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Fastest way to get SS exhaust bolts?

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I was planning on getting SS bolts for the exhaust anyway, but upon my first longer ride with the 1150 today, several bolts vibrated right out of the head.

At least they didn't break off in the head...

So, I need some new bolts ASAP. What's the fastest route to that goal?

/UM
 
Hardware store?

BTW, common hardware store grade stainless hardware is about 20% weaker than the stock Suzuki bolts. Make sure you use lots of anti seize on those bolts.
 
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Are you guys kidding? I've never seen Lowes, Home Depot or any local hardware stores carrying something like that. They always claim it's too odd a size...
 
my local ace hardware has all sorts of stainless metric stuff, socket head screws etc.
 
The two in my area have a section of drawer cabinets with , I think they call it 'spectilty fasteners'. Like snap fings, o rings, and stainless hardware. I think 1 or 2 drawers are stainless metric.
 
Yup....My Ace has a very good selection of metric SS stuff...
 
Ace Hardware....find the section that has the thin plastic containers of specialty items. You should be able to find hex head and socket head bolts in stainless steel.

Joe
 
My local Tru Valu hardware has that stuff too.... You do have to dig a bit beyond the rows of gleaming English fixings to find it :S :D
 
Can anyone recommend a length? I'm not even sure the bolts that were on it were stock...
 
Stock is 8X40mm, so you should be able to get them at any real hardware store. Or at least they will have a small empty box where they used to be... :rolleyes: You might have to check a few stores to find eight of them.

FYI, Meantards, bLowes, and Home Despot are not real hardware stores.

Bolt Depot was mentioned for bolts in any quantity, and McMaster-Carr is an excellent source for stainless goodies by the box. The "official" term for stainless allen head bolts is "Stainless Steel Socket Head".
http://www.mcmaster.com



Some bikes (like my GS850) use 8X35mm bolts, and these are sort of an in-between size and not generally available locally.
 
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I go to Rocky's Ace hardware in Fitchburg MA and they have the best assortment that i have found. It sounds like most Ace hardware stores carry about the same stuff. The places i've checkout are Home Depot, Lowes, napa, cap, advance auto, car quest, and aubochon hardware and none of them come nowhere close to Ace in mm SS.
 
So, given that the stock Suzuki bolts are 20% harder than SS, would you guys still recommend the SS route?
 
UncleMike said:
So, given that the stock Suzuki bolts are 20% harder than SS, would you guys still recommend the SS route?
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I run S.S. socket-head cap screws on the two outer pipes(prettier), and studs w/S.S. nuts on the inner two(helps support header during remove/install). Both are trouble-free...use anti-seize either way. Got all of it at Ace Hardware, in the specialty fasteners section.
 
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