The post title won’t be a surprise to anyone that knows me, but in addition to having a philosophical screw loose, I’ve found a physical one on the garage floor.
Quick backstory to hopefully answer the most likely questions.
The last wrenching I did on the bike was last weekend (Saturday) for the heated gear permanent controller install. The areas worked on are as follows.
I do remember hearing something that could resemble the sound of a small bolt/screw hitting the floor when I was jostling the steering head. I looked at the time, but I didn’t find anything. Now that I’ve found the screw several days later, I’m putting two + two together and deduce (guess) that it is most likely from the front half of the bike??
I taken apart everything I touched during the heated controller install and don’t see any ‘holes’ in need of a bolt/screw. I’ve gone over as much of the front half of the bike that I can without taking off all the bodywork.
Looking at the bolt/screw images, and seeing it has some blue thread-locker, can anyone hazard a guess where this damn thing came from? The bolt/screw uses a 3mm bit.
Thanks for any help provided!!
Edit: The bike is a 2022, purchased May of 2023, and I’m the only owner.
Quick backstory to hopefully answer the most likely questions.
The last wrenching I did on the bike was last weekend (Saturday) for the heated gear permanent controller install. The areas worked on are as follows.
- Removed the seat
- Removed the large black plastic ’plate’ forward of the gas tank
- Removed the windshield
- Removed the right hand panel directly below the throttle
- Loosened and slightly lifted the tank (to route wires).
I do remember hearing something that could resemble the sound of a small bolt/screw hitting the floor when I was jostling the steering head. I looked at the time, but I didn’t find anything. Now that I’ve found the screw several days later, I’m putting two + two together and deduce (guess) that it is most likely from the front half of the bike??
I taken apart everything I touched during the heated controller install and don’t see any ‘holes’ in need of a bolt/screw. I’ve gone over as much of the front half of the bike that I can without taking off all the bodywork.
Looking at the bolt/screw images, and seeing it has some blue thread-locker, can anyone hazard a guess where this damn thing came from? The bolt/screw uses a 3mm bit.
Thanks for any help provided!!
Edit: The bike is a 2022, purchased May of 2023, and I’m the only owner.
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