Safety wire question

daisoman

daisoman

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What wire gauge is appropriate and where can i buy it from? Also looking for the tool that spins it any leads? Sorry i'm new to this
 
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Make sure you get the pliers. make your life soooo much easier.
 
thanks guys.... ya i tried twisting them for practice with regular pliers, wasn't fun
 
I really don't recommend cheaping out on the pliers, I had a set of the princess auto ones mentioned above and they were such a pain in the *** to work with that I loathed having to rewire anything. Maybe I just got a bad set, I dunno. I found they were nearly impossible to lock on to the wire and then when I would finally get it locked on, the wire would often pop free from the pliers and I would have to start over again. Having said that if anyone wants my princess auto set I will give em to you. PM me, you can pick em up in Mississauga or at York U through the week.

Anyways I just got a new set of pliers and some more wire from http://www.aircraftspruce.ca/ prices were good and shipping was cheap(I picked Purolator Express @~$8 ) and they came the next day. I got the Milbar 25W pliers. They are pricey at ~$80 but they are so much better than the cheapies. The wire is about $9-$12 for a pound depending on the gauge. I have both 0.032 and 0.025 sizes. 0.032" is what is normally recommended. I found it a little thick for some stuff i.e. hose clamps so I have the slightly smaller 0.025 for smaller stuff.

Pliers - http://www.aircraftspruce.ca/catalog/topages/milbarwiretwister.php?clickkey=10660
SS Wire - http://www.aircraftspruce.ca/catalog/appages/safetywire.php

Hope that helps.

Kevin
 
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I really don't recommend cheaping out on the pliers, I had a set of the princess auto ones mentioned above and they were such a pain in the *** to work with that I loathed having to rewire anything. Maybe I just got a bad set, I dunno. I found they were nearly impossible to lock on to the wire and then when I would finally get it locked on, the wire would often pop free from the pliers and I would have to start over again. Having said that if anyone wants my princess auto set I will give em to you. PM me, you can pick em up in Mississauga or at York U through the week.

Anyways I just got a new set of pliers and some more wire from http://www.aircraftspruce.ca/ prices were good and shipping was cheap(I picked Purolator Express @~$8 ) and they came the next day. I got the Milbar 25W pliers. They are pricey at ~$80 but they are so much better than the cheapies. The wire is about $9-$12 for a pound depending on the gauge. I have both 0.032 and 0.025 sizes. 0.032" is what is normally recommended. I found it a little thick for some stuff i.e. hose clamps so I have the slightly smaller 0.025 for smaller stuff.

Pliers - http://www.aircraftspruce.ca/catalog/topages/milbarwiretwister.php?clickkey=10660
SS Wire - http://www.aircraftspruce.ca/catalog/appages/safetywire.php

Hope that helps.

Kevin
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thanks for the reply. i was really hoping not to spend that much but i guess u get what u pay for. I'm still gonna stop by PA and feel the pliers first hand
 
N3WMAN said:
Anywhere to buy the wire locally?

A lot of guys used to buy it a Leaven's but they closed a couple years back.
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Princess auto has little packs of it too if you're in a pinch
 
Perfect timing on this thread. Was just looking for safety wire the other day but GP didn't have it. Didn't even know there was such a thing as safety-wire pliers so I'll pick one of those up too, thanks.
 
Anyone know if shannonville run track days really require safety wire? My buddy that's planning on going with me has a street bike that isn't drilled.


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http://www.shannonville.com/index.cfm?action=main.news&id=53

It says it must be done.

Anytime that I have gone I have only had bikes that were drilled and wired.

However there always seem to be lots of street bikes and I can't believe that they are all done.



daisoman said:
Anyone know if shannonville run track days really require safety wire? My buddy that's planning on going with me has a street bike that isn't drilled.


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daisoman said:
Anyone know if shannonville run track days really require safety wire? My buddy that's planning on going with me has a street bike that isn't drilled.
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Last time I did an SMP hosted track day tech consisted of a guy pulling my clutch lever, looking at the bike and saying "Pfft, you guys have to ride them... haha". ;)
 
daisoman said:
Anyone know if shannonville run track days really require safety wire? My buddy that's planning on going with me has a street bike that isn't drilled.


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Wiring is not required at any trackday. Just racing.
 
doozerdave said:
Last time I did an SMP hosted track day tech consisted of a guy pulling my clutch lever, looking at the bike and saying "Pfft, you guys have to ride them... haha". ;)
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I think it depends on how your bike looks also, not that if you have a shiny bike it wont get looked at. Just some people bring really beat up dirty bikes, and I think that shows a lack of maintenance. Ive been to days where my bike gets a quick once over, but someone elses gets looked at for 15min....Its good though last year at Calabogie a tech noticed someones bike in front of me at tech inspection, his peg mount on a street bike was almost falling off, the bolt backed out and was just holding on the last few threads...Another time at TMP a guy in front of me, his tail section dropped down suddenly making the undertray touch the rear tire causing him to crash, I was like WTF was that....After the session I was told a bolt came out of his suspension linkage....LOL Locktite and safety wire are good
 
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