Stainless Fasteners for £60

pinkytiff · Nov 25, 2010

Hi, looking for opinions on this stainless kit for a GS1200, can anyone recommend these - or another source?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-R1200GS-STAINLESS-STEEL-FASTENER-KIT-R1200-GS-ADV-/23043080

Views please?

Ta very much

ghiribizzo · Nov 25, 2010

The listing has gone so :nenau

Ted · Nov 25, 2010

Try a PM to Steptoe. His shop is here.
http://www.gsshop.biz/shop/index.php
Or try a search for Chris Shaw Engineering. Has been doing BM SS kits for years, even has stuff like brake pins etc.
http://www.shawstainless.co.uk/www.shawstainless.co.uk/info.php?p=4

Greger · Nov 26, 2010

Still waiting for Chris to do a kit for the 650 single... good stuff for the other BMs though.

pinkytiff · Nov 27, 2010

pinkytiff said:
Hi, looking for opinions on this stainless kit for a GS1200, can anyone recommend these - or another source?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-R1200GS-STAINLESS-STEEL-FASTENER-KIT-R1200-GS-ADV-/23043080

Views please?

Ta very much

Not sure what happened to that listing! But, I see that both Chris Shaw & Steptoe show disc mounting bolts as being replaced with stainless - my belief was that these need to be high tensile bolts & stainless aren't suitable - is that not true?

Ted · Nov 28, 2010

pinkytiff said:
Not sure what happened to that listing! But, I see that both Chris Shaw & Steptoe show disc mounting bolts as being replaced with stainless - my belief was that these need to be high tensile bolts & stainless aren't suitable - is that not true?

Not sure myself but have had Stainless disc bolts on several bikes, couple of K and 2 R RTs (Chris Shaw kits) last was an 1150GSA (Steptoe Kit) must have done well over 100000 miles with them fitted without any problems. Hardest part is getting the old ones out without wrecking ether the bolt head or the hub, bit of localised heat is the answer, small blow torch or hot air gun.

Sure if you do a search there will be an answer on here, always found help when needed..