Bumped on 3/28/18. Will be doing a run of these parts by the end of April, so they will be available again. I had sold all that I had made, and with moving my home had not had a chance to replenish stock. If you haven't tried one of these, they make using a "plug-in" starter way easier (so your significant other will be happy to help with getting you out on the track).
Just added this to the part of the forum where vintage karting suppliers list their stuff.
These used to be available from TS Racing and others some years ago, but can't be found at present. So, I made up some tooling and can now produce these. As you can see in the photos, it is basically a short cylinder that has a 5/16 hex hole down the middle, with 4 set screw locations, and a Bondhus hex tip cut off to fit. Cylinder will last forever. Replacement Bondhus tips can be bought from many places. I do keep a bit of graphite grease on the tip as this service was not what Bondhus had in mind for their bits. Also check starter nut before use. Worn or miss-manufactured starter nuts will damage the ball hex bit. $35 including postage if you are interested. BTW, this price barely pays me for labor to do the machining - and is about what I paid 10+ years ago to buy one.
Just added this to the part of the forum where vintage karting suppliers list their stuff.
These used to be available from TS Racing and others some years ago, but can't be found at present. So, I made up some tooling and can now produce these. As you can see in the photos, it is basically a short cylinder that has a 5/16 hex hole down the middle, with 4 set screw locations, and a Bondhus hex tip cut off to fit. Cylinder will last forever. Replacement Bondhus tips can be bought from many places. I do keep a bit of graphite grease on the tip as this service was not what Bondhus had in mind for their bits. Also check starter nut before use. Worn or miss-manufactured starter nuts will damage the ball hex bit. $35 including postage if you are interested. BTW, this price barely pays me for labor to do the machining - and is about what I paid 10+ years ago to buy one.
Jim Waltz, West Sacramento, CA