I will give my opinion on this.
Chrome: Looks good upon initial installation but is not a service part. Use caused the chrome to crack and then rust forms. Also with chrome hardware, you need to run it through a die to take off any excess plating on the threads before use or they can screw up the threaded hole.
Stainless: Great stuff for holding things together as long as it has no shear stress requirements on the bolts. Never use stainless where shear stress is a factor like with footpegs. Very servicable hardware and polished looks good for a long time. If you use stainless make sure you always use a torque wrench because is will strip threads before it snaps off.
I use allen head hardware and you can get button head for the derby and inspection covers put sombody else will have to put up the source. I have chrome in these locations, with a litle rust.
12 point are great fasteners but too expensive and over kill, in my opinion, for use on all the primary cover screws.
And the alloyboltz looks like a deal to me, but the inspection and derby look to still be #27 torx. Not a big deal to me. You may be able to round up all the bolts cheaper one by one, but a complete kit sure saves a lot of time and you have what you need when you need it.
Chrome: Looks good upon initial installation but is not a service part. Use caused the chrome to crack and then rust forms. Also with chrome hardware, you need to run it through a die to take off any excess plating on the threads before use or they can screw up the threaded hole.
Stainless: Great stuff for holding things together as long as it has no shear stress requirements on the bolts. Never use stainless where shear stress is a factor like with footpegs. Very servicable hardware and polished looks good for a long time. If you use stainless make sure you always use a torque wrench because is will strip threads before it snaps off.
I use allen head hardware and you can get button head for the derby and inspection covers put sombody else will have to put up the source. I have chrome in these locations, with a litle rust.
12 point are great fasteners but too expensive and over kill, in my opinion, for use on all the primary cover screws.
And the alloyboltz looks like a deal to me, but the inspection and derby look to still be #27 torx. Not a big deal to me. You may be able to round up all the bolts cheaper one by one, but a complete kit sure saves a lot of time and you have what you need when you need it.
