Cheap screws

[straight pipe]

Yesterday I went to the Dealer and purchased some Kuyakyn Iso-grips for the Star. You'ld think that scince I've installed the same grips on my '01 Roadstar and my wife's '06 Mean Streak a a few other bike that this would be easy. Not so. The left grip went on with out any problems. But, when it came to the throttle grip. that was another story. It seems that the good folks at Yamaha H.Q. have dicided that too many of you people were messing around with "Thier" fine motorcycles. So in an effort to curtail this they have installed accessory proof screws on their bikes. It works like this... One of you ingrates goes in to the dealer and "buys" a Yamaha motocycle. You go home with your new bike. You decide that "your" new bike needs a personal touch ( i.e. grips ). You buy some grips. You go home with your new grips. You observe that the throttle housing assembly is fasened together with "Phillips head screws". You find the appropriate "Phillips head" screw-driver in your tool box. You place the srewdriver tightly on the screw. You turn the srewdriver in a counter-clock wise motion. It strips.

 

That sound you heard yesterday at 5:30 Pm Central daylight time, "@#&*% YAMAHA!!!", was just the wind.

[KeithR]

When I bought my 1977 Honda 750 I also bought a set of screwdrivers that fit the screws perfectly. I stand to be corrected but the head on a Japanese Phillipp's is slightly different. This came up here before on an older post.

 

 

Here you go I found the old post

 

http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=8686

[Dano]

Wow, I thought this thread was goin' somewhere else!!!!!!:cool10:

[BuddyRich]

One way to look at it is its the screwdriver. Or not. Guess it just your point of view. But Yamaha screws are different.

 

http://www.katun.com/products/toolsjis.html

[rod]

I use an manual impact driver on any screws that don't come loose easy. No stripping the head but can twist the head off. Those screws are real soft. Rod

[Yammer Dan]

Wow, I thought this thread was goin' somewhere else!!!!!!:cool10:

 

 

It got me to look!!:rotfl:

[Guest tx2sturgis]

Wow, I thought this thread was goin' somewhere else!!!!!!:cool10:

 

Me too!

 

But those days are LOOOONNGGG gone!

 

 

 

[straight pipe]

Thanks all for replying. I'm sorry some of you worked up for nothing.

[Dano]

Thanks all for replying. I'm sorry some of you worked up for nothing.

 

Heck, you get our age, sometimes a thought is all we need! It's never nothing!! Glad you got your help, though.

 

Dan

[straight pipe]

I took the bike in to the dealer and they unscrewed my screw-up. It was rather painless. They pulled out this big driver with a long shaft. They twisted and twisted. Untill finally... pop. I was quite satisfied with their service.