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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mcatrophy" data-source="post: 1403647" data-attributes="member: 3187">I've used the foot method many times for car wheel nuts. Unfortunately it won't work on the bike without taking off the exhaust silencer, unless an extension is used, but then the leverage will probably pull the socket off the nut.I might have suspected corrosion. I got the bike in January when there were copious amounts of road salt around. I did get told off by my garage at the 600 mile service for the corrosion around the brakes (posted the story <a href="https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php/topic/173991-corrosion/?do=findComment&comment=1391249" target="_blank">here</a>), but all threads and mating services were clean, no sign of anything amiss.I have no reason to suppose the bike had been sitting around for overlong, though that's difficult to prove. Not looked for any plastic mould dates.Seems like either a bit over-tight or stiction for whatever reason.If only they'd put on a tiny bit of grease ...</blockquote>