Perch Wedge

[daz]

Who is Perch Wedge?
Does anyone have two perch (grip) wedges for my '71 /5? The handlebar controls are twisting or moving on the bars. Previous owner had the wrong bars on that may have sprung my controls out of shape.

$10.95 each at BMW and Boxer Two Valves. Plus postage. I would think someone would have made up a batch at some point.
PM me and we'll work it out.

[Kurt in S.A.]

Kinda worth their weight in gold when you need one, eh! Vech has some listed on his website for not that much cheaper.

32 72 2 072 223--wedge for Magura throttle and clutch perch R26-R69S /5

BMW Hucky lists them but they cost more.

You're in Ohio...what about a place like Repsycle?

Kurt in S.A.

[SteveD]

Max does free post?

[Airbear]

C'mon guys, they are just itty-bitty triangular prisms you could make from scrap aluminium in ten minutes with a hacksaw and files.

Mine are carved from redgum, a hard and dense Australian hardwood, because I like to play with wood.

[robert]

Charlie nailed it. I have made them from whatever scrap or bolt laying around with a file and hacksaw.
Nobody seems to be able to actually make things any more. Why spend an hour of your life and 20+ dollars
going to the nearest dealer or two+ days waiting for one when you can just make one?

[daz]

Kind of what I was thinking. If you machined a long rod into the basic shape you could cut pieces off like slices of bread. I figured one of you guys had a drawer full.

I'll make my own. For less than $22 a set. Thanks.

(Rant: Shipping two perch wedges in a regular envelope would cost regular letter postage. Do you think any supplier would send it that way? Or a UPS truck!) Airhead #6486

(Just trying to save electrons by keeping my post count down over the last 10 years.)