Dropped Gracegfuly

[red98]

Hey Daz this will sound real stupid but i dont mind saying it if theres the slight chance that theres a miniscule amount of gain from it.


Ahem


If the bike went down on a particular side, with a decent weight of fuel inside,could it be enough to slightly (very slightly) bend the hinge at the crotch, or more likely foc up the front bolt as it is such a small item.have you tried gently pushing the tank the opposite way near the stem whilst trying to undo the front bolt?,like i say its a stupid suggestion but hey who knows.


My front bolt was mushed & spinning around with only a quarter bite before spinning again so the tank was jumping up.i put it down to a mechanic doing it up wrongly but just maybe theres a trend forming here with yours being tight.maybe my bike had been dropped in the past.


I thought the frame was focced but in the end it was the bolt, i got a new one & all is now nice & tight

well put noggy........gracefully dropping your bike is not enough to damage the frame......noggy has hit the bolt on the head here....the front bolt thread is not the best in the world