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<blockquote data-quote="twowheelnut" data-source="post: 385868" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>Exactly so, FJR. That arm is made from the lightest weight cheeze whiz (or snake shit, as I call it) on the planet. It's also quite porous. Further, Yamaha used some kind of green, wasabi lookin' Loctite on the bolt, increasing the amount of force required to loosen by 100 fold. As I held the allen wrench in place and began to barely exert pressure on the crescent wrench, the arm snapped. Fuck. I can only surmise that 58,000 miles of constant wind pressure against the screen may have had some bearing on the failure.</p><p></p><p>At this point, I'm quite leery of the metallurgy used throughout this bike. This is the second failure I've experienced - the first being the top triple tree clamp:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v634/twowheelnut/FJR%20Photos/IMG_1115.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Same scenario here too: Apply just the slightest pressure and POP! There were two rather large voids at the break in the clamp and though my dealer returned the clamp to Yamaha, no report was ever returned.</p><p></p><p>Oh well, at least I get to clean up my rat's nest of added wiring...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="twowheelnut, post: 385868, member: 10"] Exactly so, FJR. That arm is made from the lightest weight cheeze whiz (or snake shit, as I call it) on the planet. It's also quite porous. Further, Yamaha used some kind of green, wasabi lookin' Loctite on the bolt, increasing the amount of force required to loosen by 100 fold. As I held the allen wrench in place and began to barely exert pressure on the crescent wrench, the arm snapped. Fuck. I can only surmise that 58,000 miles of constant wind pressure against the screen may have had some bearing on the failure. At this point, I'm quite leery of the metallurgy used throughout this bike. This is the second failure I've experienced - the first being the top triple tree clamp: [IMG]https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v634/twowheelnut/FJR%20Photos/IMG_1115.jpg[/IMG] Same scenario here too: Apply just the slightest pressure and POP! There were two rather large voids at the break in the clamp and though my dealer returned the clamp to Yamaha, no report was ever returned. Oh well, at least I get to clean up my rat's nest of added wiring... [/QUOTE]
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