Nuts and bolts...

[RedLDR]

Well, it finally has happened. I have gone and bought myself one of these beasts

I got my unrestricted licence a couple of months ago and have spent that time test riding as many bikes as I could but I must admit that I was biased towards the S10. I fell in love with it the first time I saw it at a dealership here in Melbourne about a year ago. It is a bit of a step up from my trusty KLR but I can't wait. Grew up in the country riding dirt bikes (loved my YZ's) but haven't ridden in many, many years. Good to be back on bikes again

Anyway, what I wanted to know is whether there are any bolts/nuts I should keep an eye out for. I have read on posts here and there that there are some that will vibrate loose and require some thread lock, but as I have spent many months reading about this bike I honestly can't remember which posts the references were in.

Oh, and I can't wait to pick my beast up tomorrow.

Any advice will be appreciated guys


Steve

 

[like2ride]

Congratulations on your new bike! You will love it.

I went through and checked all my fasteners when I did the break in service and none were loose. 6000 miles later and one of the two hand guard bolts on the left side was MIA . Some other folks have put the blue locktite these because of this issue but I procrastinated and will have to pay the price ($.84) .


Enjoy your ride!!

 

[Yamaguy55]

Congratulations on your new bike! You will love it.

I went through and checked all my fasteners when I did the break in service and none were loose. 6000 miles later and one of the two hand guard bolts on the left side was MIA . Some other folks have put the blue locktite these because of this issue but I procrastinated and will have to pay the price ($.84) .


Enjoy your ride!!

Me too, but I caught it in time. Blue Loctite is exactly what I used. It it comes loose again, I'll switch to red Loctite. (I doubt that will happen)

I have gone a step more, and I use a paint stick (one of those paint pens similar to a Sharpie) and have marked every critical bolt: axles, fork clamps, brake parts, etc. That way, all I have to do it glance at it. Sure, there are small blue paint marks all over the bike, but I make them as small and unobtrusive as possible while still being easy to see, and this is a quick and effective way to keep track of things. I've done this for years on lots of things, makes my life a whole lot simpler.

 

[The Rotund One]

Me too, but I caught it in time. Blue Loctite is exactly what I used. It it comes loose again, I'll switch to red Loctite. (I doubt that will happen)

I have gone a step more, and I use a paint stick (one of those paint pens similar to a Sharpie) and have marked every critical bolt: axles, fork clamps, brake parts, etc. That way, all I have to do it glance at it. Sure, there are small blue paint marks all over the bike, but I make them as small and unobtrusive as possible while still being easy to see, and this is a quick and effective way to keep track of things. I've done this for years on lots of things, makes my life a whole lot simpler.

I've been doing that for ages.... It makes sense to me to index the critical fasteners cause it can save your hide. By marking those critical nuts and bolts I look at them a lot more frequently than I did before I started doing it, virtually daily. I learned that trick from some old guy when I was riding pre-AMF H-D's. Oh, by the way, that old guy was younger than I am now at that time... Now,,, where is that jackhammer emoticon...

 

[RedLDR]

What a fantastic idea. Thanks guys. I will also keep an eye out for the hand guard one. Not long after I got my klr the exhaust came apart at the manifold because the nuts had shaken loose. Caught me right off guard when it started spluttering and backfiring lol.

Oh, for what it's worth, this is an awesome bike. I am loving it

 

[bikerdoc]

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