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    Default F4 Windshield installation - No loctite?

    The instructions for my new F4 Customs windshield say to not use any loctite. Can anyone confirm this? My impulse is to use some on the mounting bolts, but I was curious what others did?

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    I've got a multitude of aftermarket windscreens (2 F4s and a 7Jurock). I've never put any Loctite on any of the windscreen bolts. The windscreen isn't going anywhere.

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    Fishing line works

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    I never heard of putting thread locker on windshield fasteners. I want to be able to remove it occasionally to give it a good polishing.
    Ours is a red, black and chrome 2017 F3 Limited. Bought new in 2/2019. The avatar is my first bike back in 1952, a Simplex Servi-Cycle. Photo taken at the Barber Museum.
    2017 F3 Limited , Red, Black & Chrome

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    Loctite can and will damage certain types of plastics as will some silicon sealer products. It can make the plastic around the area brittle. Better safe than sorry and forget the Loctite.
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    Thanks everyone. I really wanted to put a dab on the mounting screws, which are at the base of the windshield. The mounting bracket is metal and the screws go into the four empty screw holes already in the Ryker.

    I resisted the urge. Thanks again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Navydad View Post
    Loctite can and will damage certain types of plastics as will some silicon sealer products. It can make the plastic around the area brittle. Better safe than sorry and forget the Loctite.

    THIS ^^

    The solvents in the loctite can damage the chemical properties of the plastic....making it brittle and crack.

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