Originally Posted by franktko

Damn! I'm going to check all these bolts right now!

BTW, we don't have a sticky for all these interval inspections (1k, 5k,...) and the list of things to check?

Originally Posted by TheGinks

thank god i was driving under 5 mph when the right side swing arm bolt came out of my 08 nightster. suddenly the back end got loose almost like i had a flat tire. i stopped, looked down and saw the bolt laying on the exhaust.

i had been driving 70 mph not 10 minutes earlier on a busy highway.

5k inspection done 8 months ago. just spoke to service manager who is going to look at the bike for me to see if anything is damaged. also said he's never heard of that happening.

lucky to be alive, or at least uninjured.

ps the top end engine bolts also came loose awhile back. I didn't lose them, but heard a distinct "tic tic" noise almost like what it sounds like when a head is loose on a car engine, or a gasket is blown. stopped as soon as i heard it and sure enough the bolts on both sides were loose. tightened them back down to spec but they came loose again later on. you have to constantly check this bike, it vibrates so much.