Bloody security bolts on the tank!

spencerd72 · Feb 24, 2013

I never imagined that the first job I did on my shiny new Mille would involve taking a drill to her, but when I went to take the tank off, this is what I found:

I've never been so careful with a Black and Decker! I managed to get them both out with out damaging anything and they will be replaced with suitable alternatives from A2 stainless. Has anyone seen this before?

I suspect that's why the air filter hadn't been looked at in years:

I also found that one plug cap wasn't pused on and the other leads were loose in their connection to the plug caps, so I chopped a bit off each HT lead end and screwed each cap on properly. The dangers of paying someone else to look after your bike!

Paul Ali · Feb 24, 2013

Cant see the pics !!

Vvvv · Feb 24, 2013

I can, they are there..

gregorious77 · Feb 24, 2013

Those are security torx screws and any decent tool kit will have some bits for them!
You are brave drilling them out.
You can buy just the sockets too http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_167788_langId_-1_categoryId_255215

spencerd72 · Feb 25, 2013

Hi Gregorius,

Yes, I did think about buying a set, but managed to centre punch the shaft in the middle of the socket and so thought the metal can't be that hard. Managed to get some of the shaft with the drill and then flattened the rest by tapping the right size torx bit in untill I could turn it.
Not a proceedure I'd like to repeat though!

Bloody security bolts on the tank!

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