Titanium Case Ducati 999 Complete Kit ” Conquest Carbon Would you honestly spend this much on bolts???!
As a CNC machinist I know that Titanium is notoriously difficult to machine,both on a lathe and to finish grind,it has the weight of aluminium with the strength of hardened steel,which makes it so expensive,however it would still be difficult to justify spending this kind of dosh....unless you're a millionaire!
Yeah..i agree,i'm no millionaire either so a better option would be to gradually upgrade your fasteners over time ,one piece at a time,i guess i'm spoilt because every now and then I get the chance to machine my own bits and bobs out of Titanium ,when the boss isn't looking...oops ,hope I haven't dropped myself in the sh!t
When I was a Gixxer driver with their standard of bolts made of cheese, I had no choice to change. went for a mix of titanium and stainless in the end. Same for my 'blades, although the OEM bolts were made of metal.
Somewhere in Chelsea a Russian Oligarch is phoning his minions demanding solid gold bolts for his Panigale / Desmodici/whatever ...
I once many years ago read a feature on a bloke that built a BSA Rocket 3 in a Rob north Replica frame. He used Titanium bolts throughout that bike which he obtained from a scrapyard that had a trashed helicopter.
Ive been buying Ti bolts for as long as I can remember . My 999 is full of them . Only thing I have resisted is axle bolts. I dont think I will have put £200s worth of bolts on my 999 and there is none left to do. If you want to do them you can do them cheaply it just takes longer and you have to be prepared to do some work . I do have a lathe and a milling machine though so lots get altered .
Have you seen the weight they are claiming, cheap at half the price: 0.0000 grams!!! NASA will be interested...
I'm having a hard time justifying £1000 quoted price for full service + co2 adjustment (trim) never mind spending that on a couple screws....
