The Importance of Lock-Tite

[desmoquattro]

Or buy the ones off my RS that I have for sale! 

You got a link to 'em? Not sure I want to plunk down that kind of coin, but it may be an interesting option. I'd kind of like to make mine black 

[hypurone]

You got a link to 'em? Not sure I want to plunk down that kind of coin, but it may be an interesting option. I'd kind of like to make mine black 

You can see pics of 'em here:

http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/ff38/hypurone/Monster%20S4RS/Marchesini%20Wheels%204%20Sale/

I will pay to have the tires dismounted if you don't wanna run them out. They are Pirelli Diablo Corsa III's. I can deal on the price as I'm starting to get the itch for a slipper clutch! I was askiing 1400.00 for the pair, but let's talk!

[desmoquattro]

You can see pics of 'em here:

http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/ff38/hypurone/Monster%20S4RS/Marchesini%20Wheels%204%20Sale/

I will pay to have the tires dismounted if you don't wanna run them out. They are Pirelli Diablo Corsa III's. I can deal on the price as I'm starting to get the itch for a slipper clutch! I was askiing 1400.00 for the pair, but let's talk!

Thanks man. I'm a bit tapped out right now, but it's definitely a tempting offer 

[hypurone]

Thanks man. I'm a bit tapped out right now, but it's definitely a tempting offer 

Yeah, np. Check back with me later if ya want. They don't seem to be goin anywhere...

[Desmostro]

I'd kind of like to make mine black 

ma non! sacre blu! le white! ze are  zo belle in le white!

[duqette]

Back to the topic of the importance of lock-tite.

My beautiful red rear seat cowl is now ... gone.    Somewhere between my bf's house in SF and my home in San Mateo it left. Just flew off the back, I assume, after the bolts vibrated out.

<sigh> 

I really liked the way it looked! And Duqette feels underdressed without it.


Sooooo, if you see a red cowl on 101 South, it's mine.....

[desmoquattro]

Back to the topic of the importance of lock-tite.

My beautiful red rear seat cowl is now ... gone.    Somewhere between my bf's house in SF and my home in San Mateo it left. Just flew off the back, I assume, after the bolts vibrated out.

<sigh> 

I really liked the way it looked! And Duqette feels underdressed without it.


Sooooo, if you see a red cowl on 101 South, it's mine.....

Ouch! Parts falling off of Monsters all over the Bay Area. Those seat cowl bolts are definitely culprits...I've lost them before, and they're not cheap to replace. A cowl is even worse.

I'll be thinking of Loc-Tite as I stand in line at the DMV this morning, waiting for a new license plate 

[sh]

I think it's a good idea to check bolts often as either pre-ride activity or regular weekly maintenance.  I had a bolt on my rear sprocket come loose and it was actually grinding into my swingarm!!!  fortunately, it made this really weird sound (like metal being drilled) and I pulled off to figure out what the hell it was.

Since that happened I've realized that loosening bolts is a frequent occurrence.

[desmoquattro]

I think it's a good idea to check bolts often as either pre-ride activity or regular weekly maintenance.  I had a bolt on my rear sprocket come loose and it was actually grinding into my swingarm!!!  fortunately, it made this really weird sound (like metal being drilled) and I pulled off to figure out what the hell it was.

Since that happened I've realized that loosening bolts is a frequent occurrence.

I had that happen to me on my CBR years ago. I was just getting on the Bay Bridge when it started doing it, so I couldn't stop for a few miles. By that time the boly, which had backed out from the cush drive, had cut through the rear caliper hanger.

[Desmostro]

Dio Mio!

These stories!

I read a post from a pilot who posted up his pre-flight check he invented for his motorcycle based on airplane experience.
He does this ritual clockwise walk-around touching everything and making sure the important bits are tight.

tripple-dipple good idea. Now I do that as well while my bike is warming up.

[Desmostro]

Ok here's a good one I just got from a 1098/848 sight.

A guy with a 1098 went in to the dealer to have suspension work done. Went for a ride.
An hour into it...

His swing arm came off. Nothing but his shock was holding his rear wheel on. Luckily he was coming into a slow stop on a straight. imagine.
No don't imagine, LOCK-TITE!

(BTW Out of state dealer who I hope got a boot in the arse after that one.)

[sh]

His swing arm came off. Nothing but his shock was holding his rear wheel on. Luckily he was coming into a slow stop on a straight. imagine.
No don't imagine, LOCK-TITE!

Wow.  How does your swing arm come off?  I think I would have a difficult time removing it if I tried.  Scary.

[Desmostro]

Wow.  How does your swing arm come off?  I think I would have a difficult time removing it if I tried.  Scary.

There is actually ONE BIG bolt that holds it on. Then some linkage etc, and the shock.
That's a good bolt to wire on. Geez.

That had to have been the mechanics fault. They didn't tighten it. Story has it they had the swing arm off for some reason, so it wasn't something random that just happened.

[duqette]

Here's another one:

Yesterday the bf and I set off to ride from SF down to the King's Mtn Art Fair (on 35 in Woodside), and on 19th Ave I put my foot down at the stoplight at the Stonestown Shopping Center, and it felt a little slippery... I look down, and there's oil EVERYWHERE!!  And no oil plug.    Big puffs of oily air spewing my motorcycle's precious fluids all over the place.

Let's just say I couldn't pull over fast enough.

So, I waited, with my pant leg soaked in oil up to my knee, while the amazing bf rode all the way back to his house, found the plug lying in the street !!!!!, and returned with some extra oil, and a clean-up rag.

Happy ending, we washed the bikes at my place in San Mateo, and ended up enjoying a great day, but that could have been tragic.

I don't think you can really use loc-tite on an oil plug, can you?

Sheesh. I think I'll go tighten it right now.

[duckwrench13]

Unless you are putting in a set of swing arm adjustment plates...which is a race only application...there is no reason to remove the swing arm at all!

Forget the boot in the ass, I wouldn't stop bludgeoning the guilty party until they were a wet blob of gooey pulp!!