Knobs on Tail Piece?

dentrecords · 08-07-2007, 11:12 AM

I've looked around a fair bit but haven't seen any info.. what are those knobs on the tail piece for?

06CBR1KMFNRR · 08-07-2007, 11:36 AM

What knobs? What bike?

dentrecords · 08-07-2007, 11:58 AM

well.. seeing as this is in the RC51 forum, I bet you can take a guess

you can see them pretty good by the rear cowl cover in this photo

http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/photo...C51c-small.jpg

HondaGalToo · 08-07-2007, 1:02 PM

Ah, the "frankenbolts". Who knows? If you have a passenger seat and want to strap something to it, they make good bungee hooks. I removed the ones on my 929 and replaced them with more attractive bolts. I used fairing bolts from a Blackbird, actually. Plus I kept wacking my knee/shin on them.

ducati2v · 08-07-2007, 2:01 PM

Ya, there just there for something to hook to if you need to strap down saddlebags, trunk bag, squid helmet, whatever. There not really anything else to use, Honda just tries to give you some kind of hope...

kelleyj · 08-08-2007, 1:26 PM

the knee-buster bolts...when you hit them, it feels as though someone has stucka crow-bar under your knee-cap and tried to pry it off...

CBR929RE · 08-08-2007, 2:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kelleyj

the knee-buster bolts...when you hit them, it feels as though someone has stucka crow-bar under your knee-cap and tried to pry it off...

that doesn't happen if your pants have kneepads, or if you lift your leg higher

dentrecords · 08-08-2007, 2:28 PM

holy crap do you ever want to wear long pants on this bike.. note to self not to ever come close to the exhaust or frame again once that thing is up to operating temperatures.. the accounts of people saying this thing is a slow cooker is completely truthful only if you're in gear.. otherwise it'll give you a nice sear in the blink of an eye.

thanks for all the responses.

kelleyj · 08-08-2007, 3:21 PM

i was riding home from work when it happened to me. had jeans on. i can say this. only happened once. i got off the bike at a gas pump and thats when it bit me.

never been burned by it. luckily. dont like riding in shorts

jkobflys · 08-09-2007, 7:57 PM

at least you will have burned marks on both legs if you wear short long enough.

dentrecords · 08-09-2007, 8:08 PM

symmetry is a very important thing to some people.

not me

*Fastrr* · 08-09-2007, 9:00 PM

Yep, I think the Frankenbolts are for strapping small cargo items down to the seat. I didn't want those on my bike, so i replaced them with other bolts that are short.

Mars · 08-13-2007, 8:25 PM

riding in shorts = bad

kelleyj · 08-14-2007, 8:59 AM

well. it happened. i got burned. and i had jeans on. was movng the bike between two cars in my in-laws driveway and my jeans crept up over the top of my boots and my ankle bumped the pipe with the engine running. happened so fast i didnt know what happened till i smelled the hair burning lol

DVIII · 08-15-2007, 8:09 PM

dont lose those bolts, i just paid 20 bucks for the bolt, spacer and plastic ring from the dealer....

i should have just taken the other one off and replaced them with 99 cent bolts from the hardware store....

kelleyj · 08-16-2007, 7:51 AM

i lost one once, so i went to my local shop and they had to order one but i needed it NOW and they robbed one off the bike sitting on the showroom floor and then when mine came in they just replaced it, course, they take really good care of me there. no to mention when they sold 25 PWC's in one weekend and could get them built fast enough, being the good friend that i am. i went in on a saturday and helped put about 10 of them together so they ate the cost of the bolt.

speaking of changing them, what thread are they? i may run and pick up some bolts from lowes. or see if i have anything here at work