Check your Ski Pivot Bolts

[DieselTwitch]

Was out riding and noticed that when I tilted my bike to the side that the ski stayed level. When I looked closer I noticed that the ski pivot bolt had wallowed out the holes. It looks like the bolt had come lose just a small amount. This bolt was factory tightened take a few seconds and check yours!

 

[vmax1200]

When I purchased my first kit back in 2011 I noticed the bolt shank was to short and aloud the threads to wear into the saddle mount ,easy fix was a longer shank bolt ,even on my 2014 kit had the same short bolt issue ,I also used a fiber lock style nut instead of the lock washer ,I demo'ed a 2015 prototype kit and yes they are sweet ,Im sure there will be still small details to refine .

 

[Hawkster]

Change the bolt and put one in that the threads extend to the outside so the bolt will have a long shank with minimal threads . The weakest part of the bolt is the threads and it is possible that the bolt could of stretched .

I broke two before I fixed it correctly and also informed them . Kind of sucked riding back with the weight of the front holding the ski in place .

 

[M5-]

When I purchased my first kit back in 2011 I noticed the bolt shank was to short and aloud the threads to wear into the saddle mount ,easy fix was a longer shank bolt ,even on my 2014 kit had the same short bolt issue ,I also used a fiber lock style nut instead of the lock washer ,I demo'ed a 2015 prototype kit and yes they are sweet ,Im sure there will be still small details to refine .

Ditto, on day one I did the same thing, any bolt that has a shear load on it should always be smooth shank where it contacts whatever its supposed to be holding otherwise it just acts as a file. A similar issue exists with the bearing retainer bolts on the chain case side for the jackshaft and drive shaft, it just takes longer to show up.

M5

 

[DieselTwitch]

Ditto, on day one I did the same thing, any bolt that has a shear load on it should always be smooth shank where it contacts whatever its supposed to be holding otherwise it just acts as a file. A similar issue exists with the bearing retainer bolts on the chain case side for the jackshaft and drive shaft, it just takes longer to show up.

M5

Photos?

 

[eskimojoe77]

shock rod bolts

Also check your shock rod (replaces your stock bike shock) bolts. I noticed that on a friend's kit and changed them out for aircraft AN bolts with the correct shank length before any damage was done.

 

[Euc51]

Good call Dieseltwitch. Mine looks identical to yours.