[TuggerHiller]

found a '07 with a cyclerack attached..........so I'm thinking what next.



on a rainy saturday I started with the positive terminal that bugged me

put a wire loom over the frame

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then saw a bolt missing from the rack....was actually broken off

lucky it wasn't a blind hole

then installed a fused power outlet direct to battery

positioned it behind windscreen

and grounded to frame, but I dont believe in drilling blindly into frame so I used an exhisting hole and bolted through...

all in all a productive couple o'hours

 

[bcscammell]

found a '07 with a cyclerack attached..........so I'm thinking what next.



on a rainy sunday I started with the positive terminal that bugged me

put a wire loom over the frame

.

.

.

then saw a bolt missing from the rack....was actually broken off

lucky it wasn't a blind hole

then installed a fused power outlet direct to battery

positioned it behind windscreen

and grounded to frame, but I dont believe in drilling blindly into frame so I used an exhisting hole and bolted through...

all in all a productive couple o'hours

The first time I had the seat off I was suprised to see how close the positive battery clamp was to the frame. It bugs me everytime I look at it. I have dropped the bike a few times and have always felt a need to check the battery afterwards. While it has never caused a problem I think I'll do the same thing you've done. Thanks for the idea.

 

[TuggerHiller]

Thank MrDNA its an Idea inspired by him

..........I just used scraps I had laying around

 

[TuggerHiller]

I bought a bolt to tighten the rack down.............put the seat back on and snapped one of the seat bolts...........Luck o' the Irish

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Guess I better buy a handful

 

[qwerty]

Maybe invest in a torque wrench and learn how to use it.

 

[uktw125]

It looks like your rack is bent or not lined up properly. Might be an idea to see if you can straighten it or your new bolt will break again.



I only use a 1/4" drive socket set on any bolts with a 10mm head or smaller and still go steady.

Any thing bigger gets torqued to spec.



No stripped threads, no broken broken bolts.

 

[PalmStateCrawler]

It may be different strokes for different folks but I had to put in the center two bolts about 3 threads in and then put on the side bolts and slightly tighten each of them kinda like a car tire going in an "x" pattern. It should distribute the force on the bolts evenly if you do it like that. Kind of a pita but it will be extra rigid and durable if you do it thatway. It's gonna be really hard to just thread a single bolt on a cyclerack



Also, i've been trying to figure out a quick release seat system but I cant find the right hardware. I'd like to do one of the screws with the hole in it you push a pin through...

 

[qwerty]

Make the hardware. Cut the head off a bolt. Drill the shank of the bolt. Drip a little permanent Loctite on the threads. Install the bolt in the seat nuts. Wait for the Loctite to set. Install the seat. Install cotter pins. Done.

 

[lizrdbrth]

http://tw200forum.com/index.php?/to...427__hl__+seat++pins__fromsearch__1#entry1427

 

[PalmStateCrawler]

Thanks LB! Love the picture wire and terminal rings idea. Will be copying that one for sure. Headed to ace tomorrow for parts.

 

[TuggerHiller]

uktw125 and qwerty..........thx. I'll put together a 1/4 drive set for the toolbox and dig out my Father-in-law's 1/4 drive torque wrench if I can ever find it again (wife packed it away ).

wow lizrdbrth.....the hitch pin seat link holds an excellent idea, might be in the distant future



edit: the torque wrench is a short 3/8 drive, only 8" long.......should fit in the road box