Don`t trust a roadworthy cert.

[reddrider]

Was riding last weekend with a couple of mates, one on a gixxer750 he`d had for 2 weeks. All is going well till nobody is behind me for a couple of mins, i went back to find my mate`s 750 on the deck and him hobbling around in pain. We picked his bike up and started checking out the damage when i noticed that his rear brake caliper had dropped the bolt from its stay and spun around the disc, hit the swing arm and locked up the brake which caused the stack. My friend is a bit sore but ok(3 weeks off work) and the bike is off getting fixed, the sh*t thing is the bike passed a road worthy certificate only 3 wks before the crash. The moral of the story is that you should be careful when getting a road worthy cert from mechanic/bike shop you don`t know!!!

Do you think this guy should do take any legal action against the shop? Does he have a case?

[yeller_twin]

If you were a mechanic and you worked on bikes all day long, would you check every bolt for proper torque? I know you wouldn't want to pay a mechanic to do this. I work on crap all day and take a lot of stuff for granted, I probably would have over looked it. Sure I would be pissed about the crash, but I would not go after the shop. If the shop if known for doing crappy work, then this may be a different situation.

As for having a case might want to check into what a road worthy cert requires.

[TusherTLR]

I think the shop would be liable...as long as your friend didn't tinker after he got it back. (by the way...is this covered under iinsurance?)

At least, I would inform the shop, and ask what they are willing to do about it.

[mattbl]

Its a requirement for a Victorian Roadworthy to check the operation of the brake and the approximate % of pad left.
If something was missing at the time this should have been picked up.
Should trace back to when the wheel was off last (doesn't have to come off for a roadworthy). If the shop had the wheel off for any reason sure start bashing down that door. If it was prior to that I hope he has insurance.

[Steve TLS]

Brakes and tyres are pretty important on the list for a road worthy, but I'm guessing he'll have to wear it, unless the shop put in the pads for make it roadworthy.

then they've done more than an inspection and might be liable?

:dunno

It sucks though.

[reddrider]

Bike was fully insured. The clincher is that the insurance co. stated in their findings that the cause of the accident was mechanical failure

[Stabber]

I just got a torque wrench and of about 20 bolts I checked almost half of them were loose. I bet if everyone did this they would have the same results

[Crusher]

That sucks, glad to hear your friend is OK

[kevh]

after losing bolts at stop lights (wake up call to owning a twin) i learned to check torque on everything i can get to everynow and then. tl's just like to shake themselves apart

[bx-459]

We all ride twins and they act like oil to loosen every thing up...

Safety check before each ride unless you have lock tight on every thing...

[Steve TLS]

Does the lower subframe mounting bolt on a TLS on the RHS have a locknut on it?

I wonder who wore that on the track day. I check mine after a ride to see what's missing.

[reddrider]

The bolts or nut on the caliper stay are supposed to have nylon threads from standard.............yes??

[Steve TLS]

My TLS has nylock nut on it!

[Stabber]

Originally posted by kevh
after losing bolts at stop lights (wake up call to owning a twin) i learned to check torque on everything i can get to everynow and then. tl's just like to shake themselves apart

And they also leak like a AMF Harley Everytime I remove a nut I put it back on with loctite

[TLSBill]

Hmm.. maybe safety wire is our friend...

Sorry to hear about it.. I should check my bolts too I guess..