Replacement Allen Bolts

[gsxbarmy]

For anyone thinking of changing their 14 to have nice new allen bolts, saw this on eBay this morning, which looks to be decent value for what you get

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/448pcs-Suzuki-GSX1400-01-06-STAINLESS-ENGINE-FRAME-ALLEN-BOLTS-KIT-EXTRAS/231797436487?epid=852051337&hash=item35f8343047:g:wIsAAOSwgQ9Vt38G

Seems to contain most, if not all bolts you may need (can't check as there isn't a complete list of sizes provided)

[froudy]

@gsxbarmy
Hang on a mo.
I got one of these sets a couple of years ago and most of what is included is not used on the GSX1400. Also most of what IS needed isn't included.
I had to contact the seller about the kit and give him with a full list of GSX1400 fittings. He did send me out extra bolts at no cost in the end, but it took a while to get it sorted out..
If he has in fact sorted it, then it's good value for money
So I'd say "caveat emptor"

[Red Biker]

£10.80 for the 30 piece engine kit here:

http://www.a2stainless.co.uk/Suzuki-GSX1400-Engine-Casings-Stainless-Capscrews-Kit_AJ5RH.aspx

[gsxbarmy]

@gsxbarmy
Hang on a mo.
I got one of these sets a couple of years ago and most of what is included is not used on the GSX1400. Also most of what IS needed isn't included.
I had to contact the seller about the kit and give him with a full list of GSX1400 fittings. He did send me out extra bolts at no cost in the end, but it took a while to get it sorted out..
If he has in fact sorted it, then it's good value for money
So I'd say "caveat emptor"

Hmm. Yes I remember that Steve. I wonder. Good call.

[Andre]

I wonder about any low-price offerings (less than 8 cent a piece the one and 30 cent the other).

Slave-work, recovered steel from a nuclear plant, "fallen" of a truck, low quality...

[BbigMmac]

Replaced almost all the bolts on my GSX with stainless steel. Started in 2010 when I bought it by taking out each bolt, taking it`s measure and then ordering them all in batches. Had them machined bij a friend. Not as perfect as Pro-Bolt but am satisfied.

[VladTepes]

What machining did your friend have to do, if you ordered the bolts? 

[ARH]

I recall replacing all the bolts on my old Honda 400 dream with stainless... and regretting it some years later because the stainless reacted with the Alu casings... a lot of the bolts were seized and took some work getting them back off again.  Has anything changed?  I guess a prodigious use of anti seize would have helped ... I forgot 

[BbigMmac]

What machining did your friend have to do, if you ordered the bolts? 

The heads are normally strait, he machined an angle one them.

[BbigMmac]

I recall replacing all the bolts on my old Honda 400 dream with stainless... and regretting it some years later because the stainless reacted with the Alu casings... a lot of the bolts were seized and took some work getting them back off again.  Has anything changed?  I guess a prodigious use of anti seize would have helped ... I forgot 

Don`t think that anytthing has changed, haven`t had any problems yet, used a little coppergrease on the threads.

[froudy]

I machined nearly every single stainless Allen bolt like that on my Bandit..End result is good

[BbigMmac]

Have replaced almost all on the 1400 also, just a couple more to do this winter.

[grog]

Those machined look unreal. Perfect look. Mine arent but not a job i can be bothered to do. Yours are better but im lazy.

[BbigMmac]

Thanks for the compliment. It`s a lot of work taking out and measuring all the bolts but like the result. Not lazy...other priorities?

[VladTepes]

@BbigMmac  et al

So does anyone have a complete list of the bolts / fasteners etc for the GSX1400 so that we can order these / get them made / whatever?