Gilles do a nice Ti one.
It's not uncommon for these to split.
It's not uncommon for these to split.
Steering Head Nut Failure
I honestly thought this was an expansion slot lol. It's been there forever, the major service never picked it up, then I noticed a clunk in the front end and took it to the head mechanic who sad it was the front rotors. I had the tires replaced last week and they test rode it? Anyway I'm glad because the young mechanic picked up on it. Clunk clunk. He said replace asap and I agree. It's a poxy alloy!!!! What do you guys replace this with, it was suggested some mob can make an Ti one but I imagine that would cost a packet. I'm in AUSTRALIA too btw. I'm tempted to just go to a nut&bolt shop and get a hi-tensile one of some sort.
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Is this what you're looking for?
www.probolt-australia.com
Aluminium Flanged Top Yoke Nut M28x(1.00mm) (Open)
Aluminium Centre Stem Yoke Nut. M28 x 1.00mm. Replace dull and rusty nuts with our light, bright versions a great way to keep your motorbike looking fresh. Available in 7 anodised aluminium colours.
www.probolt-australia.com
Gilles Tooling
www.gillestooling.com
Seriously, this is the one item that I talked myself out of as pure bling 
Titanium Yoke Nut Open Flanged M28x(1.00mm) (TIYOKEO40)
Pro-Bolt know you love your bike, our range of bolts and fasteners are used by race teams and individual riders and with one of the largest selections available, customising, accessorising or lightening your motorcycle is just a matter of choice.
www.probolt-australia.com
thanksTitanium Yoke Nut Open Flanged M28x(1.00mm) (TIYOKEO40)
Pro-Bolt know you love your bike, our range of bolts and fasteners are used by race teams and individual riders and with one of the largest selections available, customising, accessorising or lightening your motorcycle is just a matter of choice.
Thanks, I went to the probolt site and ordered the Titanium one, $71. I was going to simply spin the old one off and the new on, don't know what I was thinking because I don't have a socket that size anyway and by the looks of the recess where the nut sits I could scratch up the yoke anyway. The nut has those multiple holes in it and BMW probably has a special tool to suit so I though I'd just take it down there. Perhaps the mechanics will do me a quickie and I'll avoid a nasty service fee.Pro-Bolt do the TI also, didn't know they were in AUS.
Don't get Ali...it splits
Well the nut was $80 and so was the installation. I'm glad I left it to the shop, they have the right tools and went over the whole steering setup and checked it.
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How you check the preload accurately I couldn't even guess. In the old days it was tap tap push pull tap tap tap, but on this bike the right tools would be a boon.
I finally found a new set of boots I was happy with too. Across the road at the Honda shop.
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Now this was interesting I thought. All the new bikes come lashed down to these carriers, and come in steel boxes too. I said to one of the guys, "You don't send these back to China do you?" "Oh not, we just send them off to the scrap metal dealers" he said. What a waste I thought, especially since most of them had carried those rubbish new Indian's. So many crap bikes being sold now.
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How you check the preload accurately I couldn't even guess. In the old days it was tap tap push pull tap tap tap, but on this bike the right tools would be a boon.
I finally found a new set of boots I was happy with too. Across the road at the Honda shop.
Now this was interesting I thought. All the new bikes come lashed down to these carriers, and come in steel boxes too. I said to one of the guys, "You don't send these back to China do you?" "Oh not, we just send them off to the scrap metal dealers" he said. What a waste I thought, especially since most of them had carried those rubbish new Indian's. So many crap bikes being sold now.
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