Reproduction Head badges!!

Submitted by simonkarl on Sat, 02/15/2014 - 20:45

So awhile back i looked into getting reproduction ccm badges made, i looked at 2 methods. Making a sand cast and stamping out full blown re pops, other method is acid ethicing. Ive gotten prices to do minimum 100 runs, i have a mint 1940'S round badge that i used for the pricing and as a template. Would anyone be interested in buying them if i went and did one of these runs? Its not fucking cheap to do this and if theres a big market id go ahead and do the stamped run. 

 

This is my quote to make the stamped badges. Cost to make die $875.00, 1st copy $185. Quantity of 20- $75.00 each. So my total to make 20 replicas is $2560, if i wanted to break even id have to sell them for $128 each, or just swallow the die cost and sell them for $75.00 to be nice, im sure if  did a bigger Qty the price would drop lower than $75.00 each. 

Acid etch is a bit cheaper by only $100, but its not the authentic way of reproducing.

Let me know, if anyone has a better idea on what badge needs to be brought back to life  lets here it. I only have a mint 1940's round badge, you guys know the one its the metal colour and has the ccm logo in it.

 

 

7 Comments

Submitted by simonkarl on Sat, 02/15/2014 - 20:46.

SORRRY minimum 20 not 100, ill check and see what the 100 price would be.

Submitted by Old-Bikes on Sun, 02/16/2014 - 08:51.

I toyed with the idea of making repro badges too but the final cost would need to be around $30 each to be reasonable or else you can find an original for the same price or less.

Submitted by Wayne.Gillies on Sun, 02/16/2014 - 11:51.

I presume the CCM badge you refer to is the ones pictured.  This shape is post war until about 1965.

 

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Submitted by simonkarl on Mon, 02/17/2014 - 18:48.

if anbody has any badges like the third one in the above photo but in aluminium id be happy to purchase 2. It is really costly to make repros so i wont.

Submitted by Dave Brown on Mon, 02/17/2014 - 19:01.

I think your wise not to go the route of making repro head badges. At 128.00 to break even you would have a very expence head badge for your self. In time I would think a good one will turn up.

Submitted by JCCMCGREGOR on Mon, 02/17/2014 - 20:34.

If you talk to Rob Morrison, he has had the diamond shape CCM badge already duplicated for his Flyte Rod by a supplier in the US with favourable results which I believe he has documented in previous archives on Vintage CCM?I do know that his pricing was more than fair.Sorry I can not tell you at this time who he dealt with but I will find out.Of course nothing beats a nice original!Have a look back to see Robs bike c/w badge.Nostalgia.net is also a impressive badge repro company with some amazing colour etchings worth a look.I think there was a die made so that is where the initial cost is so it should not take much , base material being the key component..Rob can enlighten us as to how it all shakes down.More white stuff tonight,Best Regards Jamie        Go Canada

Submitted by gtflyte on Wed, 02/19/2014 - 12:18.

JCCMCGREGOR I beleave we talked about Hot Rod Robs cost  4 that manufactured badge I recall was $150.00 ?

Gt