Okay today at work I came up with a great idea, I think anyway. As you all of you that own a CBR 1000 know we have to undo two bolts at the top of the fuel ttank lift our tank to get to the top of the motor right, okay and we need to use a socket to do so. Now who has dropped the socket on their tank in doing so. SO why not get two 6 mm Bolts with a wing nut on top ( Chrome of course ) and instead of using a socket spanner we simply just undo the wing nut with our hands surely this would e better. So let me know what you think and when I do it to mine I will post the pictures as I am sure it wont look out of place and would be a lot quicker.

 

Pics no work

 

I haven't dropped a socket on the tank.

I just loosen, then unscrew em with my hands. I do that with most bolts for that matter.

 

ditto

 

Wingnuts !!!!!!!!!! kinda dosen't stay w/ the finished look, eh????? How often do you loose'n the tank... fix that stuff and there be less peril. Tape that socket on... good advice, towel across the tank too ???? Clean and free, Ripp'n

 

or you can just use an extension for the ratchet

 

Or you could buy quality tools so that the socket won't fall off the ratchet.

 

I can not ever recall seeing wingnuts hanging off of a bike. That sound like it may be a great idea but I would caution against telling and or showing anybody you know who might humuliate you and has access to your other friends.

 

maybe if you are like the mad magazine guy or prince charles, as well as colour matching your leathers, you can add wing nuts to to bike and when you take your helmet off... people will draw the connection and laugh... nothing wrong with that in theory!