Don't ya just hate it when...

[ozrider]

Well I put the bike up in the air for a check over before I head away on a trip soon, I noticed a oil weep from one of the washers on the top of the cam cover.... no big deal as I have had it off in the past so I knew what I was in for
What tested the patience was the front tank bolt I dropped... I heard it rattle down but didn't hit the floor....I couldn't find it anywhere, I gave up looking after an hour and went and had a beer.
Went out the next morning and went all over it again, finally took the top and side covers off the radiator, tilted the radiator forward and it was looking at me from down inside the bottom of fan housing.
I've got all sorts of magnets on sticks but that didn't help as the bolt is stainless steel.

Back to the original job, looks like I cannot reuse the cam cover washers to many times

The bolt was down in behind the fan blade in the middle

 

[idk]

The front bolt off the tank disappeared from mine about 85,000 miles ago. I probably should replace it sometime.

 

[BigAl1952]

Every time I work on something I set a tool down or lose something like that and cant find it. I just wonder sometimes how much time we spend in our life looking for something that we lose or hide from ourselves. Al

 

[ruzzle]

Turn the fan on Les, see if it spits it out........

 

[HansO]

Well I put the bike up in the air for a check over before I head away on a trip soon, I noticed a oil weep from one of the washers on the top of the cam cover.... no big deal as I have had it off in the past so I knew what I was in for
What tested the patience was the front tank bolt I dropped... I heard it rattle down but didn't hit the floor....I couldn't find it anywhere, I gave up looking after an hour and went and had a beer.
Went out the next morning and went all over it again, finally took the top and side covers off the radiator, tilted the radiator forward and it was looking at me from down inside the bottom of fan housing.
I've got all sorts of magnets on sticks but that didn't help as the bolt is stainless steel.

Back to the original job, looks like I cannot reuse the cam washers to many times

The bolt was down in behind the fan blade in the middle

Ain't it *****!!! been there done that, fortunately I also have a a three claw picker upper that does that kinda job perfectly

Turn the fan on Les, see if it spits it out........

Funny bugger Ruzz, you will have to do a video of how to do it on your bike

 

[Rick McC.]

Ain't it *****!!! been there done that, fortunately I also have a a three claw picker upper that does that kinda job perfectly

Funny bugger Ruzz, you will have to do a video of how to do it on your bike

I've got one of those myself; works to a treat!

 

[ozrider]

Turn the fan on Les, see if it spits it out........

I would have found it straight away when the fan kicked in

 

[cusso ken]

That's when the a small vacuum line off the inlet of your compressor comes in handy , as long as the hose is small than what you want to pick up.

 

[ozrider]

Ain't it *****!!! been there done that, fortunately I also have a a three claw picker upper that does that kinda job perfectly

yea got one of them as well....... but you got to find the bugga first to pick it up !!

 

[CanberraR3]

Lost my tank bolt a while ago. It didn't hit the ground either and I've never found it.