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Re: I contacted Falicon about purchasing some knife rods.
« Reply #30 on: February 26, 2011, 10:33:55 AM »
My IMS rod arrived today.
Here is some general specs:



Thrust washer thickness is 1.0mm each. OD 41.6mm, ID 26.2mm.
The pin is 25.98mm OD, 13.95mm ID and is 54.4mm long.

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Re: I contacted Falicon about purchasing some knife rods.
« Reply #31 on: February 26, 2011, 07:03:26 PM »
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Can you weight just the rod
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Re: I contacted Falicon about purchasing some knife rods.
« Reply #32 on: February 26, 2011, 07:11:03 PM »
.55lb
How does that compare to a stock one?
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Re: I contacted Falicon about purchasing some knife rods.
« Reply #33 on: February 26, 2011, 07:26:02 PM »
9.8 oz.
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Re: I contacted Falicon about purchasing some knife rods.
« Reply #34 on: February 27, 2011, 07:16:58 AM »
Very close.
Do you know what material the stock rods are made from?
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Re: I contacted Falicon about purchasing some knife rods.
« Reply #35 on: March 09, 2011, 03:19:20 AM »
As an update I contacted Pauter Machine Co about making some Titanium rods.
We will see what they say.
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Re: I contacted Falicon about purchasing some knife rods.
« Reply #36 on: March 09, 2011, 03:41:13 AM »
Scratch that idea.
Here was their reply:

I'm sorry, we aren't able to make these for you.  Our forging does not allow for one-piece rods.
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Re: I contacted Falicon about purchasing some knife rods.
« Reply #37 on: March 09, 2011, 06:22:56 AM »
Quote from: sandblaster on March 09, 2011, 03:41:13 AM
Scratch that idea.
Here was their reply:

I'm sorry, we aren't able to make these for you.  Our forging does not allow for one-piece rods.


Sad... very sad...  I wanted Nifty titanium parts.
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Re: I contacted Falicon about purchasing some knife rods.
« Reply #38 on: March 09, 2011, 12:57:47 PM »
That would have been nifty.
We will see what the other companies say about the rods.
It may end up being semi nifty.  :-)
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Re: I contacted Falicon about purchasing some knife rods.
« Reply #39 on: March 09, 2011, 01:08:54 PM »
what about the hot rods brand? i had to buy one for my 86, at the time i could not find anything else. in the past i have used on other bikes, always thought they were good quality.
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Re: I contacted Falicon about purchasing some knife rods.
« Reply #40 on: March 09, 2011, 01:24:03 PM »
Quote from: byron909 on March 09, 2011, 01:08:54 PM
what about the hot rods brand? i had to buy one for my 86, at the time i could not find anything else. in the past i have used on other bikes, always thought they were good quality.

i know you are talking about using hot rods in a 500, but my crank rebuild with hot rods rod in my 250 is holding up very well,
i am impressed with it.
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« Reply #41 on: March 09, 2011, 01:30:43 PM »
K5+hotrod=kawablamo
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Re: I contacted Falicon about purchasing some knife rods.
« Reply #42 on: March 09, 2011, 01:43:51 PM »
Quote from: byron909 on March 09, 2011, 01:08:54 PM
what about the hot rods brand? i had to buy one for my 86, at the time i could not find anything else. in the past i have used on other bikes, always thought they were good quality.

I have seen good and bad with hot rod products but you have to consider what I see on a daily basis.
If I had no other choice I would use them.
However, they are re-building them in China.
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Re: I contacted Falicon about purchasing some knife rods.
« Reply #43 on: March 09, 2011, 01:47:48 PM »
well they say that the hot rods are shot peened (whatever that means) does that make them any better?
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Re: I contacted Falicon about purchasing some knife rods.
« Reply #44 on: March 09, 2011, 01:58:39 PM »
i remember seeing a made in tawain sticker on box. it is what it is i guess. i think they used to be better when owned by ims. all my parts looked nice, to help the whole deal was balanced. hopefully i never see a kawaboom or whatever from this.
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