Re: [ST] Motorcycle Entropy

["Brian D ." <brd@xxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Feb 26, 2004 at 06:56:18AM -0500, Steve Lawler wrote:
> I rode into work this morning. When I went to park the Blue Devil I 
> turned the key to the lock position and noticed that the key-lock thingy 
> is loose. Upon further inspection I discovered that one of the two bolts 
> that come up from underneath is missing and the other is loose. It's a 
> little too cold and dark for me to look at it now. I'll have to deal 
> with it on my lunch break. On the '01 ST, does anyone happen to know off 
> hand what the missing bolt is? Diameter, pitch and length? I would love 
> to be able to send my assistant over to the local hardware store and 
> pick one up. I don't want to just hand him the bolt that is still in 
> there. He's a great guy but he has lost things on me a few times.

IIRC, the socket for the bolt still in there is a 4mm head.  It's
designed to be theft-proof (read: bitch to get out without stripping).
But the threads are standard metric, though I forget what size.  If you
take that last one to a hardware store, you should be able to buy 2
replacements, but maybe with a different head.  To get a like one,
you'll probably have to go Triumph.

Oh yeah, you might also have someone follow you on a ride to see if your
brake/running light flickers on and off.  If so, you have a broken wire
probably inside that switch.  

Laters,
Brian
- -- 
Ft. Worth, TX
'97 VFR 750 (red, of course)
'99 Sprint ST(black, RIP)

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