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A little update, I retapped the hole and the bolt went in without issue, so guess I got lucky. Thanks for the info guys.

I'm just not familiar with helicoil as I've never had to use it, but I am familiar with drilling/tapping. I will see if retapping the thread will get the bolt to stay in, if not I'll look into helicoil. I didn't read up on it until I had an issue, but I wasn't aware it needed raised until now. Lesson learned I guess.

Do the coils come in different lenghts? And how far down do you tap, do you recall?

Well I work in a machine shop so I can get the tap and drill bit. I did run a dye on the bolt already to get the aluminum off the first couple threads and it was m10 andI found a tap for that size bolt. My biggest fear is messing up the hole since it's aluminum.

I figured tapping may by some miracle work but if not I heard to go with helicoil, but I have no experience with it. How much does helicoil cost? Or how much would you charge, Paul? I was hoping this would be a cheap fix but it's not sounding like it. And I'm assuming that with the frame slider bolt out it's not a good idea to ride the bike?

Hey everyone, I got a k7 600 that I recently purchased. I finished doing an oil change which required taking the left frame slider off and when taking it out I realized it wasn't coming out easy. Once it was out I inspected the bolt and realized there was some metal from the hole on the end of the bolt. I'm assuming the previous owner tightened the bolt too much and now the slider bolt doesn't want to go in very easy. So my question is, can I retap the hole and clean up the metal off the bolt or is it not that easy? This is also the type of frame slider where the fairing needs cut. Thanks.

I'd recommend getting a lawyer who knows how to handle these situations to help fight for you. The insurance companies will do the bare minimum they can get away with while a lawyer will continue fighting for more. Also, since the other driver caused the accident you need to make sure their insurance is covering your medical expenses and make sure that any future problems your wife may have related to this incident are covered by her insurance as well, don't just settle to get the whole thing over with.

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It sucks that the good roads are all at least an hour or more south. What kind of pace are you guys looking to do?

Never heard of Closer to the Edge until it was mentioned here, so I found it and watched it. It was definitely a good documentary. Here's the link for anyone interested and hasn't seen it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_-2t_n6ejQ&feature=player_embedded

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