Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > Nut and bolt check!!!!

[DAVE HARRIS]

Just a word of warning, although the bike had a general check over before I took it to brands at easter I was trying to fit crash bungs(wrong type wont fit) and discovered the 3 main frame to engine bolts were loose!! the rear one turned about 3 times before it started to tighten over 5 turns before it was tight. it apears that the stress of being thrashed is lossening everything off

dave

[Edited on 26-4-2005 by DAVE HARRIS]

[dickieducati]

Originally posted by DAVE HARRIS
it apears that the stress of being thrashed is lossening everythinhg off

dave

no need for me to check mine then!

[phoenix n max]

Agreed - I find loose ones here and there everytime I get back in off the track.

[fil2]

Very good point Dave, most of my fairing bolts had shaken loose after 1 track day.......a once over to check all bolts is deffo a good idea after every outing. I certainly did not expect any to be loose after a few sessions on track.

Phil

[antonye]

I found a bolt in my belly pan from Brands yesterday and I have no idea where the hell it came from!

[skidlids]

Antony try the rocker cover, they go missing don't they Phil

[antonye]

Not one of those - it's an M8 x 40 allen head which is very rusty.

It's the sort of thing that doesn't go in just any old hole, but I've checked everywhere I can think of but can't find it!

If I had taken it out then given the condition I would have replaced it too.

The fairings are coming off this week for a full check, so I'll be able to give it another going over then.

[nelly]

side stand mounting bolt?? Did it drop in when you removed it?? Other places with that size............. shock mountings (that'd be fairly obvious tho')
That's a pretty big bolt that will have a "proper" job to do. It'd be fairly obvious if it had been in use.......

[fil2]

Originally posted by skidlids
Antony try the rocker cover, they go missing don't they Phil

if i knew what a rocker cover was i would say yes........


Phil

[antonye]

Originally posted by nelly
side stand mounting bolt?? Did it drop in when you removed it?? Other places with that size............. shock mountings (that'd be fairly obvious tho')
That's a pretty big bolt that will have a "proper" job to do. It'd be fairly obvious if it had been in use.......

No side stand on it and it was there after a couple of outings, so I've no idea.

Given that it's rusty I'm sure it's an external bolt, but all the obvious ones are there. I don't remember dropping anything and not finding it, so it has me puzzled.

It could always have come off someone else's bike and it dropped in the pan, but I think that's unlikely.

Anyway, I'll check over this week as there's really not much to go over.