George, Chase,
Not on the same bike but I've used small stainless bolts and Nylocks are good
so you don't have to over-tighten them to avoid loosening.
Nylon and/or rubber/neoprene washers are sometimes a good idea.
Cheers,
Rick
"George C. Paramithas" wrote:
> 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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