| Author | Message | ||
     Kruizen |
So it looked like the hole was stripping out on one of the lower front fairing stay bolt holes. Turns out that it was a heli-coil working its way out of the hole, both sides came like this from the factory. I mean really a helicoil from the factory. the threads that are in there after removing the coil is m7 1.0 so its off to the store to find something that fits. | ||
| Jimustanguitar |
In their defense, you stripped a replaceable heli-coil. It's possible that it's an intentional weak point so that you don't damage the casting in a crash. I know it's a reach, but stranger things have happened  | ||
| Kruizen |
Just seems weird. Yes I consider it a ground contact point, but the pointed metal stay would probably snap before the stock plastic fairing pulled strong enough to rip the bolt out, without pulling the bolt thru the plastic. Just the little things that bug me about this bike. It seems like everytime I go to button it back up for the next track day, something else is weird. | ||
| Jdugger |
Timesert | ||
| Johndb |
Kruizen, did you purchase the bike new from a dealer (maybe PO did it), or was it ever in for dealer service where someone might have stripped and then "fixed" it without telling you? I bought my '08 1125R used, and it has several oddities (example, a diamond blue swingarm with factory spool mounts). | ||
| Kruizen |
Nope new, have only let the dealer change the oil once. Not a biggey just going to tap them to a 8x1.25 then I can buy bolts easily at ace. | ||
| Kruizen |
Scratch that just found the inserts at ace | ||
| Kevmean |
It is actually a good practice to fit an insert into aluminium as in general the insert will be far harder wearing as the components are unbolted and rebolted than the aluminium itself would be. | ||
| Pmjolly |
That fairing stay is not aluminum. Don't ever heat it with a map gas torch. Don't ask me how I know. Haha | ||
| Jdugger |
Fairing is a cast Mg piece... | ||
| Sprintst |
Absolutely nothing wrong with having an insert from the factory. I'd prefer it to the threaded aluminum parts like the aluminum brackets that hold the radiators |
