Take a 12mm open end wrench and reach into the fins and put it on the head of the bolt that is showing down there between the #2#3fins thereabouts.

Its there, just lower down (or mebbe higher?) than you may have been looking.

Two things you can do:

1) pull the head, slide the bolt out and forget it
2) cut a spacer, top with some washers and tighten it down (which is what I did)

you CAN get to the bottom of the bolt, though it is a bit tricky. it is recessed under some fins, like Oldfeller said.

also, if you remove the bolt you may get an oil leak. I left the bolt rattle around for a month or so and saw a little leakage. some people might disagree, but i'm fairly sure that was the cause.

BurnPgh wrote on 05/17/11 at 13:40:53:


Thanks BurnPGH. We should indeed ride, let me know when your bike is ready for the road, if this wet weather ever breaks  :'(