Replacing Nuts and Bolts

Well I went over the SV today with a cleaning brush and am dismayed at the nastiness that has occurred with the finish on some of the above mentioned tightening devices ......... despite my best efforts with ACF50 there are just some bits that cannot be rescued . I am now on a mission to replace these nasties with Stainless and Titanium on my K3 . I will take pictures as I go along of what I replace as a reference for others that may want to do this , especially for some of the more "Interesting" shapes . Chewies will be one place to get a kit for the Engine and Probolt are a nice source for some of the odder ones ...... already got a Rear Caliper Pad Retaining Pin in my basket on their site and I have made enquiries about a set of bolts to hold the rear Nissin caliper in place . Has anybody else sourced some parts ?

Also forgot to mention I got some Stainless Rear Rotor bolts off eBay , they look like they were supplied by the now defunct BSR-Aerotek (shame really) and also a Stainless Gear Shifter Rod as well . Let the fetish begin

OEM Part Number : 69141-40F00
General Name : Pad Retaining Pin
Price : £17.94

A shocking price for what it is really , I will be replacing that with a Titanium one from www.tastynuts.com

Titanium Caliper Pad Pin - Nissin - Natural Finish - TIPINBP003 Ref: TIPINBP03
Titanium Caliper Pad Pin.
Price Each in Natural Titanium £7.83 inc VAT

[DarrenSV650S]

I like this site. You know exactly what you're getting
Clicky

Nice one Darren , that site will come in handy for some of the weirder things on the bike that will be hard to find

[DarrenSV650S]

Yeh it's a good site. I've also just ordered a tub of allen bolts from Mr Fastner.

I never seem to have the bolts I need

I used to work as a fitter at a dairy so I have loads of Normal bolts and nuts in Stainless , none of them attractive enough to use on a bike

I got a stainless engine bolt kit for the thou from ebay for about £10.

Has been fine so far and i replaced them all in the summer.

[Nobbylad]

I was the same when I cleaned my bike recently. Bought in July, covered in ACF-50 before Christmas, cleaned with S-DOC the other day. Boy are the fixings all furred/rusted up!?!

Would be good to see a comprehensive list (with prices) of replacement bits and pieces.

find a local machine shop take in what you want and ask how much. And if your a fitter surely you can cut a thread onto stainless bar and have a go at doing something like a replacement front spindle which would be interesting although cutting a socket on the end would be fun.

I'm an electrical apprentice and i can cut threads and turn bar on a lathe. Hmmm ideas going into head.

Originally Posted by thefallenangel

find a local machine shop take in what you want and ask how much. And if your a fitter surely you can cut a thread onto stainless bar and have a go at doing something like a replacement front spindle which would be interesting although cutting a socket on the end would be fun.

I'm an electrical apprentice and i can cut threads and turn bar on a lathe. Hmmm ideas going into head.

I said I USED to be a fitter at a Dairy , and yes , give me a milling machine , Lathe and a Welder and I can make you a bike ........... unfortunately where I work now I do not have access to any of those machines . A local machine shop would ask a fortune for one offs like that , it has been tried before even with people I know that work for the companies and offer mates rates . It is much cheaper to go to a company that CNC machines these things by the thousands . If I had access to a Lathe though I would certainly do some custom parts for SV`s , that would be nice , especially things like spindles .