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Kruizen
| Posted on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 06:50 pm: |
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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. |
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Jimustanguitar
| Posted on Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 08:50 am: |
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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 ![: )](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/clipart/happy.gif) |
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Kruizen
| Posted on Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 08:54 am: |
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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. |
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Jdugger
| Posted on Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 08:55 am: |
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Timesert |
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Johndb
| Posted on Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 11:50 am: |
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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). |
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Kruizen
| Posted on Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 02:37 pm: |
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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. |
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Kruizen
| Posted on Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 02:39 pm: |
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Scratch that just found the inserts at ace |
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Kevmean
| Posted on Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 03:49 pm: |
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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. |
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Pmjolly
| Posted on Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 10:34 pm: |
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That fairing stay is not aluminum. Don't ever heat it with a map gas torch. Don't ask me how I know. Haha |
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Jdugger
| Posted on Friday, September 13, 2013 - 07:19 am: |
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Fairing is a cast Mg piece... |
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Sprintst
| Posted on Friday, September 13, 2013 - 09:25 pm: |
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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 |