| Author | Message | ||
     Marcodesade |
Let me begin by admitting that I hesitated in buying the Seat Retention Kit from American Sportbike because $20 seemed a little high for what looks like 2 bolts. But I got tired of going through all the hassle of removing the stock bolts every time I do anything to the bike. And there was always that nagging suspicion that some day I was going to crossthread the things and be really sorry. So I broke down and, as one of you so succinctly put it, "paid the man." The kit showed up in 3 days as promised; is obviously high quality and more complex than it looks in the American Sport Bike website picture; and contains detailed, easy to follow instructions. I immediately changed my mind about whether the product is worth the money. All of which is NOT why I'm writing. As it turns out, I hesitated too long. without even realizing it, I had already damaged one of the mounting rivnuts on the rear subframe.  Although the original bolt does not appear to be crossthreaded (and continues to work fine), either seat retention pin works fine on the right side of the bike, but both stick about 1/2 way down on the left side. Although my first impression was just to torque the pin down, over the years I have come to realize that my first idea is ALWAYS wrong. I'll be (gently) tapping it out this weekend. Al at American Sport Bike was very helpful in discussing the issues of rivnut replacement (possible but a pain in the @ss) vs repair. If you're even considering this purchase, take it from me --- it's worth it to make the purchase right this minute. Bah. | ||
| Froggy |
Sorry to hear about your troubles. Everything American Sport Bike sells in top notch, so you never have to wonder if you are going to get what you pay for. Good luck with your repair. Oh do i get a cookie for being able to hack my way into this bugged thread?  | ||
| Marcodesade |
Cookie granted. I figured it out too (click on my own name, view my posts). But I wanted to make it accessible to others who are not so persistent. | ||
| P_squared |
What, you 2 think you're the only folks who can get in here?  | ||
| Froggy |
Next time Don't put American Sport Bike or Dark Horse Moto as the first word, if you did "Seat retention kit from American Sport Bike", at least the first half of the link would of been clickable  The three of us can have a private party! | ||
| P_squared |
Or A S B (all together) or D H M (all together) or some of the other sponsors. As for the 'private party', that sounds a 'lil scary. At least Spidey isn't here w/ his pink thong of justice.  |
