where do they go?

[ldrider]

let's just pretend that someone was taking the screws out of the plastic around the handlebars, and let's pretend that a screw could drop down, and let's pretend that it disappeared towards the head bearing...

how far down into the motor would he have to pretend to look for it? :rolleyes:

thanks
joe

[JPSpen]

Murphy's law #217 states....

Any object when dropped will fall to the place least accessible..


Get a new screw....:D

John

[messenger13]

And the fact that they are stainless rules out using a magnetic retreiver of any type. :( So...you might just want to pretend to buy a new screw, or two.

[jamesgoodchild]

And pretend in the future to place a shop towel over the area so the imaginary screws couldn't pretend to fall into some deep dark hole.

[ldrider]

as long as i don't have to worry about it causing harm i'll pick up spares on the way home, and heed advice about the future...

thanks
joe

[grifscoots]

....and let's pretend we didn't even have this conversation.

[JeffB]

I know someone who, as an experiment, dropped a screw in just that area and followed it to just behind the lower edge of the fan shroud. Glad I always cover the area with a shop rag (now).

[Jinks]

let's just pretend that someone was taking the screws out of the plastic around the handlebars, and let's pretend that a screw could drop down, and let's pretend that it disappeared towards the head bearing...

how far down into the motor would he have to pretend to look for it? :rolleyes:

thanks
joe

Not a problem! Just remove both mirrors, the little panel below the oddments box, both side panels, the stingray, & the stearing head cover! There it is............ Uh, you might have to reach down in a bit.........

[ksailor]

As I recall there is a rubber boot over the head bearing housing. Remove the handle bar plastic and the 4 philips screws and take a look, you may get lucky.

[jeffklt]

I have no idea where your screw went but I had a key to my unigo trailer on a ring with my ignition key and stopped one night in Fort Smith Arkansas only to find that the keys must have engaged in some type of domestic disturbance which resulted in their separation. Since the ignition key was fastened in the ignition, it got custody of the bike and the other key was sent off to new and different horizons. About six weeks later during a major maintenance I pulled the stingray and their rested the key to the unigo on top of the gas tank, partially rusted but willing to return to its security job with the unigo. Your screw may just be vacationing, replace it and it will show back up.

[davek1]

This is the best post I have ever seen. I wish I knew where the imaginary screws went... but I don't... Actually, I can't imagine where it might be. I had a friend years ago that dropped a valve adjustment locking nut down inside his 250 / 4 cylinder Honda. We lost touch but years later I was told that he never rode the bike again.

[FridayBob]

As an ex electronic technician I learned that a fist or small hammer is good for "tuning' certain electronic products. I used the "fist tool" to beat on the fairings and about 2 times out of 3 the screw managed to complete its gravity-driven trip to the ground.

[birdman]

You will find dropped article in direct proportion to its replacement cost.

[zippy_gg]

Let's pretend you find the screw... could you also pretend to find the key I dropped there a year or so ago, and pretend to mail it back to me.:p