ProBolt Advice!!!
 

Hi Guy's,

Thinking about using coloured bolts to replace my engine bolts, tarty in know but think it will look good, only thing is that the coloured bolts done by probolt are not stainless steel they are Aluminium.

has anyone used this or can anyone say wether or not to use them.

Cheers :wink:

Grinch has them on his SV.

I would use them (and do use them) on non stress applications (fairing etc), but anything safety critical (brake discs, caliper bolts, chainring nuts etc...) I would use stainless or titanium.

Engine covers "should" be OK. No real strain, just there to keep the oil in place.

I used them on my SV. They look good, but when it came to removing them, they where a nightmare. Some of the heads rounded off, and some snapped. If you do use them. Dont use them in ahywere of importance and use lots of copper greese when fitting them.

Hope this helps

I have some on my original SV... just don't forget the copper slip... Plus don't ever use them on stressed areas as they just won't take it.

They also do a nice range of titanium blots.

Make sure you use the correct torque settings, or you'll never get them off again

I used the black bolts on mine- I don't like the studded look you get with stainless on black :roll: But they're not very good. Grease well, undertorque and know how to use a screw extractor is all I can say. (on the plus side, they're so soft you'll never break off a screw extractor in them...)

i was thinking of using Blue bolts on for the engine caseingand fuel tank, used the engine ones on my old aprilia and snaped one of in the caseing, had to drill the sucker out, they do blue titanium Rider & Pillion Footrest Hanger Bolt Kit looks good to.

I vowed never to use aluminium bolts ever again, spend the extra and get the anodised titanium ones or go for stainless, i think a guy on E-Bay does anodised stainless bolts :?

EDIT: no they're alloy, my bad

could try chewys stuff..

I want coloured bolts and they don't to stainless or titanium coloured bolts, if i was to go for plain bolts i would get chewy's replacement bolts.

Anyone know of any company that does coloured stainless engine bolts?