CFMOTO 650NK engine bolts

**pommie** · 09-10-2013, 12:26 PM

Hi something thats happened to my bike and a friends bike in sydney....top and bottom engine bolts snapped and i only found this as the bike was getting hard to change up the gears. ive contacted CFMOTO australia about this and they haven't heard about this but other bikers should check theres before something bad happens. the standard bolts are high tensile.
I replaced mine with stainless steel high tensile bolts and new nylon lock nuts.

**prince666** · 09-10-2013, 12:48 PM

Thanks for posting how many KM has you bike done ... cant make out the picture what side of the engine is it on and could you post a picture back a bit so we can all make out what side the picture was taken please

**pommie** · 09-10-2013, 01:10 PM

Hi my bike had done about 4000kms and it the left side...bolt is under gear lever. you can see by the elongated hole it had been snapped a while.
my riding style is sometimes slow arse...and sometimes i ride like i stole the bike..lol but either way bolts shouldnt break!!

alex

**prince666** · 09-10-2013, 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by pommie

Hi my bike had done about 4000kms and it the left side...bolt is under gear lever. you can see by the elongated hole it had been snapped a while.
my riding style is sometimes slow arse...and sometimes i ride like i stole the bike..lol but either way bolts shouldnt break!!

alex

Thanks Alex

Loads of bolts on chinese bike break i have had on my CFMOTO Jetlux 250cc maybe 5 bolts gone now its all apart of buying a chinese bike when i find one gone i just change it like you with a SS bolt with the cheap makes of chinese bike we go round all the bots to check them and the importance ones we take out and use loctite 243 ...but you are right should not happen

**ZMC888** · 09-10-2013, 01:34 PM

Was it originally a hex or regular head bolt that went? What approximate length?

**pommie** · 09-11-2013, 12:03 AM

Originally Posted by ZMC888

Was it originally a hex or regular head bolt that went? What approximate length?

Hi ZMC888

yes it was the hex bolt head that snapped off 200mm..i think my bolts are made out of bamboo...will add some pics later of them

alex

**ZMC888** · 09-11-2013, 01:01 AM

OK, you're doing a great service to other owners with this info, thanks!

**pommie** · 09-11-2013, 06:05 AM

No probs ZMC888 happy to help

here are my bolts that snapped and got damaged.. CHECK YOUR BOLTS!!!!

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**998S** · 09-11-2013, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by pommie

here are my bolts that snapped and got damaged.. CHECK YOUR BOLTS!!!!

That should be enough reason for a recall for any other then a Chinese manufacturer.
Pretty ridiculous.

**prince666** · 09-11-2013, 12:07 PM

Just cheap bad steel like most things in china back in the UK Tesco would say "stack them high sell them cheap" but goods was ok but here in China " Its make them bad stack them high sell them cheap "

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