Featured What you been doing with your TRIUMPH today??

Good luck!
Fwiw I don't like using screw extractors, if they snap you're truly buggered.
If it doesnt unscrew my pref would be drilling it out, going up from teeny drills in 1mm steps.
If you're lucky you get to a stage where the old bolt jut collapses

 

Just like being at the dentist

I’ll be intrigued how this pans out, I’m sure lots of us have had to deal with sheared bolts before

 

Drill the hole oversize and fix mudguard with nut and bolt?

 

Can't you use a racers friend (zip tie) on it mate just to hold that side temporary until you can get some decent drill bits?

 

As long as it is secure plod can't really do much as it is a 'temporary' repair to allow you to get the parts you need to effect a permanent repair mate.

 

Duck, why you worried about a 'slapping' mudguard when you have the rudiments of an armed foxhole at the rear?

 

Daytona 955i's tank drained ready for removal.

Slow bimble over the winter to sort throttle and clutch cables.

DS

 

That didn't occur to me, @Dartplayer. But thinking about my own GNT consumption over the years, I think that's probably a good way to read it!

 

Can you take the wheel off to get to it from the other side?
Maybe easier matey!!??

 

@Duckadiledundee if they are checking tyres and such, they might have you dead to rights. That front look about as bald as a cue ball.

 

you beat me to that Hobnail .... that tyre is fooked - would never pass muster.... re bolt.... i'd take it into a garage you trust.. admit what you've done and get them to sort it....i don't even try to get bolts out these days as i have always made a right bastard of a mess of it........however if you are trying yourself start small in the center of that hole and work upwards in drill size.... slowly...then when most is gone try using an "easy out" extractor...... or drill through and rethread.... just take time over it....and good luck

 

Around 80£ for a renown brand.
I'm also at this point, front and rear.. killed a 80% fit front tire in 3000 km .

 

This is the definition of legal requirements for motorcycle tyres :-

At least 1.0mm throughout a continuous band across at least 3/4 of the breadth of the tread and around the entire circumference. The original tread pattern must be visible in the remaining quarter.

I understand that if any part of the tread pattern has been worn away within that remaining quarter it's an automatic fail, regardless of the tread depth elsewhere. Fine is up to £2,500 and 3 points PER TYRE.

 

I buy mine ont net, and get em fitted at Bike Depot in Worksop.

 

The way I do it (as I get through a lot of tyres with the racing) is buy them on line at the cheapest I can find & then take the wheels & new tyres to a tyre fitter, they charge between £7.50 & £15 a wheel to fit & balance.

Or you can elect for a drive in, drive out option which is normally more expensive but considerably easier!

I have a couple sets of Pirelli Super Corse & Metzler race tyres 120/70 fronts, 180/55 (1) + 190/60 (1) rears all with loads of tread in the middle if any one wants a set for cost of posting PM me.

 

That's not due to my poor riding skills. I live in mountain, and the fork was really bad. Now the fork is fully revised, setup and I'm sure next tyre will last longer.. I hope.. On my BMW s the front lasted 15000 km.

 

just going through a bad patch - we all have those...everything is fixable

 

Looking good Ron, I hope we get a test ride report with what difference those bar risers have made to your enjoyment of Scarlet.

 

Nice job @Ron Ashurst , your back will thank you