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Title: Check Your Bolts
Post by: MotoGoosy on March 07, 2015, 11:24:04 AM

Checked a couple of critical bolts (engine mounts) on '02 EV11 and they were loose.  Kept going and nearly all nuts, bolts and screws were loose (even the windshield nuts and the muffler clamps).  Adding that to my preventative maintenance program now.

Title: Re: Check Your Bolts
Post by: oldbike54 on March 07, 2015, 11:34:28 AM

 Uh , we had been suggesting to check for loose bolts foe a while  ;D

  Dusty

Title: Re: Check Your Bolts
Post by: rodekyll on March 07, 2015, 01:01:23 PM

We get it.  Your bike vibrates.   :beat_horse   :beat_horse   :beat_horse   :beat_horse   :beat_horse

Title: Re: Check Your Bolts
Post by: fotoguzzi on March 07, 2015, 01:13:45 PM

Are you missing a few?

Title: Re: Check Your Bolts
Post by: Turin on March 07, 2015, 02:05:34 PM

Have you taken that thing in for a proper tune up yet?

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Post by: Semper-guzzi on March 07, 2015, 02:09:32 PM

I'll bet she'll be a bunch smoother now. I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to throw some loctite on those loose culprits.

Title: Re: Check Your Bolts
Post by: Sasquatch Jim on March 07, 2015, 02:28:53 PM

 tighten your nuts too.

Title: Re: Check Your Bolts
Post by: MotoGoosy on March 07, 2015, 02:53:15 PM

Nope.  Just all loose.

Title: Re: Check Your Bolts
Post by: MotoGoosy on March 07, 2015, 02:54:01 PM

Can I borrow you nut-wrench?

Title: Re: Check Your Bolts
Post by: MotoGoosy on March 07, 2015, 02:56:56 PM

Yup.  Last week.  No change.  Hey, it's a tractor engine mounted transversely.  It is what it is.  If I want smooth, I ride my Kawa 1600 Mean Streak. My Versys buzzes annoyingly, but it's a high-rpm bike.

Title: Re: Check Your Bolts
Post by: Two Checks on March 07, 2015, 03:50:29 PM

 :beat_horse

DFTT!

Title: Re: Check Your Bolts
Post by: mtiberio on March 07, 2015, 03:53:25 PM

Check the nut between the grips!

Title: Re: Check Your Bolts
Post by: Wayne Orwig on March 07, 2015, 04:40:30 PM

Yes, loose nut somewhere. Everyone agrees.