This is reposted from the UK forum...
http://www.gtr1400.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=5184.0
Anyone with a 10 on up see this yet?
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=18029.msg220697#msg220697
Similar, but different. This one looks like a screw problem, suppose mine could have been, too (where the grip heather switch mounts).
No, have not seen that one before- clearly a KiPass failure.
Looks like the screw may have been over- tightened.
Brian
Looks like the screw may have been over- tightened
You might want to add an Easy Boys! after the 'screw problem' part of that second sentence.
:-)
Brian
VirginiaJim,
My 2011 has done that. Stinks.
It really is VERY easy to overtighten many of the bodywork screws on the C14. They like to use those rubber bushings below the screws. The bushings are nice because they can help to eliminate rattles and keep things from loosening. But they also crank up the force on the plastic and make it difficult when tightening to know when to stop. And I doubt there are specs for the torque for body screws (Nor have I seen a torque-metered screwdriver... and who would do that, anyway???)
No, have not seen that one before- clearly a KiPass failure.
Looks like the screw may have been over- tightened.
Brian
It really is VERY easy to overtighten many of the bodywork screws on the C14. They like to use those rubber bushings below the screws. The bushings are nice because they can help to eliminate rattles and keep things from loosening. But they also crank up the force on the plastic and make it difficult when tightening to know when to stop.
A new one is only about $65. So before spending a lot of money with plastic welding services or making something out of epoxy, you might just want to order a new one. It does, however, appear to me that this piece is under-engineered. The way it cracks looks like the stress of the openings and the inserts is just too much for that thickness and grade of plastic.
You might want to add an Easy Boys! after the 'screw problem' part of that second sentence.
:-)
Brian
Screw problems in a thread titled 'Strange Cracks'. Yeah, we're gonna need a few 'easy boys' here and there.