Found a bolt

**BigAl** · 7th October 2013, 18:41

Looks important, probably holding the pistons on.

**R650R** · 7th October 2013, 18:46

I'd hazard a guess that its manifold cover bolt or maybe sump. A careless mechanic or previous owner dropped it during service into one of those nooks and crannies that trap bolts and fingers and thought F&*^ it, left it there and replaced it with another one. Over time its loosed from its perch and broke free!
I lost a whiteboard marker while servicing the 750, found half of it several rides later welded to the exhaust pipe!!!

**GreyAngel** · 7th October 2013, 19:00

it could've been lights, the black came off roughly equally along the whole length at the top of the thread and there is a bit of balck came off on the bit after the thread and on the head itself - all aligned.... off to check the seat

**Madness** · 7th October 2013, 19:01

Do you have a pack rack or similar fitted?

**GreyAngel** · 7th October 2013, 19:12

Nope to pack rack. and Nope to seat bolts. What's interesting though is that seat bolts (all two are there) - head looks quite similar, but! they do not have any marking on the head, they look a lot more worn out - as in from being screwed and un-screwed, despite me never lifting the seat (yeah I know) so - they would have been only used 5-6 times and even then they look more worn then the one I am trying to find a home for!
Just noticed a bit of green/yellow paint on the head - tiny tiny splash off...

**Madness** · 7th October 2013, 19:14

I don't reckon it's OEM. Forget about it. Then, later when your brakes fall off & you smash into a fish truck & die horribly, I'll post that I was wrong.

**AllanB** · 7th October 2013, 20:31

It's a Suzuki bolt - fell off one and your front wheel flicked it into your lower fairing and it fell out when you parked.

**awa355** · 8th October 2013, 02:31

Originally Posted by GreyAngel

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Just noticed a bit of green/yellow paint on the head - tiny tiny splash off...

The green/yellow paint probably indicates a vital modification done under a recall to ensure the brake disc doesn't fall off. Dont worry about it,

**Banditbandit** · 8th October 2013, 08:13

Originally Posted by russd7

just stick it in the spare parts tin, if its important you should find out soon enough

Yeah - I'm with him ... if you can't find a missing bolt then you'll basically be alright ... Only worry if you start the bike and it makes strange noises ..

Originally Posted by R650R

I lost a whiteboard marker while servicing the 750, found half of it several rides later welded to the exhaust pipe!!!

Far out .. what do you need a whiteboard marker for when servicing the 750? I use them all the time - but not to work on bikes with ...

**wysper** · 8th October 2013, 08:20

Originally Posted by Banditbandit

Yeah - I'm with him ... if you can't find a missing bolt then you'll basically be alright ... Only worry if you start the bike and it makes strange noises ..

Far out .. what do you need a whiteboard marker for when servicing the 750? I use them all the time - but not to work on bikes with ...

Maybe to write on the fairing 'this bolt goes here' so he knows where the bolt goes. Then just wipes it off when finished.

*edit - only valid if said bike actually has fairing.

**G4L4XY** · 8th October 2013, 08:35

Maybe it's from the lawnmower? Now he's gotta check every single thing in his garage that would have bolts on it do'h

**bogan** · 8th October 2013, 09:16

Yeh reckon that's dropped out of the fairing if you can't find anywhere else it should have been on the side covers.

Originally Posted by Banditbandit

Far out .. what do you need a whiteboard marker for when servicing the 750? I use them all the time - but not to work on bikes with ...

I use em all the time, got a vinyl checkerplate drawer you drop bolts or any parts on, then write where they came from with the whiteboard marker. Good for long jobs cos you just slide drawer in out of harms way, and come back to everything still being labeled and easy to assemble!

**Banditbandit** · 8th October 2013, 09:22

I use sellotape to tape the bolts onto the things they hold on ... I do that after stripping and rebuilding a BSA engine and having seven bolts left over at the end ...

Strangely enough, nothing was wrong with the engine and I never did find out where those bolts went ...