I lost the bolt once, use a allen wrench and tape to get me through a bicycle event where I was safety cycle. When I got bolt (2 actuality) I use loctite and never had issue. I check it once in a while.
Gear shift lever bolt
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With the footpeg mount unmodified, the pivot bolt barely protrudes out but not all the way 'round. If you drilled the threaded end of bolt for safety wire, you'd still have to grind away some of the footpeg mount to even see the hole.
Oh then it be best just to do it the way you did it.
My first idea was to drill it and use a small cotter pin & flat washer but I ground more clearance so I could use a nut.
Thought of this too.
One of the challenges is the small clearance between the end of the pivot bolt and a steel brace on the frame. Although I never measured it, I would guess it's only 6-8 mm. Because of this my mod required that I install the nut onto the pivot bolt before remounting the footpeg mount.
Using a cotter pin & washer would require the same technique
Using a cotter pin & washer would require the same technique