Front wheel bolt loose;

[GunMD]

Dave ain't here.  Man.

Sucked in by the cleavage, no doubt.

Sucked me right in!!

Hey triple, that's not a bad birthday present is it??

Happy Bday.

 

[kaitsdad]

So, Radman - where ya gonna tuck THAT farkle ???

 

[skyway]

Was going over the 06 today before I went for a ride and noticed the front left bolt on the left side that holds the front wheel on was only 3 or 4 threads holding it on! Talk about getting the hair to stand up, this really spooked me. Needless to say, I went over the whole bike and checked "all" fasteners. Oh, by the way, does anybody know the torque on this item? I just tightend the heck out of it as I don't have a manual yet. Ride safe, PM. <>< :huh:

The '06 FJR at my shop the other day had pretty loose engine mount bolts as well.

Good idea to spend a few minutes and check all critical fastners with a torque wrench.

 

[weekend rider]

Just lube threads with 10 wt. oil torque to specs. do it like the pros!!!!

If you reduce the amount of FT. LBS of torque who determines the value?

Sounds like one of them there rumors that people believe.

Warning warning going out to all you bolt tighteners who use oil :haha:

 

[painman]

Painman-When you picked up your 06, did you have any miles on the od suggesting a test drive from the assembler?

The od had 3 mi. on it when I left the dealer on the day of delivery. So they did take it out. As mentioned earlier, the dealer did not do the assembly but should have checked the bike over before I got possession. I rode it off and on for 4 more days and caught it just in time. It just took that much time for the bolt to start working its way out. It pays to check your bike over "before" the ride, and also when you stop. I learned this habit from driving 18 wheelers. PM. <><

 

[weekend rider]

Thank heaven you only had two this time. Just think if all 18 came loose?????

:angry:

 

[HIGHLANDER]

Just lube threads with 10 wt. oil torque to specs. do it like the pros!!!!
If you reduce the amount of FT. LBS of torque who determines the value?

Sounds like one of them there rumors that people believe.

Warning warning going out to all you bolt tighteners who use oil :haha:

Believe what you want, but tell it to the guys who have stripped their Moko bolts, and the guys who have stripped their gas tank bolts ! Google's your friend and I'm too lazy to help ya ! <_<