My recommendation is to use a little bearing grease inside the grommet hole. I actually put my finger around the cover and help pry out the spike when removing the cover. In cold weather the grommet will harden and cause more friction when trying to take off the cover.
> On Apr 13, 2016, at 1:49 PM, David Basinski <[email protected]> wrote: > > I can send a pic if that helps. > Something tells me I am going to have to drill out the old spike and replace. > OEM parts list marks this as part of the side cover, not a separate > replaceable item. > > On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 3:47 PM, David Basinski <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > wow!!! thanks for for immediate reply. > So my description is correct.... color does not matter. These two spikes ( I > only need one) go from the inside of the side covers and attach of the > grommet at the bike frame. > They are made of plastic with a grove to squeeze into the grommet. > Maybe an inch and a half in length/ half inch wide. > > > > On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 3:42 PM, Jim Bolen <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Color? > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/nighthawk_lovers/u7UyG7RNjAQ/unsubscribe > <https://groups.google.com/d/topic/nighthawk_lovers/u7UyG7RNjAQ/unsubscribe>. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers > <https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers > <https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
