Buell titanium spindles and bolts
Just nearly finished a set of spindles and brake mounting bolts in titanium for a Buell. I would have finished but theres another set of socket cap bolts to go with this lot, they are made with just the sockets to broach in the heads, unfortunately when i started broaching them I was a bit overenthusiatic with the press and the broach exploded into smithereens on the first one! So i’m just waiting for the new one to arrive and i can finish the job.
It all went swimmingly well, though to say the shaft on the rear spindle is 25mm it had a fair amount of deflection to get rid of and it took a while to get it just right, and just right it is! The original spindle had a 24mm thread on the end and a mouses ear hole through it, i made the threads 25×1.25 so i could bully a man size hole down it! its now bored 19mm throughout. Proof of the pudding is the original weighs 1035g with all its washers and nut, mine weighs 321g complete! thats a lot of pies.
The original front spindle weighs 587g as opposed to mine at 167g, another fine saving!









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Hello.
I’d like to know if your Titanium set is suitable for tube frame Buells.
Can I get a rear axle and matching nut only?
How much does it cost?
Thank You for Your effort.
Cheers,Ralph Schubert
Hello.
I’d like to know if your Titanium set is suitable for tube frame Buells.
Can I get a rear axle and matching nut only?
How much does it cost?
Thank You for Your effort.
Cheers,Ralph Schubert