I'll go check those spots and see. The rubber washer is actually on it. Hard to see in the pics.Check inside the saddlebags, it sure looks like one of the saddlebag to frame bolts. See if you can find the rubber washer that goes underneath it too. There's also a similar bolt at the front edge of the saddlebags, under the grey cover above the footpegs.
Thanks!If I'm not mistaken, the panhead allens used inside the saddlebags have a much larger OD plus the threaded stem is much longer. I'm going to do a valve clearance check on my bike over the weekend so I'll keep an eye out for bolts that look like your mystery bolt.
Yes, I did some disassembly a while ago on the left side which did include removing the left side middle cowl fairing!Kinda, sorta looks like the fasteners that hold the middle cowl fairing to the frame. The shoulder on the bolt fits into a metal collar that resides within a rubber bushing on the fairing. The key to your search is the presence of the shoulder on the fastener. That indicates that it fits into some sort of metal collar somewhere. The collar allows the fastener to be securely tightened without crushing the plastic or rubber Have you done any disassembly work on your bike? IMHO, it is very unlikely that a factory installed fastener has just fallen out. Not the way the gorillas on the assembly line tighten 'em down!
Mike
You all are wrong. It is the screw (24) and rubber washer (27) used to secure the windshield mounting brackets (16) to the adjustment sliders.
Well... hell. I guess I'd better get under there and check before my windscreen falls off!
Did you have those items apart when you worked on your bike? If not, then I doubt they loosened on their own. Referencing my previous post regarding the fairing bolts, once again my remembery is faulty. I looked on Traveller last night and the bolts that I thought your bolt might be are hex head, not hex drive... sorry to lead you astray.Well... hell. I guess I'd better get under there and check before my windscreen falls off!
At least it was nice enough to fall off in my shop and not out on the highway somewhere never to be found.
I guess that means that items 32 (washer), 37 (spring) and 38 (ball) might be missing as well if 24 fell out.
Time to go check it out...
It was my pleasure. I probably spent more time than most members on this forum wrenching on my bike. I had to remove all the windshield components on several occasions. Seeing that bolt’s picture and I knew exactly where it had come from.WE HAVE A WINNER! BRILLOT2000 was right, it's a windshield mounting bracket bolt.
I should have had a clue when I was riding at highway speeds yesterday and the top left of my windshield was flapping around more than usual. Duh!
Here are some pics showing the mounting location missing the bolt.
Amazing that the washer was still hanging on! All back together now.
Thanks to everyone for playing the "what the heck is this part" game!
What amazes me is that the washer was still there and the bolt waited until I got home to fall off on the shop floor. Could have lost both of them out on the road.It was my pleasure. I probably spent more time than most members on this forum wrenching on my bike. I had to remove all the windshield components on several occasions. Seeing that bolt’s picture and I knew exactly where it had come from.
I’m glad you were able to solve your mystery with my help.
No problem.What amazes me is that the washer was still there and the bolt waited until I got home to fall off on the shop floor. Could have lost both of them out on the road.
Thanks for identifying it.