drharveys - FSO wrote on 12/08/08 at 08:31:17:Two words: BLUE LOCKTITE
Whenever you install or re-tighten something.
Anything that loosens from the thumping of the engine or the riding of the bike will do it again! And if something is a chronic offender, consider taking a cue from our dirt bike and sailing buddies and consider safety wire, drilling through and cotter pins!
And remember Blue -- the one that says "Can be removed with hand tools" the red stuff needs to be heated up with a propane torch! (And be especially careful with their competitors products -- the product is OK, but the color coding may be different.)
yes blue works well
I still have a problem in my future I guess - see I shaved the head a little on this 2-stroke engine and it kept blowing the entire seals out of the crankcase - so a little red locktite on the seals have keep them in the case for several hundred hours - but one of these days......