Grab Rail bolts....function?

[bazooki]

Yup, I know what they do when the rail is on the bike but do they serve any function when the rail is off the bike? When I removed my grab rail for the first time I put 1 set back in but left the second set out.???

 

[BA BUSA]

They just anchor the plastics to the subframe

 

[Mr Bogus]

Frankenstein bolts? for cargo nets..

 

[BA BUSA]

Frankenstein bolts? for cargo nets..

The four bolts that hold the grab bar on...he took it off and only put two back in.

 

[Cookie]

The four bolts that hold the grab bar on...he took it off and only put two back in.

If he was going for reducing weight,,, that would be one trick in achieving that.

 

[pbghost]

I always put them back in tho keep me from losing them???

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

They just anchor the plastics to the subframe

Like he said, they hold the bike together.

 

[bazooki]

I always put them back in tho keep me from losing them???

Yeah, I was thinking exactly that as I put them beside the bar on the foyer floor....I think I will put them back in as I am likely not going to be putting the bar on anytime soon...the rare passengers, and seat, that I have can hold on to my jacket as usual.

 

[shadetree57]

Frankenstein bolts? for cargo nets..

May i ask a question also? Goin to anyway. Will the cargo net bolts come out.

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

Yes they come out. For touring I went to a hardware store and got four longer bolts so my seatbag can attach more easily.

 

[PandaNin]

May i ask a question also? Goin to anyway. Will the cargo net bolts come out.

On the end you'll see a little plastic black cover. Pop it out and then use a metric hex wrench to unscrew them. Forgot the size, something small.

 

[Aquaman]

they just anchor the plastics to the subframe

+1000

 

[jdsbusa]

May i ask a question also? Goin to anyway. Will the cargo net bolts come out.

You can also get some replacements from smithabusa to cover the hole left behind with a nice flush bolt so nothing sticks out - popular mod around these parts. Search for "frankenstein bolt replacement" and you should stumble across a link to get them or you can just order them from his page - Frankenstein Replacement Bolts

 

[BA BUSA]

You can also get some replacements from smithabusa to cover the hole left behind with a nice flush bolt so nothing sticks out - popular mod around these parts. Search for "frankenstein bolt replacement" and you should stumble across a link to get them or you can just order them from his page - Frankenstein Replacement Bolts

Those are the larger bolts that go into the tail
section...he is talking about the shorter ones
that go into the grab bar itself.

 

[shadetree57]

Thank ya'll, wondered about the caps. Got a project in mind.

 

[miserycaptain]

Damn glad I read this post as much to my ignorance, I ass umed the bolts were merely to attach the grab bar so, when I had no grab bar on I had no bolts in place. I have done this since last November when I bought her. Luckily, I have had nothing bad happen with them missing but the second I finished reading this post I headed out to the Busa house and put those bolts in! I am so happy this thread was started and I read it before I had a bad incident.

 

[BusaWizard]

 

[Spudley]

The four bolts that hold the grab bar on...he took it off and only put two back in.

Keep all four spacers....they are a MUST for proper grab rail anchoring !!! The bolts can be replaced....(8mmX1.25 grade 8)