SOLD 'rivet bolts' for early RZ cowl hinge & LC front mudguard
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 12:21 pm
ALL SOLD OUT NOW.
I know a few people have made these before and Im not breaking any new ground here, but I couldnt find any when I needed some so I had a bunch of these made up by a local LC nutter as I figure I cant be the only one who wants a set and no one sold them so...
They started off as Stainless steel grade 316 M6 coach head bolts and have been turned in a lathe to the dimensions of the old LC rivets and then dimpled to complete the rivet look. The coachbolt's square underside part of the shaft has been turned round and they are supplied with stainless nuts and lock washers. They are longer than standard as some people may want to fit different nuts or extra washers, or feel free to dremel off the end you dont want etc. They can be supplied without the nuts and washers if you have your own, but it wont change the price or the post much sadly.
The general consensus with these is that you drill your guard and bracket with a 6mm drill bit and then do these up 'hard finger tight', you can add some loctite if you wanted to be sure, but the lock washer does the trick and those who've made them in the past didnt have any worries.
And yes you can polish these up if you wanted, just put em in a cordless drill and gently spin em on some high grit wed n dry and then buff with some polish on a rag - be careful to keep the rag flat. They should shine up well being stainless and stay that was being 316 which is marine grade.
So there you have it, stainless versions of the rivets your front guard came with, and also fit other places on the RD range with those big head rivets, like the hinge bracket on the LC2 cowl/fairing... contact me if you want some for that as I could supply them in 2s if needed.
Set of 4, with washers and nuts = Au$30 + $2.50 post, payment by paypal gift / money owed or bank transfer /direct deposit.
(please excuse my half-prepped-for-painting front guard in these pics)
Goes without saying I dont have millions of em, so first come first served
I know a few people have made these before and Im not breaking any new ground here, but I couldnt find any when I needed some so I had a bunch of these made up by a local LC nutter as I figure I cant be the only one who wants a set and no one sold them so...
They started off as Stainless steel grade 316 M6 coach head bolts and have been turned in a lathe to the dimensions of the old LC rivets and then dimpled to complete the rivet look. The coachbolt's square underside part of the shaft has been turned round and they are supplied with stainless nuts and lock washers. They are longer than standard as some people may want to fit different nuts or extra washers, or feel free to dremel off the end you dont want etc. They can be supplied without the nuts and washers if you have your own, but it wont change the price or the post much sadly.
The general consensus with these is that you drill your guard and bracket with a 6mm drill bit and then do these up 'hard finger tight', you can add some loctite if you wanted to be sure, but the lock washer does the trick and those who've made them in the past didnt have any worries.
And yes you can polish these up if you wanted, just put em in a cordless drill and gently spin em on some high grit wed n dry and then buff with some polish on a rag - be careful to keep the rag flat. They should shine up well being stainless and stay that was being 316 which is marine grade.
So there you have it, stainless versions of the rivets your front guard came with, and also fit other places on the RD range with those big head rivets, like the hinge bracket on the LC2 cowl/fairing... contact me if you want some for that as I could supply them in 2s if needed.
Set of 4, with washers and nuts = Au$30 + $2.50 post, payment by paypal gift / money owed or bank transfer /direct deposit.
(please excuse my half-prepped-for-painting front guard in these pics)
Goes without saying I dont have millions of em, so first come first served
