I asked Samco if they are planning to make a silicone hose kit for K100 "as there is a wide demand for those for our beloved bikes" (had to be a bit theatral to get their attention...) and their reply was that they need minimum of 10 orders to cover the tooling costs etc. I already sent the hoses for them to be inspected and get an estimation of the kit price (their current kits mostly GBP 40-80 so probably between those marks) so now all we need is to show some interest.
Some copy & paste from their email about the product itself:
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Standard hose colours are: Blue, black, red, lime green, yellow, purple, British racing green and orange. (all the same price)
Premium colour options 1: White, pink, classic black (matt finish), gunmetal grey or viper red (+15% extra than standard colours)
Premium colour options 2: Silver, Samco Blaze, Urban Camo, Solar Orange, Ninja Green, Lightning Blue (+35% extra than standard colours)
Some notes on the colours:
Classic black is a totally matt finish and has the Samco logo moulded into the hose – Made to look like ‘factory’ hoses and popular with some older bikes
Gunmetal grey is actually quite a llight grey, almost the same colour as grey primer you would use before putting paint on !
Samco Blaze: This has flames on it – Not everyones taste !
Urban Camo: Different grey colours, a little bit like army camouflage
Solar Orange: Different orange shades – Popular with KTM owners!
Ninja Green: Different green shades – Popular with Kawasaki owners
Lightning Blue: Different blue shades -
Details of colours on Samco website:
http://www.samcosport.com/uk/colours.asp Samco are the leading worldwide brand for silicone hoses and we and supply many of the worlds leading race teams including F1 teams, all the leading Moto GP and Factory WSBK teams. This along with our partnerships in European and World Championship motocross racing, supplying Kawasaki MX1 and MX2 factory racing, KTM Factory Racing and many more top international race teams.
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So please, if you would be interested in buying (yes, buying, not just interested... :P ) a kit could you put your name in list below! Also if any questions, I can try to be the middle man between forum and Samco (but don't shoot the messenger!). Also words "discount for forum members" was said, but no certain percentage numbers yet... :D As said, the price will be cleared later so no "open cheque orders" needed (main thing is to show there is the demand for product) - the sales will be through Samco's bike kit dealer Racebikebitz (
http://racebikebitz.co.uk/).
I have no connections with Samco, except that I have used their hoses in many of my previous bikes (and the quality is excellent!).
