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  me_ashman

  7 years ago

  Anyone know of any local sellers stocking kits? I see the kits on eBay from alloyboltz but the shipping prices are up there. Just looking to upgrade to something prettier.

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  me_ashman

  7 years ago

  Yeah.

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  tussuck

  7 years ago

  Pretty as in shiny or nail polish red?

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  John.R

  7 years ago

  Colony make some. See if Rollies can get em?

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  Ferrett62

  7 years ago

  Mmmm shiny.

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  tussuck

  7 years ago

  Okay...so on a not taking the piss side of things.  What I did/do is to go to the local nuts and bolts store, purchase a full set of stainless bolts etc.  Polished them up to a mirror finish and then used them.  
  

  Its a bit more work, but they will last forever (some have been on the bike 20 years), never rust and you can use them without fear of the chrome cracking.  I tried a chrome kit once but it was Chinese chitty chrome so the finish was a joke.

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  me_ashman

  7 years ago

  Ok thanks, I was considering the stainless kits but I might do the same.

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  Ken in Cairns

  7 years ago

  Just make sure it is 316 not 304.

  304 will rust.

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  me_ashman

  7 years ago

  Thanks, good to know...I live near the beach so anything that involves less trivial maintenance the better. The stock alloy are okay but start to look like shit over time.

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  Ken in Cairns

  7 years ago

  I should add that 316 is does not have the same tensile strength as a grade 8 bolt.

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  tussuck

  7 years ago

  True, but very few (if any) of the engine and case bolts are actually grade 8.  

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  me_ashman

  7 years ago

  Thanks for the tips, I bought some 316 bolts and they polished up great... So much cheaper than those polished kits from the US.

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  Ken in Cairns

  7 years ago

  Yeah that's true Tussuck, but though I'd better say it anyway...cover my arse :)

  Cheers