Engine covers and Race preping on a budget.!

[robracer]

You guys use a heap of drill bits........ do you have a drill press & a press vice?

[photomike666]

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Am I in trouble as I purchased Ti caliper bolts and they are not drilled?

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4. The high tensile caliper bolts are only high tensile at the shaft. The actual head is just forged steel I am guessing. If yours are Ti all the way to the top then you will need a diamond head drill bit and alot of patience. My advice is to go back to the High tensile bolts.

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I had a stock caliper bolt sheer; it was 9 years old and went before I reached torque setting, so I replaced all four with Ti bolts from Tasty Nuts. The heads will be Ti too. I might just purchase another set with drilled heads. Wish I had have done this initially.

[Blurr]

Nup, its because Coolant is slippery and if it gets on the track (either thru a crash, blown hose or overheating) will cause accidents...

Water is slippery too though...

Well there you go. In all honesty that was my first thought but I wouldnt have thought coolant was any more slippery than water, so it led me to believe that it had something to do with the chemical effects.

[shinnynoggon]

nice work there boys i'll see you down there either on the track or watching

[Wattie]

You guys use a heap of drill bits........ do you have a drill press & a press vice?

are they underf 50 mucks to buy at supercheap?? if not, then probably not

[robracer]

A small benchtop one would be perfect.... Bunnings..... Hare & forbes.......Gasweld.....it's an investment

[MadKaw]

I bought a selection of 1 to 3mm drill bits from ebay..
Bits that small are always gunna break.. especially drilling into round allen head bolts and the like with a hand held drill and vice grips..

I figure its still cheaper than a drill press... Did 4 bikes with em.

[Damon Z1000]

Wattie ya carnt, thats what you get for me having to get my hands dirty during 2, yes I said 2 lunches.

Next time fix ém to a board the position they came off in , instead of givin them to me in a bit of old rag!

Anybody else, mates rates has now been cancelled, go see Wet 4 U

[Blurr]

Anybody else, mates rates has now been cancelled, go see Wet 4 U

Cranky bloody pom

[MadKaw]

Lucky we're all not like that....

[Blurr]

Lucky we're all not like that....

yep, you had the good sense to ditch the bloody accent

[Wattie]

Wattie ya carnt, thats what you get for me having to get my hands dirty during 2, yes I said 2 lunches.

Next time fix ém to a board the position they came off in , instead of givin them to me in a bit of old rag!

Anybody else, mates rates has now been cancelled, go see Wet 4 U

[Damon Z1000]

Sarcasm is another good atribute of Poms ha ha ha Sucked in!

[Gosling1]

nice work on the c/f covers there ! Mark from cR - old mate on the FZ1 track bike who has done a couple of track days with us - was asking me tonight about the engine cover rule - he is entering in the St George series, will be racing at WP on the 18th April......I'll send him a link to this thread so he can see how trained professionals do it

....Got a photo of a Lockwired Caliper? I gues I'll have to do that to mine? is that a new(ish) rule?...

I don't think its mandatory mate, but its good insurance.....

[dilligaf]

is one of these the kit you need?

http://shop.ebay.com.au/carbonmods-uk/m ... ksid=p4340