That 261611 is way over priced in my opinion too. Here my cost with my discount is rather high for a piece of wire. The Briggs list price is 20.25 USD without shipping cost $7-$10 shipping if I was to order only it and that with delivery within the US.
If you can find wire of the correct diameter you should be able to make one but it will take some carefully measurements and making a couple of Z bends at the ends.
The Briggs list price is 20.25 USD without shipping cost $7-$10 shipping if I was to order only it and that with delivery within the US. 
