Speed Twin Steering Nut Issue

I assume that the nut was never torqued correctly as at a fairly hefty 90Nm it should never come loose and threadlock is unnecessary. Has the nut been removed at any point for adjusting or greasing the bearings?

 

I had the same on my 2018 Speedmaster. The front end was feeling 'clunky' under braking and after a few weeks of not managing to work out the cause, was on my way to dealers (bike was under warranty) when I thought to check that head nut.

 

thanks for posting this, just went out and checked mine and it was also loose, on a 22 street twin, anyone know what size that bolt is, a 36mm is to small and thats the largest socket ive got

 

Off the top of my head, isn't it 38mm and 40 nm on a 900 Street Twin?

This street/ speed twin name change nonsense is going to make things complicated as are we talking 900cc or 1200cc or are they the same on this issue?

 

Thanks Eldon, I picked up a 38 mm and snugged it up, I think I read its supposed to be torqued to 90 nm, Im going to call my dealer in the morning and ask about this problum

 

Bugger me, that's worth checking which ever model you have.

 

No probs on my bikes but my mate has got a 22 plate Speed Triple.
Was telling me monday that he'd gone back to dealer to share about clunking noise under heavy braking and turned out to be this same nut not tight

 

Got subscription to Triumph Tech Manuals; 90nm is the torque setting shown there. Definitely going to check my 2023 T120's nut.

Update 12/1/23; mine not loose; but, if I had to tighten it, that would require removing the handlebars mounted over it.