Recent content by bowkite

Managed to get the bungs on. Had a problem with the right hand side as the bung is slightly touching the fairing could do with the spacer being a few mm longer but it doesnt seem a problem. locked the bolts to just over 41nm i asked the manufacturer of the bungs what they would torque up to...

Those are the official Yamaha crash protectors and cost a fortune more than twice what i paid for the third party ones i purchased. I dont think i'll have to modify the fairing the protectors with the spacers should just clear the fairing just!!!

Well i've purchased a slightly longer wrench and got an extention for the allen bit which now clears the fairing. Managed to loosen up the bolt on one side, so looks good for now. Noticed though the bracket for the fairing is going to turn when i tighten the m10 bolt up whgich might be an issue...

Yeah the bolts go directly through the frame into the engine, no nuts are needed. Its an 8mm allen head on the m10 bolts and i have a full fairing on there. I don't want to risk using any big pliers in fear of scratching the paintwork. I think i'll have to get some drive hex sets for the...

I'm in Lancashire. Can't seem to shift the bolts at the moment, these things are tight. Might need a longer wrench to get more leverage. Will i need to add any thread lock to the bolts.

Just bought some of these off ebay. Does anyone know how much torque i need to apply to tighten up the bolts which replace the engine/frame bolts. Im also having trouble loosening up the frame bolts, these have an 8mm allen head on them. Also i'm worriedwhen i take the frame bolts out the...