Yamaha R1 7075 alloy front wheel axle, bolt and oil cooler bolt and titanium sprocket nut
These are for a Yamaha R1, they are 7075 alloy front wheel axle with bolt, oil cooler bolt and a titanium gearbox sprocket nut. They are going on a track bike. They’re coated with Surteck 650 by those good folk at Moss Metal Finishing to provide corrosion protection.
Read More7075 alloy wheel bearing holders and spacer
This is a 7075 alloy wheel bearing spacer with bearing holders. The length of the spacer is critical as even 2 thou inaccuracy could cause side loading on the bearings causing them to fail, so there was a lot of measuring, checking and rechecking the length.
Read MoreDucati titanium sprocket drive pins
These are a set of titanium sprocket drive pins for a Ducati. They have a left hand thread under the flange where they screw into the sprocket carrier, its a bit fiddly but not a problem.
Read MoreTitanium M6 waisted bolts
These are some tricky little M6 bolts with waisted shanks, the trickiness is not in machining the shanks but in holding them after to machine the heads. Normally I make the shanks just a thou or two under full diameter so they would be around 5.97mm with the thread diameter 5.85mm which means i can hold onto the shank without damaging the thread. But as these have a 5mm dia shank there’s nothing to hold without damage. So i made a holder for them.
Read MoreMontessa titanium engine mounting and suspension bolts
Here’s some engine mounting and suspension bolts for Montessa’s, they’re off to H&D racing in York. The suspension bolts are socket cap and flanged hex head, the engine mountings are the long waisted bolts.
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