Pulled my bike into the garage

[HansO]

looking at your pictures, second picture from the right hand side view, top left bolt in plastic cover looks newer less markings .... just saying

 

[wildchild]

You checked the bottom of the radiator shroud too? There's a bolt at each corner. The horn cover has the same bolt holding it on as well. Did you check behind the horn cover?

 

[scot in exile]

It is from the centre of the piston it controls the compression.

 

[TOMCAT]

Radiator shroud if it's not from the plastic frame covers. Need to have a 'real good look' and you'll find where it's missing from. Couple of those dodads under the shroud where the mesh cover mounts.

 

[cr0ft]

There is one or two bolts/screws holding the stock horn and the brake cables attached to the underside of the triple tree as well that aren't immediately visible.

 

[tdragger]

You know what I reckon might have happened the previous owner may have dropped one of the bolts that hold the plastic covers and it has disappeared inside the radiator shroud and was not able to see it so presumed lost and he replaced it with a new one and it has taken this long to fall out ..... just saying there's a lot of nooks and crannies in there that would love to hold and hide a bolt .... dont ask me how I know ................ Ok I 'll tell you! don't twist my arm, I removed my entire rad shroud and started to remove the radiator looking for a bolt once only to find it sitting in the cover around the fan

Yep, I think that I may have a few hidden away somewhere. Good point.

 

[Rich Brewer]

So. My bike wont fall apart as im going down the road at 120mph because of this bolt right?

 

[Speedy]

Check under the headlights behind the horn cover. There are several brackets there that hold the horn, turn signal arms and horn cover that use black button head bolts.

 

[ROCKETHEAD]

So. My bike wont fall apart as im going down the road at 120mph because of this bolt right?

Nope, you might even get 121mph because of the weight savings...

 

[Rich Brewer]

Ill still look when I get home. I did see bolts in my horn and lights though. It has a little blue chalk mark on the head of the bolt as to mark it to make sure its there, but the other ones that I seen that were similar were on front of the engine right behind the radiator. And it didnt look like I was missing one.