maximNikenGT Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 After only my second ride on my Niken GT come to find out that I lost another left hand side license plate bolt. Two rides, two different bolts vibrating off and getting lost. The real risk being that I may lose my license plate at this rate. First bolt that I lost was a wingnut with reflector style. Second one was a security torx screw with bolt. What are folks doing to make sure your license plate bolts are staying on? 2019 Niken GT "Motorcycles - the brand is not important, the fact that you ride is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member knyte Posted September 22, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted September 22, 2020 So far - lock washers are working for me. 1 2015 FJ-09 / FJR touring bags / oil plug mod / Evotech rad guard / SW Motech bash plate / GIVI DS2122S windscreen / Seat Concepts: Sport Touring / Vcyclenut ABS rings (speedo correction) / Cosmo RAM mount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member texscottyd Posted September 22, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted September 22, 2020 After losing a couple of those reflectors myself, I ended up using flat head carriage bolts, with nylon lock nuts from the backside of the plate. I have the plate bolted directly to the plastic fender, so have a washer between the lock nut and the plastic to spread the force out. 15K+ miles with this setup, and no issues. I found the bolts and nuts in my box of random hardware, so not sure of the source or size. The square portion under the head of the carriage bolt fit perfectly into the hole on the license plate, and keeps everything tight & aligned. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFritz86 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Use some loctice lock threads I didn’t have nylon lock nuts on hand, just regular nuts, with some either blue or red loctite I had no issues on my 2 bikes You live more in five minutes going fast on a bike than other people do in all their entire life. "Marco Simoncelli" - Yamaha Tracer 900 '19 - Honda CB650R '19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 5 hours ago, knyte said: So far - lock washers are working for me. Me too... with some loctite as MrFritz86 mentioned. And regular nuts, not wingnuts. 2 Blue Lives Matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colorider Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Nyloc nuts are your friend! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximNikenGT Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 I am not riding again until i get Nylock and/or Loctite. Lost ANOTHER bolt taking a joyride yesterday. 😤 2019 Niken GT "Motorcycles - the brand is not important, the fact that you ride is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andz Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 My numberplate is attached with double sided tape. Very hard to remove deliberately so unlikely to fall off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angrygirafe Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 After my first multi day tour (different bike) and losing a bunch of bolts for my fairings, half the tools in my kit are loc-tite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximNikenGT Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 8 hours ago, angrygirafe said: After my first multi day tour (different bike) and losing a bunch of bolts for my fairings, half the tools in my kit are loc-tite Gotta ask - what kind of bike and what year? 2019 Niken GT "Motorcycles - the brand is not important, the fact that you ride is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angrygirafe Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 1 hour ago, maximNikenGT said: Gotta ask - what kind of bike and what year? That was a 2013 Honda CB500X. Loved that little bike, put 25k miles on it in the 9 months I had it before upgrading. Not shaky by any means, but day two into a six day trip I noticed my fairings where more flexible than normal. 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximNikenGT Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 On 10/2/2020 at 1:16 PM, angrygirafe said: After my first multi day tour (different bike) and losing a bunch of bolts for my fairings, half the tools in my kit are loc-tite Got my Loctite and Nylock bolts. No way in hell I'm losing a fourth set of bolts. 1 2019 Niken GT "Motorcycles - the brand is not important, the fact that you ride is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angrygirafe Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 2 hours ago, maximNikenGT said: Got my Loctite and Nylock bolts. No way in hell I'm losing a fourth set of bolts. That should about do it 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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