Well following on from my thread about the paint job I've also wanted to replace as many of the standard 'cheese bolts' as i can when i get the bike back and then more as i go through the summer. contacted a chap from A2stainless.co.uk and asked if he'd make me a kit. here it is - Ducati Multistrada 1200 Engine Stainless Allen Bolt kit Its only just been completed and so Ive ordered one and will get round to fitting it next weekend as ill have the bike back mid week. He's said if i find any issues then just let him know and he'll rectify but i doubt it as hes gone through the schematics/fiche Im also going to head over to him on the bike and he's said we can go round it seeing what else we can replace and then we can add to the kit as extras So there you go, not bad for £24+P&P for 77 bolts
Brilliant! I've been looking for ages and all I could find was pointless Ti or Alli all at stupid money. Many thanks.
Me too, titanium on a multistrada is a little much as it's not a track bike but I just hate the shit bolts they use I'll update if he adds more to the selection
Definitely watching this with interest. Will wait to hear from you once fitted before buying. Thanks again.
Great value compared to the likes of ProBolt! Thanks WARNING: Stainless steel won't corrode/rust (generally!) but often any bare metal it's in contact with can be encouraged to corrode by the bimetallic electrical connection between them eg aluminium / alloy engine cases where the bolt hole will have poor if any paint finish and obviously the threaded holes to accept bolts are bare metal. Apply a very liberal coating of a medium threadlock, 'anti-seize' or grease, which ever is appropriate to individual applications (workshop manual specifies when to use threadloc or grease ;-) Titanium and Stainless Steel can be prone to 'galling' (aka cold welding).
Good info there andy thanks. I do apply thread lock or grease as a rule of thumb anyway but it's worth knowing why. Everyday is a school day
odd and quite contrasting though thread lock or grease? or was the comment was related to threadlock where required otherwise grease?
Does thread lock have the same sacrificial properties as anti seize ? Curious as I want to replace the horrid looking nuts on the sprocket carrier and they of course call for thread lock. I have some Ti shouldered nuts of the correct pitch that came off an old project I could use. Though what's stopping me is what I thought was a requirement for copper slip to prevent the galling, and I was not comfortable in using them without thread lock.
Psy, I don't know for sure but I would imagine that a sufficient application of threadlock (i.e. threads completely covered) should act as a 'barrier' and so prevent galling?
