Uppdate 2018

Hi Guys,

There's been loads of developments since the last time.  It's hard to think of what new stuff has been added to the store to be honest.
I guess the range of Titanium Caliper pistons has been expanded to cover a lot more bikes now. 
These are great because they save so much weight but will never corrode.
They also reduce the amount of heat getting to the brake fluid which reduces the chances of brake fade.  

Below is the TITANIUM M12 casetalled nut for the awesome RD350LC  THere's also the wheel spindle and spacer that goes with this part and it saves a load of 118gm unsprung weight.  

https://titanclassics.com/product/rd350-titanium-front-wheel-spindle-set/

I've modelled up the front wheel spindle for the TDR250 which I may get produced.  Probably in the winter 2018 now

TITANIUM Caliper piston with Nitride coating

Upcoming stuff
CBR1000RR TITANIUM front wheel spindle bolt

Small front Ti caliper piston for the VFR400

43107-MA3-006 Which fits CBR1000F and earlier CBR600F and a few more

THere have been a few price drops, such as disc bolts and I've added a few more bike categories to the range.  Like the super cool NS400R, TDR250 and RD350  

I'm slowly going through the part numbers matching them up with the different bikes to make it as easy as possible for people to get the right part for their bike.  

Hope this helps.  Comment if you have any suggestions and I'll see what I can do

Cheers
Rich

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Latest Titanium bike products April 2017

Hello people,
Quick update on some great Titanium bike parts that are on sale now or in development and will be on sale soon!

3 sets of TITANIUM suspension linkages are being made right now for the RGV250 VJ22  part number: 62641-22D00
Link below
https://titanclassics.com/product/titanium-pair-cushion-levers-rgv250-m-n-models/

If you've got a CRF450 here's the super cool Titanium Nitrided rear caliper piston that's half the weight of original and corrosion proof!
https://titanclassics.com/product/titanium-caliper-piston-titanium-nitride-coated-part-45107-mct-006/

VFR400, RVF400 and NSR250 MC28 Owners will be happy to know a Titanium rear wheel nut is being produced right now and will be on sale in about a month. Even the spring washer beneath the nut is being made. 

KX500 owners are able to buy a TITANIUM rear caliper piston now with a weight saving of about 20grams. Link below
https://titanclassics.com/product/titanium-caliper-piston-titanium-nitride-coated-part-43048-1068/

I'll start getting parts made up for the venerable RD350 starting with head studs and a few other bits and bobs.  

Hope you like the update guys and hope you're having a great springtime on your bikes.

Rich

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CRF450 Titanium rear caliper pistons

OK So the front Titanium caliper pistons are on sale now for the RGV250  VJ21 and VJ22 models.  But they won't fit the VJ23 type bike

I've also just ordered 50 Titanium rear caliper pistons to be made which should be on sale in about a month.  Those rear pistons are huge!  I noticed the thickness of the piston sidewalls was extremely thick too.  Much thicker than say a CBR900 rear piston.  So I've reduced the diameter of the side walls for this piston to reduce weight further.  

Also in production are 50 CRF450/ CRF250 Titanium rear caliper pistons.  

The days are slowly getting longer and warmer.  Time to drag the bike out of the shed for some maintenance

Rich 

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RGV250 Titanium front caliper pistons in production!

Hi, 
Just a quick post to say that two types of front caliper pistons will be on sale in the new year.  They have the same dimensions as the original part but obviously they're half the weight and have a beautiful Titanium Nitride coating which is hard and slippery.  

The key advantage of Titanium caliper pistons, if you don't know is to do with heat.  Titanium is a poor conductor of heat and will keep the heat generated under braking away from your brake fluid.
Really useful for an RGV250 because they all get thrashed!   😂

RGV250  VJ22 Titanium front caliper piston

I'm guessing a weight saving of about 100gm which is good as it's unsprung weight

Cheers
Rich
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RGV250K caliper pistons being developed over the winter

Hi,
TITANIUM Front caliper pistons for the NSR250 are now on sale and look amazing in the caliper.   
They have 2mm castellations to allow air to flow inside the piston and help cooling but they also reduce the contact patch with the brake pad and thereby reduce the heat transferred to the caliper piston, which in turn reduces the heat transferred to the brake fluid.
Titanium if you don't know is a poor conductor of heat so will reduce further still heat transference to the brake fluid.

Also on sale are NSR250 (MC28) Titanium front wheel spindles which save 100gm of weight.
They come with a hard Titanium Nitride coating and are the same dimensions as the original part.  

RGV250K (1989) rear caliper piston
Coming at some point in the near future is a Titanium rear caliper piston for the RGV250 but also caliper pistons for the later RGV250T (VJ23) model

I'm not sure if its worth having caliper pistons Nitride coated.  Yes they look amazing in the bright gold colour but whether it aids performance over a non Nitrided piston I'm not sure.   
The belief is that the TiN hardened surface coating will allow the caliper to move more freely.


