what spring is this?

[Eville Rich]

I found this spring in my driveway last night. I'd just been riding the S10 (2016) so I'm paranoid it's part of the bike. Or it could be from a different bike or off of some other vehicle. But I swear I've seen it before.

Looks like it holds something in tension. There's a black rubbery plastic cover.

Anyone have any idea? Can I just relax and ride Space Goat (the S10)?

Thanks much!
Eville Rich
2016 S10
2015 WR250R

 

[Don in Lodi]

Do you have anything fancy done with your exhaust? Looks kinda like a retaining spring for an exhaust system.

 

[yoyo]

I'm with Don, looks like a spring from the can to the link pipe

 

[Squibb]

Not a spring I recognise from my S10 (Gen 2)

The outer sleeve is usually only seen on side/kick/centre stand springs, to stop anything getting trapped in the coils. However this one is clearly a much lighter weight spring, like maybe a rear brake pedal return. I'm not convinced about it being from a retro fit pipe, as I can't see how the sleeve would cope in a high temperature environment. Perhaps it's from a buddy's bike?

 

[Checkswrecks]

Don't recognize it as a Tenere part.

 

[Eville Rich]

Thanks for the input folks. I'm going to check the exhaust system, but I doubt it's from that. I'll rest easy that it's not likely a S10 part. The other bikes will get a more thorough going over, as will the other vehicles in the fleet.

Eville Rich

 

[yoyo]

I've just checked mine, I've got that spring on my Yoshi RS4 can, from memory the springs weren't that hard to fit.

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[Eville Rich]

Mystery is solved! The clue of a brake lever return spring did it. I took a harder look at my WR250R and found that it was missing. Not sure how it would have come loose, but it must have fallen off when I was doing a little off-road in my woods. Convenient that it fell off right on the edge of the driveway where I could find it. I didn't really notice it's absence. Between the brake light switch spring and pressure in the line, it seemed to return just fine, which is also why I didn't notice it at the start. I will probably get a spare just in case this turns out to be a cronic issue.

Many thanks for the pointers!

Eville Rich
2016 S10
2015 WR250R