Pre-emptive strikes: anticipating Stelvio problems

[John in PA]

I just removed the rear wheel and sealed the speed sensor wire inlet with silicone.
I've already had the cam recall done.
I've bled the clutch hydraulics (twice!)
I've rewired the high beams
I've done the fuel map upgrade
Any other known issues I should address BEFORE they surface to spoil a ride (or at least cause aggravation)? Those that are common enough that they ought to be addressed on all bikes?

 

[kwn306]

John in PA wrote:

I just removed the rear wheel and sealed the speed sensor wire inlet with silicone.
I've already had the cam recall done.
I've bled the clutch hydraulics (twice!)
I've rewired the high beams
I've done the fuel map upgrade
Any other known issues I should address BEFORE they surface to spoil a ride (or at least cause aggravation)? Those that are common enough that they ought to be addressed on all bikes?

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm, No speed sensor problems and if there is it won't ruin a weekend or weeks trip, cam / tappet upgrade done, no problem with the clutch, I have found no problems with the lights, plenty bright, haven't done the map upgrade, my dealer refuses to do it. He is afraid of big brother EPA and Guzzi USA.

Now I do have issues with the rear tire wearing out at 4500 miles, and the bolts / screws vibrating out of the faring.

I have had each bolt, nut and screw out of the faring plastic twice and locktited them in place, they still are falling out. Lost both of the bottom bolts that hold the headlight bucket in place this morning going up the road to work. This is BS, I'm glad I keep wire ties in my tool kit, I'll just wire tie the head light bucket back in place.

 

[WayneOrwig]

kwn306 wrote:

I have had each bolt, nut and screw out of the faring plastic twice and locktited them in place, they still are falling out. Lost both of the bottom bolts that hold the headlight bucket in place this morning going up the road to work. This is BS, I'm glad I keep wire ties in my tool kit, I'll just wire tie the head light bucket back in place.

Pretty odd. I've actually put a dab of anti-sieze on mine so they don't stick in place.
You're talking about all of the stainless steel shoulder bolts with the large pan heads. Most of those are going metal to metal, so they can be cranked bown pretty tight.

 

[kwn306]

Wayne Orwig wrote:

kwn306 wrote:

I have had each bolt, nut and screw out of the faring plastic twice and locktited them in place, they still are falling out. Lost both of the bottom bolts that hold the headlight bucket in place this morning going up the road to work. This is BS, I'm glad I keep wire ties in my tool kit, I'll just wire tie the head light bucket back in place.

Pretty odd. I've actually put a dab of anti-sieze on mine so they don't stick in place.
You're talking about all of the stainless steel shoulder bolts with the large pan heads. Most of those are going metal to metal, so they can be cranked bown pretty tight.

The ones I lost this morning are the two on each bottom corner of the head light assy / bucket. From what I can tell from the parts diagram they were allen head bolts with a flat washer between the allen head and the headlight assy / bucket and the allen bolt screws into the faring stay which has a nut attached to it.

For these to back out they had to unscrew about 1" and since the bolts are facing down toward the road that is pretty remarkable. If they screwed in from underneath I could see them vibrating loose / out. BUT, I used mass quantities of locktite all all the fasteners when the gas tank was pulled last week to replace the float assy for the fuel guage which was a waste of time, the thing still doesn't work right.

If this was a Jap bike with a BUZZ I could see the fasteners backing out, but my Stelvio has just a slight throb in the handle bars. I have never experienced anything to this magnitude or disapperance of fasteners in such a short time frame.

 

[klaas123]

You must have a vibration problem on your bike, locktite is not needed on fairing bolts at all.

 

[WayneOrwig]

Warning.

I may be wrong, but it is my understanding tha loctite can make plastic brittle.
May be a very bad thing.

A dab of paint or RTV may be a better idea.