These are new in.  If you have a YZF-R1 or R6 you'll recognise this banjo type.
THey're M10 x 1.25mm thread type

As people put their bikes away for the winter there are a couple of months where I can get new products made without the craziness at the start of the year where everyone is preparing their bikes for riding.  
So, if you have ideas for new Titanium products to be made now is a good time to get in touch.
The head studs for the Pre 1988 KX500 is the perfect example of this.  The OEM head studs aren't being produced any more and a customer sent me one of his.  I got a small run of the made and they're selling well.  He was very happy with his studs!   :)

That's it for now.  Hope you've enjoyed the blog post and have a look at the titanclassics.com website to see if there's anything you fancy

Cheers

Rich
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Dudes!

Hope you've had a great summer.  New stuff that has been developed and some of which is now on sale are as follows. 
Here's a Honda fitting titanium pin that fits many calipers.  Part:45131-HA5-672 

The standard OEM part may corrode if the rubber sleeve perishes allowing water to get in, so this not only reduces unsprung weigh but will keep you caliper maintenance free for longer.

There are 10 Titanium front wheel spindles being titanium nitrided right now for the NSR250  MC28 and the first one will go on my bike of course, with a weight reduction of about 120gm I believe.
Here is also a picture of some castellated Titanium caliper pistons that will be on sale soon too.
The castellation is to allow air to get into the cavity of the piston as well as reduce the contact area with the pad which gets extremely hot.
As Titanium is a poor conduction of heat these pistons will keep the brake fluid cool under race conditions.

KX500 pre 1988 head studs

These studs are M10 to M8 thread and fit models before 1988 when Kawasaki went over to M8 to M8 bolts

That's it for now.  Check out the titanclassics.com website and let me know if there are any parts you think would be good to have in titanium

Cheers

Rich 

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Titanium Nitrided (TiN) parts

Hi,
It's been a couple of months since the last post.  In that time a load of new product has been put on the site.  For example.  If you're the proud owner of an NSR250 There are TITANIUM front wheel spacers which save about 40gm of unsprung weight but also look gorgeous when fitted

There will be a couple more spacers added to the product line up.  They mainly fit the CBR900RR but a few different bikes too.

The hot product I totally love is the rear caliper piston in Titanium but also Titanium Nitrided. With a super hard, shiny gold surface that's meant to reduce friction. Personally I didn't notice any difference when riding about but there's a 40gm weight saving and they'll never corrode.  
Have a look at the picture below of one next to the corroded standard part. 

Caliper piston fitted to caliper.   

Titanium caliper piston. 45107-MN5-006

Upcoming Titanium products that'll be on sale in September 2016

Below is a Titanium Nitrided front wheel spindle.  Same dimensions as the original part but will save about 150gm of unsprung weight

So, if you had this spindle, the 2 spacers and the nut on the end you'd save about 200gm in unsprung weight!

Other parts being made are head studs for the KX500 KX250 from before 1988 which is M10 on one end and M8 on the other.  You can't get this part any more so KX owners can get this as a new part.  

Below is Titanium Honda part 45131-HA5-672  which fits onto caliper for bikes like NSR250 CR500 CR250 etc. 

I'll probably sell it paired with the smaller pin for this type caliper.  

I'll probably do a caliper Titanium deal where you can get the Ti pistons, the pins, bleed bolts and any caliper bolts.   It'll probably save a lot of weight straight away. 

That's the update for now.  I'll probably do a new order of parts in about a months time and I'll try and keep you updated of whats new on the titanclassics.com website.  

Oh yes.  All products are added to the Titan Classics site first.   Postage to anywhere in the world is now capped at £10.  So if you order a whole load of parts, you'll pay no more than £10.

The site is now also a https://  Website, which means it's a verified site

Cheers

Rich 

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VFR400 TITANIUM pin drive bolts for rear dics

This is a strange part.   It fits the rear disc of old Hondas with a single swingarm.
Like vfr400, vfr750 ,RC45, NSR250  MC28

It has an unusual M7 thread.

This part in Titanium will reduce revolving mass which aids acceleration and deceleration.
It'll also reduce unsprung weigh. 

Here's a link to the listing

http://titanclassics.com/product/4-x-titanium-pin-drive-bolts/

New Shelsley Walsh trackside banner!

Shelsley Walsh

Shelsley Walsh is the old motoring event in the world.   Based on a sleepy hillside in Worcestershire, or Shropshire (England)  I can't quite remember.  

It has the perfect match and heritage for my Titan Classics store, so I liked the idea that in 100 years time people will look at hillclimb photos of todays events and see my advert.  They'll probably still be using Titan Classics.com parts and fasterners in 100 years time too.

Cheers

Rich

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New TITANIUM products for spring 2016

OK it's been a while and in that time a lot of new Titanium products are now on sale.  
I've listened to what customers want and had a lot of replacement Titanium upgrades produced.  
So if you have a GSX-R1000 you may be interested in the 4 caliper to fork bolts with cross drilled heads for lockwire.  If you're into your track days or just the race track look.  

