Small Change Great Looks

Since i have been rebuilding the carbs, i decided to change the screws on them, a member suggested it on here, So i took his advice and this is how much better they look with the new ones. the are M5-.80 x 12 Socket Hd Caps Screws, Class 12.9 And i used 5MM Split ring lock washers to make up for the tad larger screw sizes. I only did on so far to see how they look. Much better then the screw next to it !

 

Len carries repro hats that are actually better made than the original Yamaha parts.

Note the lack of "stretch marks" in the new part on the right; an original is on the left.




He also has gold ones if you're feeling "blingy."




In case you're interested.

 

LOL Stretch Marks, She sure is a fat bike haha

 

indeed. SS screws are one of those little touches even a rat biker like me can appreciate since they don't rust into place. They're bling with an actual purpose. My vac hats were (as so many are) rusted and pitted all to sin. painted mine red and used SS SHCS to reinstall. The hex bolts are a superior fastener, they don't reject the driver under torque the way phillips does. Also they're handy on rare occasions when you want to pull the vac slides with the tank still on.

Nice pics as usual Fitz, the gold ones I'm sure look great complimenting the yellow striping in the black color scheme.

 

I didn't know chacal sold hats. With out bugging him for a "quote" you know about how much a set of 4 (chrome) are?

FYI: The lack of stretch marks on the repro parts is probably due to new/better materials and fabricating methods/equipment.

 

Bob; No foggy idea on price, I'm sure Len wouldn't consider it "bugging" to ask; remember that TRULY stock is chrome on the outer two, "natural" (zinc or cad plated, not sure) on the inner two:



(He has those too, of course.)

 

Truth be told, they were TOO "blingy" for my tastes. I went with black powder coating on mine for the '83:



(With all new black screws from Len.)

 

Like the hardware.

 

Looking sharp, Mine will be that way one day, If you seen some of my recent pics of the air shocks you know i got a long way to go ><

 

It's not just the looks, Soda, they are a way more practial fixing, as the Buddhist said.
BTW Fitz, something I didn't know until I was talking to my chrome guy, all the pollishing is done BEFORE the electroplating.

 

bigfitz52 that sure is a pretty motor.

 

Surely that's a museum bike, looks like it's on the showroom floor!

 

The stainless hex srews are grgeous. Would it be prudent to use a little never sieze on the threads in order to keep the stainless from bonding to the aluminum carb bodies?

Aluminum LOVES to give up electrons to the more noble stainless steel which tends to lock the two metals together.

Loren

 

Nope that's my "touring bike" http://s437.photobucket.com/albums/qq93 ... ?start=all It gets wet, and dirty; but it cleans up easily.

(I would have popped another pic in here but I've horribly hijacked Sodacubes' thread already.)

And Loren brought up a very good point: always use anti-sieze compound with stainless screws in aluminum or they may NEVER come out.

 

Its no concern, everyone loves to show off hardware

 

18-8 stainless that's been in the cases for 5 years, nothing on them
the one on the left is new, how long is this corrosion going to take ?

 

Polock, the time it takes for the parts to corrode together is dependent on a number of factors including the stainless alloy, the aluminum alloy, environmental factors, and who knows what else.

Might take 3 months, might take 30 years, or might never happen. But if it does.......... Ya don't wanna go there!

Easy to prevent with just a smidge of never sieze.

One more place to never ever ever even consider assembling without never seize are the screws hold the cover on the brake master cylinder.

The smallest pot of the stuff at your local auto parts store will protect the fasteners on your bike, your car, and your pick-up for your entire lifetime and still leave you enough for you to put in your will for your descendants!

Don't leave home without it!

Loren

 

Good tips, I got a jar of copper anti seize i will dab, If you look at the origanal screws you can tell by how bad there chewed up from me trying to get them off.