bolts

[junior varsity]

I think something is different with the newer flavor of bolts. The guys I know with older Monsters and SS's have needed to switch out bolts over the years. Most things are M6x20 or M6x25 so I have tons of those, in the event I find a bolt that hasn't been replaced while doing maintenance.

[g6]

Bolts can be had from  http://www.fastenal.com/, they can find most any bolt in steel, SS, if there is one close to you, then there is no shipping.
You may also want to try http://www.mcmaster.com/ for their wide range of bolts. although they sell them in box quantity's.

Good Luck
g6

[duckb0y]

So i picked up some imitation screws at the depot.

There steel with a black coating, I'm not concerned about them looking different than the others at this point, will these corrode any faster or will i have a problem getting them out next year? Are these a softer metal? I think the crackshaft cover is plastic anyway, not sure have to check again.

Black oxide bolts. I picked up a couple of these when I was rigging up my windscreen.  I store my bike inside, and don't ride when it rains, if I can help it.  I got caught in one pretty heavy downpour, and the bolt heads got rusty, threads were still OK.  I just got done replacing them with stainless ones today, the black oxide ones lasted less than a year. 

I would recommend the stock bolt for any critical application, and stainless bolts for any non-critical components.

[Autostrada Pilot]

Lol, I gave the guy a simple solution to his query. Just replace the parts you need and be done with it.

1) SS bolts are overrated. They break when hamfisted, not just strip out. The stock bolts do just fine if you keep your bike clean, store it indoors, use proper torque & antisieze, and don't hamfist them. Like I said before, I bought an SS kit, and really can't tell the difference from 2 feet away.

Any antisieze in particular or just go grab some from autozone?   I'll be removing a couple of bolts in the next few weeks and want to prevent any future problems.

Thanks guys!

[junior varsity]

i just use some from autozone. or blue/red loctite depending on the application.

[booger]

Remember you're fastening a stainless steel screw into an aluminum substrate. Galvanic corrosion can occur between these two metals, which depending on the environment you are contemplating are quite far away from each other in the galvanic series. This means a tendency for the less noble metal(in this case aluminum) to corrode. Regular steel is actually closer to aluminum on the scale than stainless, which means less likelihood of galvanic corrosion(white powdery oxidation) between steel and aluminum than stainless and aluminum. A copper paste can be used as a buffer between the two, on the threads. I use LubroMoly hi-temp copper antisieze on lots of things like this. However this is probably overkill. Those threads aren't going to corrode if you keep your bike in a garage and don't ride in the rain. Eliminate the moisture quotient and you won't get corrosion. That's why if you buy an old Jag it's best if it came from Arizona.
I do however use WD40 a lot to clean the road grime off my bike. WD stands for water displacement. Might be why my bolts aren't rusting. That and I keep the bike indoors under a breatheable cover and don't ride in the rain.
Seems you can't win. SS bolts don't rust but will corrode alu threads via galvanic action. Regular steel rusts but is less likely to have a galvanic reaction. I advise you to keep your bike clean and protected, buy the stock bolts, and be done with it.