Looking for nylon windscreen screws

[klas]

For some reason I tend to break windscreen screws quite often. Has been lots of reasons for this. Tipped bikes, minor crashes, owner stupidity, etc.

I know that there're screws available in lots of different metals (aluminium, stainless, titanium) but the thing with nylon is that it breaks before the screen which imo is a good thing. A new screen cost more than a set of screws.

Skidmarx have them for £3.95, but last time I checked postage outside UK was waaaay to much.

Asked the local Yamaha dealer, but they wanted £6 for ONE SCREW!

Found some m4 m5 nylon screws on ebay that could work, but they have a pan head, not the thin half dome of the original.

[megah0]

Like these?

www.modelfixings.co.uk/nylon_screws.htm

[GAv]

I have a couple of cut down number plate screw nuts holding my screen in situ at the top, which seem OK even on a bike capable of 170, a Futura sports tourer.

[bev]

Apr 4, 2016 11:00:13 GMT GAv said:

I have a couple of cut down number plate screw nuts holding my screen in situ at the top, which seem OK even on a bike capable of 170, a Futura sports tourer.

But we have to ask, has it done 170 with the number plate screws in position.   Just to be clear we mean MPH not total mileage. 

[klas]

Apr 4, 2016 10:47:25 GMT megah0 said:

Like these?

www.modelfixings.co.uk/nylon_screws.htm

To bad they don't have the thumbscrews in black. That would look quite good even if not original.

Also, something like this could work. Or the stainless, rubber backed washers on the same page.

[GAv]

Bev old chap I deenay kenyou are no looking at the bigger but not attatched picture/s(or combined toatal of actual clicks.THe first Aprilia Maxi Scoot watt got me back on two wheels after ten years off, in the background the atlast formerly Street Trackered Sachs I treated myself to after being in Hospitals and 8 weeks consequetively and a really happy clappy couple of weeks in Papworths critical care unit after a Friday 13th bypass resulted in Pneuomonia, all I wanted was a nice greasy MC Thinghies cheese burger and fries on release, and to get back sailing, that took another two years, and its about that since my last and near dissasterous one, as well as get the month that folowed off road over, so I thought get someit with a bit more go, then wanted a bit more and so onmindu this old 500 job but new to me, aint too shabby and goes pretty swiftly
Amateurs like me cant count past ten
Moonlighting in Suffolk on the nicest day weather wise over Easter

[GAv]

Apologies Klas for hijacking the thread, incidentally was it you asking about Kilometres per Litre, if so how did you get on with the 900? Have you completed your task and is she improved?

[klas]

Nah, wasn't me. My 900 runs fine.

[bev]

Apr 5, 2016 22:33:29 GMT GAv said:

Moonlighting in Suffolk on the nicest day weather wise over Easter

Finally you post a picture of a decent vehicle.   

[GAv]

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