Now Where Did This Come From?
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Now Where Did This Come From?
I was riding down the road and noticed a loose bolt sitting in between the shifter shaft and primary. It is a 5/16" x 3/4" Grade 8 bolt. I cannot figure out where it may have came from.
The last things that I have done on the bike were new grips, mirrors, and throttle/ idle cables. I cannot think of anything that this would have come off of doing any of that. Previously I had an indy redo the rocker box gaskets, and install a new cam. Could it have come from that?
The last things that I have done on the bike were new grips, mirrors, and throttle/ idle cables. I cannot think of anything that this would have come off of doing any of that. Previously I had an indy redo the rocker box gaskets, and install a new cam. Could it have come from that?
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Here's the suspect. I doubt if it is a pinch bolt. The bolts that hold the tank on are torx head. Upper motor mount would make sense for where it ended up and it being Grade 8, but they all appear to be there. I'll look closer.
I looked at the drawings, and I don't think that it came from the rocker box assemblies.
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All my intake bolts are allen head bolts.
You know there is a possibility that (since the bike was at an indy) the bolt doesn't go to the bike..
Indy could have dropped the bolt there and not noticed it.
I'd still say it's a top center (of the motor mount) bolt.
You know there is a possibility that (since the bike was at an indy) the bolt doesn't go to the bike..
Indy could have dropped the bolt there and not noticed it.
I'd still say it's a top center (of the motor mount) bolt.