Bolts

[angus]

Anybody know if the bolts that hold the calipers to fork and the caliper plate are available in stainless from Suzuki or are they black.

[Rijko]

i am not an expert on the GS850GL, but i have never seen Suzuki GS OEM bolts or a caliper plate in stainless.
Pictures on Partzilla show silver (so probably galvanized) bolts, caliper plate is black.

http://www.partzilla.com/parts/detail/suzuki/SP-01550-10407.html

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[angus]

Super its the bolts that hold the caliper plate not the plate I was looking for in stainless do you know if galvanised would rust??

[Rijko]

New ones won't rust for decades unless the bike sits outside at the salty seaside a lot.
Like in Dublin ?
Re-galvanised ones start rusting faster.

I like polished stainless too, have been eyeballing lots of parts on www.astrax.co.uk for my GT750.
That guy makes beautiful parts, focussed on the GT750 but he also makes parts for GS and other models.
Maybe contact him.
He's on Ebay, too http://stores.ebay.com/AstraxUK?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

[angus]

Got the bolts Rijko mentioned On partzilla cleaned the ones that hold caliper to forks no good.Do you know if these come the same galvanised (silver).Partzilla showing black seems strange to have 2 different colours on caliper.

[Rijko]

did i get the wrong bolts up ?
If so, i am sorry !

Can you measure the bolts you have, maybe even put up a picture ?

They should be on the partslist,

http://www.partzilla.com/parts/search/Suzuki/Motorcycle/1982/GS850GL/FRONT%20CALIPERS/parts.html

[angus]

No you put up right parts I got number 16 on partzilla now I need part number 12 as mine didn't clean up as good as the new ones I got.The image shows black.

[Rijko]

how do the ones you bought compare to what you need now ?
Looks like a match, just 1 cm too long ?

[angus]

No there m8 others are m10

[angus]

No there m8 others are m10

[Rijko]

don't seem to be produced other than black ... closest thing that might fit that i could find is
a H*nda part

[angus]

Ur a genius I'll try it

[angus]

Turns out thats 8 by 30 mines 10 by 30

[Rijko]

like 'em in titanium ?
Or visit a local motorshop, they have those bolts.
Bikeworld should have them !

Comparing the old bolt vs anything new is easiest that way.