TItanium caliper racetrack bolts

TITANIUM caliper racetrack bolts
Only £35 for 4 and free shipping to UK
They're M10 x 70mm if you need them for other purposes.

Next up is a Honda part.  This is a Rear caliper Titanium pin bolt and is perfect for reducing unsprung weight as well as looking forever shiny in a high corrosion area of the bike.  I fitted one to my brothers Transalp.

http://titanclassics.com/product/rear-brake-titanium-caliper-pin-bolt/

How about this for trick?  
It's a TItanium duel banjo bleeder for KTM rear calipers but it's also really good for Suzuki front master cylinders and saves loads of bleeding time.  I know because I fitted it to my RGV250.  Here's a picture.

Link below:

http://titanclassics.com/product/titanium-duel-banjo-bleeder-part-no-62513020000/

Brembo part for KTM.  M10 x 1.00mm fine thread.

In other things, my NSR250SE MC28 is still for sale if anyone is interested although it's Spring has sprung and if nobody wants it I'll happily ride it all summer because it's such a beautiful machine.  It's only done 220miles from a refurb and it's the best handling bike I've ever ridden.  

Here's a picture of it I took today. Yup! I keep it indoors.  It's covered in Titanium parts and it's just a gorgeous rare bike.

Anyway, that's it for now.  If you need corrosion proof longer lasting lightweight Titanium parts for your bike, give the site a browse and get in touch.  

Free postage to UK remember and I'm here to answer any questions.
Cheers

Rich 

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Titan Classics.com website update

Hi,
There's work going on behind the scenes on the titanclassics.com website. Here's a picture showing what's going on.
The new version will be online Monday and will be easier to navigate with larger pictures and easier navigation to get to the Titanium parts that fit your bike.
You'll also be able to favourite parts and it'll save them for later on your favourites list.

I'll probably make a temporary 10% discount code on to get people on the site and buying and get feedback on how people feel about it compared to Ebay.

www.titanclassics.com

Titanium nail

So I was asked if I could make something called a Titanium nail.  
I had no idea what a titanium nail is, so after searching I found out, it's a device for smoking tobacco and Marijuana
You use a blowtorch on the resin that sits in the titanium bowl and the smoke is sucked through the holes, through the bong and breathed in.  

So I visited the local head shop and the very nice chap who is from Amsterdam and a really nice chap sold me one.

They're beautifully machined.  

I don't really have a problem producing them because I believe people should be free to do what they want  as long as it doesn't hurt other people.  
I don't smoke personally but if other people take enjoyment from it, then hey ho!

RAD smoking titanium nail

From watching several youtube videos of smokers using these devices they're made from titanium because it retains heat.  So the design I did is a 4 in 1 design able to be used on various bongs.  There is also a lot more metal left on the part so it retains heat for longer than the part above.

My design of 4 in 1 titanium nail

I've sent the designs to the factory for a price and if it's reasonable I'll have a run of them made.  

Everyone loves stickers!

Hi Guys,

Got a big pile of vinyl stickers again seeing as people like them so much.
They're tough and weather resistant, so they can be stuck to your bike.

I should design some big versions to give away as freebies when I get some spare time.
Cheers,

Rich

TITAN CLASSICS Stickers

KTM TITANIUM parts

Hi Guys, 

It's been a while since the last post.  Here's some TITANIUM stuff that may interest you.  

They're KTM replica parts.  
KTM bikes are great.  Their fasteners are very tough and have thick zinc coating but one day that zinc coating is coming off and will look rusty.  TITANIUM bolts are also half the weight of the original KTM bolts.

KTM TITANIUM Sprocket bolts

TITANIUM 0019080266S

KTM TITANIUM rear wheel adjust bolts

KTM TITANIUM fork protector stepped bolts

 TITANIUM 59001092050

KTM TITANIUM disc bolts

Titanium 61009062018

KTM TITANIUM footpeg pins

TITANIUM 54803044000

That's it for now. Check out the links and remember it's free postage to the UK!

Cheers

Rich

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CBR1100XX TITANIUM 19 x right crankcase cover bolts | eBay

CBR1100XX TITANIUM 19 x right crankcase cover bolts | eBay:



Here's a Honda CBR1100XX TITANIUM clutch cover bolt kit.  There's 19 bolts, will never corrode and it's a tiny bit over half the weight of the steel items.
These bolts have a large flange just like the original and the same sized socket will fit these bolts.

Also available at titanclassics.com

Titanium quick release bolt

So below is an unfinished version of the quick release fastener I'm modelling in CAD.   The part will be cast in Grade 5 titanium and maybe polish the head to get them super shiny. We'll sell how it goes.

As for when it'll be on sale.  I'm not sure.   I'm currently scratching my head trying to figure out how to model the groove on the model.  :)

Thanks for reading.

Rich

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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.

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