Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > Titanium nuts and bolts

[berto]

bsr-aeroteck, pro-bolt titanium ok but their anodised stuff sucks (red turns pink pronto)

[nathanhu]

berto

that will teach you for sticking "red bolts" on your bike

[Felix]

I'll second the BSR-Aerotech recommendation. Poggipolini is difficult to deal with because everything comes out of Italy and unless you order sufficient quantity, you'll get stung for postage. Another quality (at a price) supplier is SEM Titanuim. There quality is second to none, located in Germany.

[ils]

If anyone's interested,I've got a huge stockpile of rounded off/rusted/milky coloured bolts and fasteners that would make fashionable Ducatisti just faint at your post ironic-ironic-irony. Just imagine at a bike meet - a crowd is drawn to your totally mint Ducati, it's beautiful lines dripping with carbon and bling. But wait! admiration turns to revulsion at the jarring realisation on closer inspection that the bolts are all shite. Only those 'in the know' will know that these are Bologna bolts. GSX-R owners (God bless-em) will not understand why you havent changed them for purple anodised ones. And the general public will think it's just a nice red bike but a bit noisy though.
£50 a tub.

[Carbon749]

Originally posted by ils
If anyone's interested,I've got a huge stockpile of rounded off/rusted/milky coloured bolts and fasteners that would make fashionable Ducatisti just faint at your post ironic-ironic-irony. Just imagine at a bike meet - a crowd is drawn to your totally mint Ducati, it's beautiful lines dripping with carbon and bling. But wait! admiration turns to revulsion at the jarring realisation on closer inspection that the bolts are all shite. Only those 'in the know' will know that these are Bologna bolts. GSX-R owners (God bless-em) will not understand why you havent changed them for purple anodised ones. And the general public will think it's just a nice red bike but a bit noisy though.
£50 a tub.

I made my own, ride the bike in the wet and let it stand overnight

[berto]

Yeah Nat I was going through a particularly troublesome max power/Streetfighters phase!!!

[LewisW96]

Does anyone have a bolt list, handy?

Lewis

[Stealth]

Just looked at the SEM site. Totally impressed with the titanium hub. Has any one purchased on of these? If so, what did it cost - my deutsche wasn't good enough to loacte it in the pdf catalogue. Also, is it as strong andurable as the oem steel item?

[Shazaam!]

Titanium Substitution for Steel Fasteners

The selection of a fastener size, material and preload for a given design application is based on a number of considerations - mechanical stress, vibration, temperature fluctuations and corrosive environments to name just a few. Consequently, improper material substitution or an incorrect tightening force on a bolted connection can result in failure, reduced performance, warranty problems, or even unintended disassembly of a vital component.

Titanium has half the density/weight of steel, but also 50 - 60% of steel’s shear and Young’s modulus. So you’ll often need bigger bolts, which negates the 40% weight advantage of titanium.

Direct substitution of steel parts, size for size, with titanium replacements is rarely the best way to proceed when dealing with safety-related fasteners such as brake parts.

[twpd]

You have to be very careful when using Ti. There's many kinds of Ti alloys in use. Some are not suitable for use on a bike so find out what alloys are used in the fasteners and then consult with a good suitably qualified mechanical engineer.

[Edited on 30-9-2005 by twpd]