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just had my frame painted-all theads are now clogged with super hard paint-goin out to buy set of taps-doh.should av bought cheap bolts to put in frame.at least i know the frame paint will be durable

hope you didn't powder coat...

What year is your bike?

My '75 900ss is a mix of metric and UNF - something to do with it being designed by Colin Seeley, perhaps?

I had to invest in a whole new set of taps when mine came out of the paint-shop. I have the details of the threads used *somewhere*...

The footpeg/silencer mounts and the swing-arm clamps are UNF, but the fairing bracket and transducer mounts are metric - wierd!

I'd welcome other views on this, but I think the 900's went metric in '77?

If this is helpful I'll be both pleased and suprised

Cheers,

Andy

1976
fairing mount,horn- standard 8mm x1.25
transducer,chain guard 6mm x1mm
swing arm-8mm x 1mm
76 has bolted footpegs
frame-12mm x1.75
pegs-10mm x1.25

i havent adressed muffler mounts yet-still dealing with wheel re-lacing headaches

just got my forks and triple trees back-doh same problem

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The footpeg/silencer mounts and the swing-arm clamps are UNF, but the fairing bracket and transducer mounts are metric - wierd!

I'd welcome other views on this, but I think the 900's went metric in '77?

Hi Andy

Yeh, many (all?) Bevel Dukes, including the wide-case singles, use 7/16 threads for the pillion pegs. (Don't know about the swing arm pinch-bolts, tho' - have always believed these to be metric fine).

Many possible explanations, each tending to be more unlikely than the last ...

Ciao

Craig

yup muffler bolts r not metric!

I've always assumed the reason for the UNF muffler mounts is that passenger foot pegs were sourced from a British supplier, presumably because that was the cheapest source.

My '80 900SS has the UNF bolts.

.... nope. The Berliner Brothers sent a frame back to the factory with instructions to "make them like this" because they couldn;t get anyone at the factory to understand what they wanted for passenger pegs [or where they wanted them] and they had found some passenger pegs somewhere with the UNF threads.......... voila. thats what I heard and it could be right or wrong.........