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[Pewters]

Always fancied a thumb brake but why are they so expensive for piece of machined alloy

[r1flyguy]

I think it's like most things which are small volume production, a lot of initial cash injection for design & production, not a huge amount of sales like mass produced items.

That's my thinking anyway.

[Chappo]

I know what you mean the Brembo one is £450 + 

[Pewters]

I think it's like most things which are small volume production, a lot of initial cash injection for design & production, not a huge amount of sales like mass produced items.

That's my thinking anyway.

I get what your saying but they seem quite simple in design so I wouldn't have thought a huge amount of money goes into design and producing them........your right about low sales though I expect.

I know what you mean the Brembo one is £450 + 

Mental coz you can buy calipers for that !!

[morganjac]

Why so expensive !!!
Is there anything that is cheap on a zx10,

[HammyUK]

"Thumbrakes" are cheap - couple of bits of alloy machined with a brembo 11/13mm rear cylinder bolted to it.

The proper Thumb brakes are expensive because outside of full fat racing they aren't bought by anyone. So the volume of sales aren't there to bring the prices down.
All of the ones you see including Harris use a brembo rear master.
Brembo only do two types - one machined and one forged. Neither are close to £450....
As an example the Brembo I have is north of £2k to buy and it's order only as they don't hold them in stock. Same as the dual inlet rear caliper - made to order and £1.2k

A little hint.... look at Brembo 13mm clutch masters with a shorty lever