Help identify my orphaned pointy bolts.

[lazymanc]

As with anything I tend to take apart and put back together, there are a few bits left over at the end of my SV rebuild and I've no idea where they go. I should've labelled everything but it didn't get done and now I'm stuck with a couple of bolts, pictured below. These are single bolts, not part of an identical pair.

Apologies for the crappiness of the photos, they're off my phone.

[Spiderman]

Now i'm no expert by any means but i would say those things there were bolts. Where they lived before youtook em out tho i have no idea.

Why not ride the bike and see what parts fall off, then you'll know for sure.*








*Dont do this of course, i'm just being silly.

[BoltonSte]

Having a stab (and a curvey) Chromed one looks like something from the engine/clutch cover (Somewhere you'd see) the other, somwhere not as obvious or gets mucky. I'm thinking caliper bolts.

HTH

Ste

Wdit - What's the threads? M4, M10? May help. Or at least the socket size needed.

[lazymanc]

1st one isn't a cover bolt, those have allen heads, this is more of a pivot for something although a very small one (It looks like a smaller version of the one that the tank pivots on).

Second one does look like a bit like a caliper bolt but it's smaller, and it's defo not from the calipers as I had those ones marked up.

Have you got R and G crash bungs on. ????
Were these replaced by a long bolt going straight through the engine ???

[lazymanc]

Originally Posted by Furry Ginger One

Have you got R and G crash bungs on. ????
Were these replaced by a long bolt going straight through the engine ???

Nope, these are both small, around 5cm long.

[jambo]

The 1st is an 8mm headed bolt, the extended length of it suggests it holds on a cover or similar that's quite deep. Engine cases, clutch/sprocket covers etc are all prime candidates.

The 2nd one is more substantial I'd guess a 12mm head, upper and lower yokes, wheel axel clamps, subframe bolts etc all look similar to this. Have a scout round.

Jambo

[Bibio]

1st one is sprocket cover bolt

2nd one is yoke pinch bolt or calliper bolt.

What you need to do is lie down on the ground next to your SV with a Torch and look under things and up at things and always remember this , it has to be from a place where a Japanese assembly worker can get it into alignment and screwed in before the next production line bike arrives . When taking part in big dismantling projects it can be handy to have a few bags knocking around and drop all bolts etc into them with a bit of paper saying "Bar Assembly" , "Engine Bolts" ............. easy to say with hindsight but I used to be a Maintenance Fitter and had to keep things like that together as , more often than not , they were re-assembled months later when the memory of taking them apart was cloudy

[lazymanc]

Originally Posted by jambo

The 1st is an 8mm headed bolt, the extended length of it suggests it holds on a cover or similar that's quite deep. Engine cases, clutch/sprocket covers etc are all prime candidates.

The 2nd one is more substantial I'd guess a 12mm head, upper and lower yokes, wheel axel clamps, subframe bolts etc all look similar to this. Have a scout round.

Jambo

Originally Posted by Bibio

1st one is sprocket cover bolt

2nd one is yoke pinch bolt or calliper bolt.

Cheers guys - that would make sense as I had to replace the top-yoke and I think there was a spare bolt in the one you sent me bibio

Bit confused about the sprocket cover though - I only appear to have one of these hex head bolts, and I thought all the cover bolts were allen head? I bought one of chewy's bolt kits so that's probably why I didn't notice one missing.

Originally Posted by xXBADGERXx

What you need to do is lie down on the ground next to your SV with a Torch and look under things and up at things and always remember this , it has to be from a place where a Japanese assembly worker can get it into alignment and screwed in before the next production line bike arrives . When taking part in big dismantling projects it can be handy to have a few bags knocking around and drop all bolts etc into them with a bit of paper saying "Bar Assembly" , "Engine Bolts" ............. easy to say with hindsight but I used to be a Maintenance Fitter and had to keep things like that together as , more often than not , they were re-assembled months later when the memory of taking them apart was cloudy

I actually bought a couple of those sectioned trays from B&Q, it started off well but Simesb came round to help strip the bike he only had a limited amount of time so we just took stuff off as quickly as we could.

It seems the bolts are already replaced with spares anyway so at least I've not left anything loose, that's put my mind at rest, thanks again guys.