let a 'mechanic' work on my a9

[Mike]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "PauL M. Bober" wrote:

> > Now I rode about 30 miles and noticed the exhaust was getting really

loud.

> You guessed it, the retainer for the exhaust to the head is laying

down by

> the clutch cable. I am a little too pissed off to take it back.

Anyone got

> any idea what size nuts or bolts hold the thing on and if there

could be any

> other missing hardware that may have fallen off? > > PauL p the A9 owner that learned his lesson about letting others

work on his

> bike >

Paul, Stock is an 8mm crown nut. A regular 8mm (standard pitch 1.25) nut will work fine. These can come loose on their own. There is a copper crush washer between the pipe and the head. I've torqued these nuts many times to find them at a lower torque later. I'm thinking the vibration of the engine crushes the copper washer just a bit more after a while, so they are on the list of things to check once in a while If one exhaust is popping, these nuts would be the first thing to check. all the best, Mike

[dickersonb16]

I have a used clearview windsheild it is 11' taller then stock windsheild, 20' overall height use same mounting bolts just turn nut around on inside it should be model number kaw-kl01 under www.clearviewshields.com selling for $80.00 231-225-8918