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

Blurr wrote:

photomike666 wrote:...

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.

MadKaw wrote: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.

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

robracer wrote: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

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

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.

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

Cranky bloody pom

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

MadKaw wrote:Lucky we're all not like that....

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

Damon Z1000 wrote: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

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

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

ducatipaul wrote:....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.....

is one of these the kit you need?

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