I take it the long/short bolt worked out well.

I am glad to hear all went well. That is the most important thing here. I just hate the idea of a trashed bike for something so minimal in nature.

I always kind of joke with the Concours riders when they get the tensioner kit, I tell them I would appreciate it if they would put the sticker in the middle of the side bag cover. I have a feeling they end up in a drawer or on a tool box, maybe a garage refridgerator or something. Maybe with the VTRs where the sticker is more likely to end up on the bike I should go slightly larger on the sticker?

 

Well, the less expensive tensioner set just got less expensive.

I am going to drop the price to $60 a set and will rebate all previous buyers by PayPal payments.

The value of my product has been claimed to be of lesser value since it does not conform to what others have done and adds a few different features. So I've decided to give the riders a break. After all, that was part of why I started doing this in the first place, to give guys like me a break. Otherwise I'd be a whole lot closer to those parts made by the company that ignored my request to get a tensioner for my Zephyr. Fact is when I started including stickers I went back to my list and sent out stickers to all the guys who bought the tensioners before. Cost me a bit to do so, but it was for enjoyment. It isn't cheap sending a couple of stickers to several addresses in the UK and Australia. I think I had about $42 in postage that time.

This puts the VTR kit on par with what I charge for the Kawasaki parts. They're $30 for the one they use, but they have a bit less materials cost and are a bit easier to finish. But hey, what the heck. I end up selling two in one box and the rider gets the benefit of my being a bit different.

Please, if you bought a tensioner set from me, contact me and I'll rebate you the $5.00 by PayPal (so it will be slightly less due to the fee).

I will continue the price as long as material costs don't go up on me.