mirror pod was smashed. I've replaced it with what i think is one of the 851 mirror pods (it's not a FAR unit) mostly because it's the same red as the 851/888 of the era. However that replacement pod was also damaged so it's been tweaked to fit... as such the FAR indicator lens fits about as well as the factory lens on that side... not perfect but that's because my mirror pod is a bit skewey more than there is lots of difference between the lenses themselves.
I've been collecting replacement bits for a while now with the intention of doing a proper respray on the faring and what i've noticed is that many of these old girls don't have great panel gaps, the fairing around the petrol tank and wind deflector on the front screen are notoriously poorly fitting. I also notice that the sealing foam strip on the mirror pod can have a big impact on how the lens sits.
That's not to say that there isn't a combination that won't work but on my two factory mirror pods from different bikes they fit fine.
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englishstiv
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Post subject: Re: Indicator Lenses Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 8:23 pm |
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Joined: Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:57 pm Posts: 1097 Location: Manchester, England.
model: 907 I.E.
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Pretty sure if you contacted a Chinese Manufacturer you could get a few hundred knocked out fairly cheaply considering the time and effort involved. I did start looking at the rear European lenses earlier this year and was getting some reasonable interest in manufacturer abilities so maybe a combination could get a decent price,
_________________ DUCATI 907ie STIMSON SCORCHER 3 WHEELER CZ 175 Sport.
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Bluey
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Post subject: Re: Indicator Lenses Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 4:40 am |
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Joined: Fri May 01, 2015 9:31 pm Posts: 89 Location: Australia
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Ccwpaso
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Post subject: Re: Indicator Lenses Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 1:46 pm |
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Joined: Wed May 15, 2013 5:24 pm Posts: 30 Location: USA
model: 750 Paso
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I posted about this too awhile back about making these. Particularly frustrating for me as a local machine shop has two plastic injection molding machines that get used only about one or two days a month. But he gave me a quote of about $4500 USD per lens !! To make the molds. Now I really know first hand why China has relieved the US of so much manufacturing.
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Bluey
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Post subject: Re: Indicator Lenses Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2016 1:53 am |
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Bluey
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Post subject: Re: Indicatorss Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2016 7:10 am |
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Joined: Fri May 01, 2015 9:31 pm Posts: 89 Location: Australia
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englishstiv
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Post subject: Re: Indicator Lenses Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2016 2:18 pm |
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Joined: Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:57 pm Posts: 1097 Location: Manchester, England.
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Bluey check the bulbs on both as on the bulk order I did a few years ago there were two different rated bulbs fitted and the fittings were slightly different. Reason for checking is that when you fit your indicators you will end up in rapid blink mode when using them. Something I was not aware of until I had dispatched them all.
_________________ DUCATI 907ie STIMSON SCORCHER 3 WHEELER CZ 175 Sport.
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Bluey
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Post subject: Re: Indicator Lenses Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2016 1:43 am |
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Joined: Fri May 01, 2015 9:31 pm Posts: 89 Location: Australia
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Thanks for the tip, i'll bet they are lower wattage (& resistance)...
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