1717's back in stock for a VERY limited time.
 

It appears there were a few boxes of the 1717/1Y 1580kv motors buried in a deep dark corner in the warehouse. There are about 75 in stock, so get 'em while they last. They are selling for the original sale price of $70.00. http://www.castlecreations.com/produ...le_motors.html

Thomas Porfert
Tech Support
Castle Creations

cool

Nice!

Very nice, especially since your manufacturing costs has increased! Ordered one as soon as I saw this post :yipi:

I take it they are all gone? Don't see any link to buy them on that page.

Unfortunately we did sell out earlier this afternoon; we sold 82 in less than 36 hours. Sorry to those who missed the opportunity. If we happen to find anymore, I'll be sure post it up here immediately. Thanks!

Thomas Porfert
Tech Support
Castle Creations

Any update on the rebuilt kit for it?

Thanks

Unfortunately we will not be doing the rebuild kits for the 1717, 1518 and 1520. Our facilities in China are so overwhelmed, it is not feasible to make repair kits for discontinued motors. Sorry for any inconvenience or frustration this may cause.

Thomas Porfert
Tech Support
Castle Creations

You can just buy an extra 1717 right now - about the same price as a rebuild kit would be :yes:

They are sold out. So no rebuild kits, not motors.

Someone buy a selection of Leopard motors and measure the rotors... :whistle:

Maybe I missed the memo but the 1717, 1518 and 1520's are discontinued?

Yes. About the same time as the last clearance sale they (officially) were discontinued IIRC. I have a 1518 and would love to have a spare but I guess now the 1717 will be my backup lol.

Hold that bus.
 

Hold that bus there just a minute. IIRC Patric told us that CC was working on doing another limited runof the 1717's and a few others because of the high demand on them. I mean come on after seeing how they just sold off 82 motors in 36 hours that should tell you something. I would venture to say that the 1717 is one of the most popular motors sold in the last year. Of course the pricing probably had something to do with that, but the various uses for this motor have proven it to be a must have for a lot of 1/8th & 1/5th scale vehicles. Sure there are other motors out there that do pretty well in these applications, but at the price range upwards of $250-$350. So why not do another run of the 1717?

They would have to charge at least $300 for 1717's if they made more now, based on the current price of the CC 1515. I don't think the $70 sale is a good indication of how many people would pay full price for them.