1978 GS1000E hardware kit - any ideas

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  • philosopheriam
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    • Oct 2013
    • 730
    • Aurora, IL
    #1

    1978 GS1000E hardware kit - any ideas

    Folks,

    I have a 1978 GS1000E and I would like to replace a majority of the fasteners.

    I know that a few companies make stainless engine bolt kits, however, does anyone have a kit for all of the frame/fork/etc hardware?

    Just curious...
    Cogito ergo sum - "I think, therefore I am"
    Ren? Descartes
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    • SVSooke
      #2
      Not that I've seen.Would be pretty expensive and you know what we are like

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        • tkent02
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          • Jan 2006
          • 35571
          • Near South Park
          #3
          Spend some time at your local metric hardware supplier. They have most everything.
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            • Steve
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              • Jun 2005
              • 35924
              • southwest oHIo
              #4
              Be careful about putting stainless bolts in high-stress areas, they are not the proper item to use.

              They will be great for holding the covers on the engine and things like that, but not for engine mounts.

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                • GSX1000E
                  #5
                  Sorry that they are all dirty but all of my bikes get ridden and I don't spend all day on a keyboard talking about them. These are not stock photos. I just took them.
                  (Three different bikes here and none of them have the stock HP)















                  I keep all of these SS fasteners in stock and no, they are not cheap. Most are made in Germany.

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                    • Agemax
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                      • Apr 2008
                      • 8371
                      • plymouth uk
                      #6
                      Stainless bolts are perfectly acceptable as engine mounts. There are enough of them to prevent any significant stress on any of them.
                      Inox fasteners in the UK used to do a complete bike replacement kit for the GS, but I'm not sure if they do anymore. They do engine kits and specialize in motorcycles so they will have all you need. I buy all my s/s fasteners from them
                      Last edited by Agemax; 05-04-2014, 03:12 PM.
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                        • Turtleface
                          #7
                          Check out McMaster-Carr. I bought my carb hardware from them, it's pretty cheap if you buy larger quantities. I think 10 bucks or so for packages of 50, vs 2-5 dollars per bolt at Ace. I ended up with enough to send a fee kits out to fellow GSers for a song.

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                            • philosopheriam
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                              • Oct 2013
                              • 730
                              • Aurora, IL
                              #8
                              I actually live 30min away from McMaster Carr and I work near there, too...

                              It's much more cost effective to go through McMaster or Fastenal - the only reason I was hoping there was a kit was so I didn;t have to buy bolts peacemeal - I was hoping to get everything in one shot.

                              I am currently converting the engine over to all stainless socket cap screws and the chassis bolts will be zinc-plated flange head metric 10.9 fasteners.
                              Cogito ergo sum - "I think, therefore I am"
                              Ren? Descartes

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                                • Guest
                                  #9
                                  I know that there are varying opinions about where it is suitable to use stainless fasteners, and I'd like to save that question for another day. But I would like to put the question another way round.

                                  Where, on a 30 year old bike, should you never use stainless fasteners, and why?

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