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Hi all,

Im after new snail cams for TYR, do you know if anyone offering in adonized alloy (15mm spindle diam) or snails for some modern bike might be an option(most likely 17-20mm Im afraid..)

BR,

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Hi all,

Im after new snail cams for TYR, do you know if anyone offering in adonized alloy (15mm spindle diam) or snails for some modern bike might be an option(most likely 17-20mm Im afraid..)

BR,

Funny you ask this. Less than an hour ago, I heard back from Vince at V-Mar. He's just completed a batch of anodized snails (black or red) for TL/TLR Hondas and other twin shocks that use a 15mm axle. When I started looking for snails, I found that most of the ones on offer take up too much width on the axle which leaves the axle nut short of thread. Of course, I had to purchase a set before I found this out. Still they make good key rings!

The really good news is that Vince has now done a batch where he mills out the snails around the axle nut/axle cap area so you get a solid width modern alloy 6mm snail, with 4mm width at the axle nut. This means you can throw away your standard Yamaha/Honda OEM 4mm snails and not worry that the thicker snails use up any extra axle length. I don't think he has them shown on his web site just yet, so send him an email and ask. Hope this helps.

http://www.vmar.com/snail.html

He also does a mean set for the 4RT (17mm axle) that is milled at one end to capture the axle nut and stop it turning ie. no spanner needed.

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