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On a ride one day I noticed my batwing seemed to be a little loose, when I
looked there was a bolt on the inside behind the headlight that was gone, went to the dealer had to show the guy behind the counter the bolt I was talking about when he came out off the stockroom he handed me two new ones and said is that all you need, a little suprised i said yes, he relied have a nice day.
stainless steel is also quite brittle compared to steel, high nickel content
when replacing fasteners always use the same or higher grade, if you are not sure, take the old bolt with you, the head has markings that'll tell the supplier what you need.
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