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Old 15-06-11, 01:32 PM   #1
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Boo hoo.

Was having a right old blast down some proper twisties.

Then I went to change gear and I couldn't find the gear lever.

Lost a footrest bolt and so the whole assembly is just hanging there.

1hr wait for my RAC man to show up.
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Old 15-06-11, 01:33 PM   #2
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You are not the first. It was such a well known fault that people were encouraged to check their bolts on a regular basis.
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Old 15-06-11, 01:36 PM   #3
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Yeah. Glad it happened now And now on the way up to GM.

Iv had 3 bikers and 2 cars stop to Ask me if I'm ok so far.
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Old 15-06-11, 01:38 PM   #4
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Happened to one of ours a while ago, but he only lost one bolt, so we've borrowed one from the pillion peg:

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Old 15-06-11, 01:38 PM   #5
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As Tim says common issue.
First time it happened to me was on my 125, went to change gear, foot couldn't find it. Pulled upto a stop, and saw a bike parked in a garden, knocked on door, and the nice man with the blue Bandit came and fixed it, away I went

Second time was two up on the ex's raptor, when we were picking up Dave the SV. Came off motorway for services, in Grantham, had to coast round the roundabout into the services as the assembly was flapping about. Matt went in to have a pee and a scratch of his head, by the time he'd come out, I'd got a man with a van to look in his tool box, and its was practically back together
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Old 15-06-11, 01:41 PM   #6
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It happens and could be worse.
I lost a side stand bolt and almost the rearset the same day
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Funny that, never had an issue on the SV in around 20k miles I owned it.

Happens with the sidestand on the Falco, despite using Locktite on the bolts.
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Old 15-06-11, 01:44 PM   #8
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And to think I was worried they may have been too tight!

Sucks

Wish I had cable ties with me
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Old 15-06-11, 02:09 PM   #9
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And to think I was worried they may have been too tight!

Sucks

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I always carry cable ties
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Old 15-06-11, 02:21 PM   #10
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I'm hone!

RAC man turned up, took a bolt from the rear brake side, and popped it in. Job jobbed.
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