| Author | Message | ||
     Brucelee |
Over time I have been replacing hardware on my XB that is not stainless. I ride along the coast quite a bit and the reg hardware is turing to junk pretty quickly. (I just replaced header studs and bolts that were pretty done in,) I noticed the banjo bolts on the brakes are pitted. Anyone know if I can get these in SS? Or, has anyone treated/painted them and can you share you method and results. Frankly, I would have purchased a whole kit of SS replacements if I knew where to find them! Minor gripe, but couldn't Buell simply use SS on these few bits of hardware. How much money could that have cost? Thanks (Message edited by brucelee on April 18, 2005) | ||
| Buellman39 |
Trojon has ss kits | ||
| Mellow_yellow |
Brucelee-For small parts,clean 'em up as best you can(wire wheel,steel wool)and then brush clear fingernail polish on them.May sound a little weird,but the stuff dries in 2-3 minutes and lasts longer than you'd think.On bigger parts,spray them with clearcoat(rattlecan)  | ||
| Norrisperformance |
Stainless weights more, maybe that's why they didn't use it. | ||
| Tommy_2stroke |
Yes, same here, my XB's small parts are getting eaten, very unsightly. Bike's only 6 months old too. Marine environment (Santa Monica). Tough on bare metal. A stainless/anodised parts kit would be a big seller... | ||
| Joele |
Stainless in general is 150 - 200 percent more expensive than cold roll steel - but it's not really so much more heavy that weight would be a concern, I think. Just in case anyone ever wants to get new fasteners in SS, http://www.mcmaster.com/ is my favorite place to shop - just think group buy  | ||
| Cataract2 |
Minor complaint of mine too. Doesn't matter what manufacture you go with though. Each does this. | ||
| M1combat |
I think they would all look good in grade 8... The gold tinged ones. | ||
| Jan_lee |
i had to sit through a 3 hour corrosion class the other day and learned a lot, by using stainless although it helps is dissimilar metals and that causes corrosion thy a sqirt of wd 40 or some other corrosion resistant material like a plastic washer or axle grease. with the aluminum and stainless along with everything else it is going to be prone to corrosion take the time to protect you machine with a protectant film. | ||
| Gearhead998 |
I have the same problem, only mine is due to road salt. I got a little anxious this year. There is some pitting on the edge of my wheels too. Anyone have any suggestions on how to cleam the wheels. | ||
| Buellman39 |
Mothers mag & aluminum polish, best •••• I ever used! | ||
| Brucelee |
Thanks for all the tips. I am using Eagle 1 on the exhaust pipes right now and it is a great product. Pipes will look awesome once I get it all done. | ||
| Gearhead998 |
Thanks Buellman, I'll try it | ||
| Charlieboy6649 |
I coat the bits with WD-40 after washing to displace water. Works great. |
