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Offline KiwiKev

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Roamer / Bobber front fender screws
« on: February 24, 2019, 10:47:53 PM »
Hi guys,

On the way home from my first service I almost lost my Roamer front mudguard (fender) due to the screws rattling loose. I heard a rattle so pulled over and found one screw only holding it.

Might pay to check your screws for tightness and maybe do what I did and Loctite the four new ones in place. Assume the Bobber would be the same.

Cheers,

Kevin


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Re: Roamer / Bobber front fender screws
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2019, 02:34:20 PM »
I knew a fellow who endo-ed a moped because the front fender came loose and went into the spokes.

He said it began with a tinging noise as the brace began skipping off the spokes - he said to himself " What the - ? " and never got as far as the expletive before the machine flipped and his shoulder was separated in the impact with the road.
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Offline KiwiKev

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Re: Roamer / Bobber front fender screws
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2019, 05:33:39 PM »
I knew a fellow who endo-ed a moped because the front fender came loose and went into the spokes.

He said it began with a tinging noise as the brace began skipping off the spokes - he said to himself " What the - ? " and never got as far as the expletive before the machine flipped and his shoulder was separated in the impact with the road.
LOL, sounds similar to my experience as a kid being given a ride on the bar of my brothers pushbike. I put my shoe into the front spokes to see what would happen = may have been Kiwi Roy even - he will remember the incident if it was.

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Re: Roamer / Bobber front fender screws
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2019, 06:23:40 PM »
On the way home from my first service I almost lost my Roamer front mudguard (fender) due to the screws rattling loose. I heard a rattle so pulled over and found one screw only holding it.

Might pay to check your screws for tightness and maybe do what I did and Loctite the four new ones in place. Assume the Bobber would be the same.

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