53 "jackass" mpg hwy

[takes2serious]

Where do you folks buy your metric nuts and bolts? My local home improvement store carries a small selection of the M5-M12 stuff, though not in the higher quality, and certainly not in stainless steel. My dealer wants an arm and a leg for the stock parts, and it gets old waiting a couple of weeks for my favorite online dealer, who happens to be on the opposite coast, doesn't stock them, and only orders from Kawasaki about once per week. I've seen the kits offered by Jake and others, which I think are great, but what do you do when you just need one or two specific fasteners, like an M24 nut, or you bend one footpeg circlip?

[bigfatgreenbike]

rshultz@... wrote:

>Where do you folks buy your metric nuts and bolts? >

metricspecialties.com They have a $25 minimum order, and a $2.00 minimum on any one item (meaning you might buy 12 part threaded M6x1.25x30mm socket head cap screws but buy 150 m6 washers). Over the lasst few years I've put together a pretty good assortment. They have a sh*tload of stainless stuff. -- Devon Brooklyn, NY A15-Z '01 KLR650 '81 SR500 cafe racer "The truth's not too popular these days....." Arnold Schwarzenneger, in The Running Man

[Stan]

I use these guys for various things. Prices are not the best, but the selection overall is quite large. http://www.mscdirect.com/ -S

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[matteeanne@yahoo.com]

Full sets of stainless specifically for the KLR, including a map as to what bolt goes where can be had on Ebay for a very reasonable rate. However, I would strongly urge you to kepp it stock, and keep em tight, at very least until they start to show signs of wear. Given your thumpers vibration, if you swap them all out, and undertighten the wrong bolt, it can cost you dearly, and maybe even your life, it aint worth it IMHO --- takes2serious wrote:

> Where do you folks buy your metric nuts and bolts? > My local home > improvement store carries a small selection of the > M5-M12 stuff, > though not in the higher quality, and certainly not > in stainless > steel. My dealer wants an arm and a leg for the > stock parts, and it > gets old waiting a couple of weeks for my favorite > online dealer, who > happens to be on the opposite coast, doesn't stock > them, and only > orders from Kawasaki about once per week. > > I've seen the kits offered by Jake and others, which > I think are > great, but what do you do when you just need one or > two specific > fasteners, like an M24 nut, or you bend one footpeg > circlip? > > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at > www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris > Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > >

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[Kent]

Went for a highway rip this weekend 2 up on my KLR with my Jackass pipe (BGRS) Dynojet kit and K&N filter. 9.9L to 223 KM. Works out to 53 miles to the U.S. gallon. Kent J Kelowna BC Canada

[Eric L. Green]

On Mon, 7 Jun 2004, takes2serious wrote:

> Where do you folks buy your metric nuts and bolts?

The local hardware store.

> My local home > improvement store carries a small selection of the M5-M12 stuff,

A home improvement store is not a hardware store. Hardware stores have bin after bin of hardware (nuts, bolts, pins, etc.). Home improvement stores have, well, home improvement stuff, of which only a small amount is hardware. -E