Missing Bolt?

[Lyra]

Hmm, The bolt seems to only exist on ebay from the USA. Are there other places to hunt one out before I pay £20 shipping on a £2 bolt?

/edit/ I have found this place which seems to stock the parts I need. Getting excited!

[Sandy]

Welcome aboard. Glad to see another GS getting some love. There's this guy in the Netherlands that has a lot of NOS Suzuki parts. I've ordered some stuff from him in the past and is good to deal with. You'll need a Suzuki part number from another site that has the parts fiches online first though.

http://www.classicsuzukiparts.nl/4strokemenu/gs850/?lang=en

[steveb922]

Beware of the postage from the Netherlands - it can be expensive!

[steveb922]

Looks like Robinsons Foundry can do that bolt for about £20 delivered, but it would take about 7 days, as they don't have it in stock. I searched on part no. 09100-10074. I have various long bolts here. If you want to measure yours and post the dimensions, I'll check what I have available.

[Sandy]

Beware of the postage from the Netherlands - it can be expensive!

Wow, I bought some fairing bits last year and shipping to Canada was very reasonable. Thought it should be reasonable to the UK. I forget how it shipped but I thought it was just general post.

[Cyrano]

Hmm, The bolt seems to only exist on ebay from the USA. Are there other places to hunt one out before I pay £20 shipping on a £2 bolt?

/edit/ I have found this place which seems to stock the parts I need. Getting excited!

Found this on ebay UK, should have everything you need.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-GS850G-Crankcase-Bolts-/222017696968?hash=item33b14934c8:g:Zp4AAOSwzgRWt2X5

[Lyra]

Everyone here is so helpful!

[tkent02]

Found this on ebay UK, should have everything you need.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-GS8...4AAOSwzgRWt2X5

No! Those are the bolts that hold the engine together, they are NOT the ones that hold it in the frame.

[Lyra]

Ok
I have ordered the bolt from Robinson's Foundry (and another of the smaller 10x60 mounting bolts which was missing from the other side).
Thanks for the help everyone. I will post an update when I get the delivery of the parts and attempt installation.

[Buffalo Bill]

Well, there is an advantage having broad experience and understanding of mechanical things.
An easy fix would be to buy a threaded rod that fits, a couple nuts and washers, cut the rod to length and bolt it in there.

[eil]

Well, there is an advantage having broad experience and understanding of mechanical things.
An easy fix would be to buy a threaded rod that fits, a couple nuts and washers, cut the rod to length and bolt it in there.

I was under the impression that engine mount bolts are made of a harder steel than the parmesan-grade all-thread they sell in hardware stores?

[tkent02]

Probably are, but there's not much stress on it anyway unless you're racing or crashing or something. Hell, the engine didn't fall out even without a bolt at all. That said, I'd hold out for the correct bolt just because all thread is lame.

[posplayr]

I was under the impression that engine mount bolts are made of a harder steel than the parmesan-grade all-thread they sell in hardware stores?

Just like "parmesan" grade and "hi" grade duct tape, the experts know how to use the correct tool (and proper technical terms i.e. duck tape)

[londonboards]

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[sharpy]

Just like "parmesan" grade and "hi" grade duct tape, the experts know how to use the correct tool (and proper technical terms i.e. duck tape)

Mmm we call it 200mph tape. That dont work can always use T.B.W. trail bike wire from some farmers fence