How $1.19 is wrecking my weekend...-OR-...Duck Marketing Scheme

[SteveH]

All,
  My M696 blew a blinker bulb yesterday....No big deal, right ?  Well it seems the bulb I need (E1 in Amber) is non-existant at any major auto parts supplies (Poopboyz, Autozone, NAPA).  Looks to me like Ducati REALLY wants you to pay $125/pr for their LED blinkers...
  I cannot believe that I am going to have to call the dealer for a damn blinker bulb.  Maybe I should order some blinker fluid while I am at it 

[mdriver]

Well it seems the bulb I need (E1 in Amber)

AFAIK there is no E1 size bulb.  An E1 marking means that the bulb has met the performance standards that Europe uses for external vehicle lighting.

[DarkStaR]

Parts catalog says it's a:

RY10W

[SteveH]

Yep - you are right - I found that out like 2s ago.  The markings on the bulb are:

OSRAM 5009 LF SLOVAKIA 12VRY10W [E1] 2HZ T7a8

Ya, that's a lot of shit written on a tiny bulb...

[knightrider]

yea i just had my rear blinker blow out on my bike, i just took it into the parts store and found one that looked like it would work. mine are just clear bulbs, but they are silvania 1003

[scooby]

I had the same problem until I figured out it is just a basic readily available bulb in clear. I bought 6 of them @ .70 cents each and rattle canned them with red stained glass (translucent) paint. Worked great and I have plenty of spares. And then to make the blinkers even more visable, I painted the clear lens, very nice!

[SteveH]

I had the same problem until I figured out it is just a basic readily available bulb in clear. I bought 6 of them @ .70 cents each and rattle canned them with red stained glass (translucent) paint. Worked great and I have plenty of spares. And then to make the blinkers even more visable, I painted the clear lens, very nice!

Sweet - recall what they were ?  The aforementioned 1003's ??

[scooby]

Sweet - recall what they were ?  The aforementioned 1003's ??

I'll check at home; I think I still have the package they came in...