Chase, I've had that problem! Plastic screws broke off but it wasn't my
fault! How can it ever be :-))?
All kidding aside, the metal screws have been on my windshield for over a
year now and do work extremely well no matter how fast I ride. Thanks again
to Ralph, our German supplier and Kevin H. for getting them into the states
along with our windshields. And they are color matched to the fast red/gray
to boot so the aesthetics are very pleasing.
George the ham
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chase Kimball" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2001 7:29 PM
Subject: windshield screws
> I spent the afternoon dealing with an infuriating problem. As I hopped
> on to my bike after work on Friday I noticed the windshield moving
> around. I checked it carefully and was horrified to see that only one
> screw was holding it on. I rode home very carefully, and didn't have
> time to attend to it until today. I took out the last remaining screw
> and looked at the holes in the fairing. What I discovered was that NONE
> of the screws had vibrated out, every last one of them had broken off at
> the threads inside the fairing! Some of the shanks could be gingerly
> rotated out with a pair of needlenose pliers, but I had to partically
> disassemble the fairing to get a few more out, and one of them I just
> gave up on. I have replaced all the screws with metal ones, but now I
> fear there may be unintended consequences from that. Have any of you
> had this problem? Is there a better solution than mine? Could the
> plastic screws have been overtightened before I got the bike? Would it
> be better to go back to plastic and use loctite to hold them in place
> without tightening them so much? Please advise.
>
>
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