Hi All.
On my new 2023 RT Ltd, I crawled underneath by the back wheel and above the muffler I saw a bracket with holes that line up with a panel. I checked the other side and there was a similar bracket with empty holes.
Maybe not a bolt, but they definitely look like they should at least have push pins in them...
Have you read that last PM reply I just sent you, mentioning things very much like this from that dealer??
I wouldn't be at all surprised if there's more things like that which either weren't done at all during assembly; or they weren't done correctly/properly!
That reminds me, we haven't had a local working bee/maintenance day here in South Oz recently, maybe it's time for another?? I'll look into it.
I recently replaced the left side side box opening cable on my 2021 S2S. There was definitely a bolt in that position on my bike. If I remember it was a 6mmx20mm or 25mm bolt with a largish washer top and bottom with nyloc nut. It locates the large black side panel, a metal bracket on the frame and the black trim panel that goes around the side box and opening/lock panel. Hope that helps.
Alan.
Since he is in Australia, I doubt any of us will ever run into that dealer, and judging by Peter's comment in #2, the quality of their work is already known down there.
Last edited by Peter Aawen; 10-30-2024 at 03:37 PM.
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Those bolts are the lower-back fixings for the big black panels. Whoever had the panels off last didn't replace the bolts.
It’s a new 2023, Ray. I would imagine that this is a dealer assembly failure. Unfortunately, Australia has its fair number of “less than exemplary” Spyder mechanics, just like the US has
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Thanks for the info, I will get some bolts from my workshop and fit them properly. I have a large supply of bits as my previous bikes were Royal Enfields, and the saying is 'making riders into mechanics since 1901'.