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maybe loctite wasn't invented back in 1990? seriously....

maybe D expects the dealer to go over most bolts with loctite? maybe D expects the owner to? certainly they don't require the workers to loctite much of anything as it would increase build time by 30min easy.



Trauma said:
My 1990 Ninja manual said to tighten bolts before riding - really surprised experienced riders need a heads up on this. Don't for get to strap your helmets and check your gas/oil levels :D
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We're riding a v-twin here folks...it's going to vibrate to all ..... The dealer even warned me, "Is this your first Ducati?" "Yes..."..."Okay you're going to want to do a once over of all the bolts about once a week."
 
how many of the bolts that one personally loctited got loose? just curious.

FrostyFire said:
We're riding a v-twin here folks...it's going to vibrate to all ..... The dealer even warned me, "Is this your first Ducati?" "Yes..."..."Okay you're going to want to do a once over of all the bolts about once a week."
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Stw said:
.... and realistically..Did you???
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In the beginning, but point is, having 2 threads dedicated to bolts needing tightening? It's a motocycle, forget it's a twin, which is worse, bolts need tightening, or they get loose. in 3K miles I had one mirror bolt loosen the first week. It's just funny, not as bad, but up there with the why-rust-on-brake-disc thread :)

Example from my 1978 Z1R.
 

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Trauma said:
In the beginning, but point is, having 2 threads dedicated to bolts needing tightening? It's a motocycle, forget it's a twin, which is worse, bolts need tightening, or they get loose. in 3K miles I had one mirror bolt loosen the first week. It's just funny, not as bad, but up there with the why-rust-on-brake-disc thread :)
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I agree.... But the world we live in today moves personal responsibility and makes it corporate responsibility.... Do I check my bolts?? Yes.. Do I check all of them?? Noooo.. I do make certain assumptions regarding the assembly procedure that take place in the factory.... reading such threads make me think I give them too much credit...:rolleyes:
 
VAST said:
how many of the bolts that one personally loctited got loose? just curious.
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I haven't loctited any myself. The only bolt that fell off immediately was a mirror bolt, but that was a PDI fail, the other one was completely loose. Since I go over them once a week, nothing has fallen off.
 
Stw said:
I agree.... But the world we live in today moves personal responsibility and makes it corporate responsibility.... Do I check my bolts?? Yes.. Do I check all of them?? Noooo.. I do make certain assumptions regarding the assembly procedure that take place in the factory.... reading such threads make me think I give them too much credit...:rolleyes:
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Don't anyone check them, my point is just don't be surprised they get loose. :p
 
u guys have the bolt size for the rear brake reservoir holder? or would the dealer just handle that for me? it's hanging on by a zip tie right now
 
Billy said:
u guys have the bolt size for the rear brake reservoir holder? or would the dealer just handle that for me? it's hanging on by a zip tie right now
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Ha! That's the first bolt that fell off for me. Got home and found the reservoir flapping around. Found a replacement in my spare bolt drawer and Locktite'd it good.
 
chrissa said:
Ha! That's the first bolt that fell off for me. Got home and found the reservoir flapping around. Found a replacement in my spare bolt drawer and Locktite'd it good.
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Thanks for the reminder. I missed that one since it was under the reservoir sock. :)

At this point I think some of you guys should probably just sell the Pani and get the BMW or a Japanese liter bike. I've had several ducs and they simply aren't going to offer you the maintenance free ride you are looking for. That would also cut down on the whining level around here as well. :eek:
 
I like checking screws, for now, its fun, and when it's no longer fun or I don't have the time to do it, I will begin to use more Loctite so that I don't have to keep tightening. For the previous comments made about experienced riders not checking tightness, well, this machine is a heck of a lot of fun and I am thinking that many rather be riding than to be maintaining. I like both but if I had to choose between riding or maintaining, I know I'd rather be riding, so there you have it, I will keep checking these various screws that I can reach before every ride, systematically Loctite-ing every loose one that I find so eventually not have to think about this as much. I just hope that critical bolts or unreachable ones don't come loose before the services, at which point I will ask the dealer to kindly check those things that I cannot.
 
Capt CF said:
Thanks for the reminder. I missed that one since it was under the reservoir sock. :)

At this point I think some of you guys should probably just sell the Pani and get the BMW or a Japanese liter bike. I've had several ducs and they simply aren't going to offer you the maintenance free ride you are looking for. That would also cut down on the whining level around here as well. :eek:
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I think the real test around these parts is how long the AR exhaust stays on for before it falls off.
 
Marked all my bolts on the front suspension/steering/controls with yellow tire crayon. Now I can quickly tell if anything shifts. Peace of mind on the front end. Will do the rest later.
 

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