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Well after a bit of a spirited commute home last night and noting that my bike didn't quite feel right I decided to have a quick look over everything to make sure it all looked OK.

Noticed that my LHS Exhaust looked a bit strange. Then noticed my plastic fairing looked to be out of place.... then noticed the reason why.

Anyone had similar experiences with loosing bits of your bike? Luckily the clamp on the linkage and the servo motor cables kept it attached.. I've now gotta source the bits from the local fastners as the local bike shop wants too much for the OEM ones.

Stuff regularly fell off my zx7r. speedo cable , bolts, number plate and rider.

Duane wrote:Well after a bit of a spirited commute home last night and noting that my bike didn't quite feel right I decided to have a quick look over everything to make sure it all looked OK.

Noticed that my LHS Exhaust looked a bit strange. Then noticed my plastic fairing looked to be out of place.... then noticed the reason why.

Anyone had similar experiences with loosing bits of your bike? Luckily the clamp on the linkage and the servo motor cables kept it attached.. I've now gotta source the bits from the local fastners as the local bike shop wants too much for the OEM ones.

Duane, STEP AWAY FROM THE TOOLS. DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING OR EVEN THINK ABOUT TOUCHING ANYTHING UNTIL I GET THERE.

You know what your like. Leave well enough alone and all will be ok. Just don't touch

Smack those gremlins! Smack them HARD!

Yes, the barge used to lose subframe bolts until i locktited them all. You need to do the same thing by the looks of it, use the blue one.

Last Gingers run going up Thunderbolts I was behind Richo and I noticed something flick off his bike about hald way up.

We got to the lookout, and his exhaust hanger bolts had come away as well, the pipe was just bobbing around on the link pipe

Robracer came to the rescue with cable ties and tie-wire, then we all stood back because Gazgyver was in his element and he needed some room to work his magic.

Front brake pads....

Guys, Shut up and don't give Duane idea's to try and use a tool himself. He just can't be trusted.

The last two times he chose to use a tool the out come was.... well lets just say......Well lets just not say.

First time was a phone call to me "Stace, i'm fitting my fender eliminator and i've undone one bolt and it snapped".... Duane, Step away from the tools, Do not touch anything.

The second time........... Now he is an expectant father.


You see, he either breaks things or the tool itself discharges.

Yep my exhaust tried to part with the bike at a recent track day.

Duane, you need a real big torque wrench and an experienced hand to show you how to use it. We'll send Firey straight away............

Stace wrote:........ Now he is an expectant father.
You see, he either breaks things or the tool itself discharges.

well at least he knew which tool to discharge there didnt he.......

Smitty wrote:

Stace wrote:........ Now he is an expectant father.
You see, he either breaks things or the tool itself discharges.

well at least he knew which tool to discharge there didnt he.......

Now now, don't through the praise out there too early............might have been a fluke

dutch80au wrote:

Smitty wrote:

Stace wrote:........ Now he is an expectant father.
You see, he either breaks things or the tool itself discharges.

well at least he knew which tool to discharge there didnt he.......

Now now, don't through the praise out there too early............might have been a fluke

Wasn't me!

dutch80au wrote:Now now, don't through the praise out there too early............might have been a fluke

Shotgun approach - if you spray enough shot around you'll hit something.

Costless Bolts are good for bike nuts, bolts etc (but they're in Ringwood)

hoffy V2.0 wrote:Yes, the barge used to lose subframe bolts until i locktited them all. You need to do the same thing by the looks of it, use the blue one.

Mine was the same Duane a lot of loose bolts...And as Hoffy has suggested I lock tighted all the one's I thought would give me dramas....one tip though don't use locktight on any well nut's

If i get enough time tomorrow - keep posted I'll update with a how to put your exhaust/foot peg hanger back onto a Z1000 with special ksrc themed photographic instructions