Check the torque on your bolts regularly!
 

Was doing 80mph on this this morning. There was one hell of a head wind, and this bike weaves with a headwind anyway, but it was like minnow in a panic this morning. The steering didn't feel right, the bike was needing a turn of the bars not just a countersteer, and braking was a bit vague. Then I felt a clunk at the front and thought, WTF was that? And stopped for a inspection!

This is 2000 miles since the front wheel was off at a tyre fitter, so check em regularly, not just at service time folks! This could have killed me!

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Re: Check the torque on your bolts regularly!
 

Hmmm, I blame the tyre fitter. I bet he just nipped them up rather than torqued them.

No bolts should ever work loose if tightened properly.

Druid

Re: Check the torque on your bolts regularly!
 

^ unless over stretched

but yes as above good bolts should never come lose when properly torqued

Re: Check the torque on your bolts regularly!
 

If over stretched they've not been tightened properly. :-)
(or are single use and not replaced when they should be eg Honda brake caliper mounting bolts).

Druid

Re: Check the torque on your bolts regularly!
 

lol ok ok maybe i should have said that lol bit vague i suppose :p

some garages like to use the industry standard torque setting on stuff EG FT (****** tight)

so when some one uses the correct torque they are lose as your gran :smt037

Re: Check the torque on your bolts regularly!
 

I was with ralph today in a field a couple of km down a green lane, scary really when you think what couldve happened.
We were riding on Tarmac, mud, bumps etc, that coming off at 70mph doesn't bare thinking about.
Least you spotted it mate :)

Re: Check the torque on your bolts regularly!
 

possibly not so much on motorbikes but trucks require wheel nut checks frequently and over tightening is just as bad as loose as it tends to stretch the wheel bolt and it will snap off.
I know certain people on here do not agree with me regarding using torque settings as defined by the manufacturers but they have there reasons for these settings as is becoming apparent by the examples that are being quoted

Re: Check the torque on your bolts regularly!
 

Now this is scary.....


Each to their own :smt016

Re: Check the torque on your bolts regularly!
 

:smt098

Re: Check the torque on your bolts regularly!
 

I 2nd that motion :)