New titanium bolts Dec 2014

Hi,
Just a re order of parts that ran out, although there are a couple of new parts that may interest you.
The M8 x 30mm hex bolts with flange are good for Honda caliper bolts.  They fit my NSR250  MC28
They'll reduce unsprung weight, as well as looking very shiny indeed.







The M8 dome nuts pictured have a flange on the bottom as a customer asked for them for the head bolts of his RGV250  VJ22
I have normal dome nuts on my RGV250 VJ23 with no ill effect but a flange does give extra surface area to the clamping of the nut.
The titanium washers are nicer this time around.  The previous washers were punched out of sheet titanium whereas these are turned out of titanium bar.  They're just shinier that way.


If you're into FACEBOOK you may like to check out the Titan Classics page for product updates and chatter about car/bikes and things that are shiny and fast

https://www.facebook.com/shinybolts

There is also a TWITTER feed at https://twitter.com/titanclassics

The Ebay shop has had a name change so if you previously typed Lathe*dog it is now titanclassics

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/titanclassics

and of course there's trusty old http://titanclassics.com/

Titanium Honda replica brake parts

Here are some parts that will fit straight onto a great many Honda's (listed below)
They're just over half the weight but most importantly they shine out brilliantly so makes you classic bike like shiny again and keep that shine.

I've had titanium parts on my bike since 1997 and they still look as good as the day they were made.

Honda titanium replica banjo bolt 

Honda TITANIUM replica bleed bolts 

FITS

  CBR1000RR  FRONT/REAR
  CBR900RR  FRONT/REAR  1993
  CBR600    FRONT/REAR
  CBR1100XX  FRONT/REAR
  CRF450R
  CRF250
  CR250R
  CR125R
  CR500 FRONT/REAR
  RTV1000R  FRONT/REAR
  CR85R
  NSR250 MC28
  NRX1800
  TRX200/250/300/400/450/500/650/680
  FL400
  ST1300
  RVF750R FRONT/REAR
  VFR1200
  VFR800
  VT600/750/1100
  XR250
  XR400
  XR600
  XR650
  CB900
  GL1800
  PC800
  VFR750F
  CBR1000F  FRONT/REAR
  GL1500
  CBR250


These are also available from http://titanclassics.com/

Classic Mini TITANIUM clutch arm pushrod | eBay

Classic Mini TITANIUM clutch arm pushrod | eBay:



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New products Autumn 2014

Hi,

There's are a few new products listed on the Lathe Dog Ebay shop. Too many to list really but for Classic Mini owners out there here's a posh pair of clutch throwout nuts.  Half the weight and totally corrosion proof for the long winter months in a damp garage

Classic Mini throwout nuts

For bike owners there are new low production parts like the rear wheel nut for an NSR250  MC28

Honda NSR250 MC28 TITANIUM rear wheel nut

There's a much larger range of M8 Allen head bolts

Parts to be listed soon are titanium replica brake bleed bolts.  There are already M8 Honda replica brake bleed bolts that look amazing on the calipers.

That's it for now but keep checking the Lathe Dog Ebay shop  for new low production titanium products.

TITAN CLASSICS WEBSITE

Fuel tank electrolysis

The MC28 fuel tank had a tiny bit of rust inside, which I made worse by trying something out I saw mentioned on the net.  Putting vinegar in the tank to gently acid burn the inside.  This didn't work well for me and introduced rust that wasn't there before.
Then I tried a using Jenolite which has Phosphoric acid to get rid of the rust, and it kind of worked but I really wasn't removing the rust from inside the tank.  Jenolite is actually really good for rusty small parts.   Things like the rear brake clevis pin that was really rusty came up like new after a few hours sitting in neat Jenolite.

So, I thought I'd try the electrolysis method I saw on youtube and I wasn't really convinced, but it worked really well!

You need a battery charger, a battery, jump cables and a piece of mild steel as the anode.

fuel tank electrolysis

bubbling electrolysis

I scratched the paint off on the bracket at the rear of the tank so the negative crocodile clip can get a good connection.

The battery charger is hooked up to the battery to stop the battery going flat.

The fuel tank is filled with water and a packet of SODIUM CARBONATE was mixed in because it is conductive apparently.

The mild steel anode must not touch the tank but sit in the water. So as you can see in the picture I wrapped insulation tape around the pipe that may accidentally come in contact with the tank.

When I turned on the power the water bubbled immediately.    I left the doors open as I think the gas released in Hydrogen.

I left it working for about 24 hours, and every few hours I turned it off.  Took the mild steel anode out and scraped off the rust and scum.

I then drained the tank of all the water.   I don't have an air compressor to dry off the inside of the tank but I have an old vacuum cleaner and thought that's airflow, just in the opposite direction, so I put the pipe in tank, took the fuel tap off the bottom of the tank to get some proper airflow and let the vacuum cleaner go for a few hours.

When it looked dry inside, I sprayed a load of WD40 inside the tank because it's supposed to displace water by getting underneath it.  Left it overnight, then swilled about a litre of acetone in the tank for a while.  When I let it pour out of the tap hole it came out brown.  Acetone evapourates quickly and soon the tank was rust free and dry.

I then fitted a brand new fuel tap,  filled the tank with petrol and refitted the fuel filler cap to keep it sealed.

MC28 Fuel tap

When I refitted the tank I turned the tap on and fuel leaked on the floor.   I turned the tap off thinking I must've not fitted a pipe correctly but I now think, that with the carbs and fuel pipes being empty, the fuel rushed down in the float bowls, rose up over the overflow and sort of syphoned itself.  It didn't do it after that, so panic over.

Fuel tank electrolysis really works.   I don't recommend people using vinegar, or acid.

Thanks for reading my post.  I'll try and do another update soon and show off some of the cool titanium products developed specifically for the MC28

http://titanclassics.com/

New look Titan Classics website.

Hi,

I haven't posted in several months, so here goes.   I've changed the Titan Classics website and hopefully you approve.  Although I think it may be a bit chaotic however nicer it may look.
There's a much much wider range of stock now and its mostly titanium motorbike parts rather than Classic UNF/UNC parts although that stock range is slowly growing.

I'm currently restoring a modern classics Honda NSR250 SE (MC28) Japanese market only bike which I imported at astonishing expense.  Had I known at the start I'd not have bothered, but the upside is as I strip to restore the bike I'm modelling the parts in CAD and will have a lot of stuff replicated in ageless and beautiful titanium.

The Mini still needs the wings welding on, front subframe fitting and a spray paint. I was hoping to have it on the road this summer but importing this bike has probably scuppered that.  Oops!

Anyway,  have a look at the Titan Classics shop and I'd love to hear what people think of it.   There's things like free postage to UK and I've tried to get the same level of service people expect of my lathe*dog shop on Ebay.  Which at the time of posting this blog has over 2000+ positive feedback and about 150 happy customers a month.  
I'm offering a 5% discount on the Titan Classics shop over the Ebay shop if you add the coupon code below.  The code doesn't expire so you can use it over and over in the checkout.
5% discount titan classics

I'll try and cobble together a survey of what people would like manufactured again.  

Cheers

Rich

Titan Classics TITANIUM AUTO PARTS