desr6 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 hi new member here i own 08 r6 is there any one else who has had problems with the compression damping force bolt. so far i have had 1 change on 1 side twice on the other due to the bolt cracking. dealer said it could be due to ajusting the bolt the wrong way or popping wheelys and i have not done either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilninggas Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 this may be a warrantee issue, did the dealer inspect it? did he fit the parts for you, for free? might be worth emailing Yam UK and drawing their attention to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desr6 Posted December 28, 2008 Author Share Posted December 28, 2008 this may be a warrantee issue, did the dealer inspect it? did he fit the parts for you, for free? might be worth emailing Yam UK and drawing their attention to it. yes it was all done under warrantee, parts fitted for free and informed yam uk they said that they have not had any reports of this before. thanks des Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged6 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 hi new member here i own 08 r6 is there any one else who has had problems with the compression damping force bolt. so far i have had 1 change on 1 side twice on the other due to the bolt cracking. dealer said it could be due to ajusting the bolt the wrong way or popping wheelys and i have not done either I had this same problem on both front forks no wheelys or adjustments had been done its an 07 R6 was thinking of trading in for a ktm 690 smr but not sure Or keep R6 an try fit some normal forks to remove the cracking nuts issue they was changed under warranty but 2years are over now an the new ones are not that cheap It would be intresting to see how many others have had this problem if they notice the cracks they are that small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awh18awh Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Which bolts are you talking about? I'd better check mine! Cheers for the heads-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged6 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Which bolts are you talking about? I'd better check mine! Cheers for the heads-up. Its the little gold adjuster nuts for the compression damping located at the bottom of both forks. I ride my bike all year round its got 15500 miles on i can't wheely the bike and have never tried to adjust the nuts so was abit shocked to see tiny little cracks from top to bottom of both nuts. Even if you liked to wheely the bike or you did adjust the nuts they still should not crack i think. Yamaha replaced both fork inner tubes you can't just change the nuts i thought i could and it would be a cheap fix when i checked the parts list in the shop the guy said you have to change the whole fork legs think i had 2months warranty left lucky i checked i paid nothing but am worried it will happen again and my warranty was up in january. The new set of forks cost about £250 not good. I love the bike an hope it will be ok could maybe try put a set of R1 forks on it or £1750 for a set of ohlins. I don't no what would happen if the nuts were to brake off compleatly say on a fast corner it may be ok but i would rather not be the one who finds out. Good lock brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick r6 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Hi i'm experiencing the same problems... can the nut just be replaced or does it have to be that whole part? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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