Help, found loose hex nut

[Ghibellino]

I was just cleaning my recently purchased 2004 roc and I found a loose hex nut just lying inside one of the side covers!



The nut is 3/8 of an inch (about 4 mm).



I checked a bit around, mostly at RealOEM.com, but I cannot figure out where it belongs.

Can anybody take a guess or knows where it could be coming from?

Thanks,

Max

[boxermania]

Hmm....3/8" with about a 1/4" hole....I have had my bike appart on several occasions and I can't recall that particular size.

The thing that throws me off is that it is a thin nut.....this type nuts are typically used on light torque applications due to their limited number of threads....so I would have to guess that if it belongs to the bike is not from any major component but from a small plastic piece or bracket.

Good luck.......

[riceburner]

errr - pass.


My guess would be it's from somewhere under the tank, but you could strip the bike to it's component particles before finding out exactly where!!

[Lion_Lady]

Hmmm, what size are the valve adjuster screws? They're flat. But not that big, I don't think.

I'm thinking that this fell out of someone's hand and they couldn't find it to put back where it came from, so a new nut was used in its place?

P

[Ghibellino]

Thanks to all for the replies.

I found that the nut came off from one of the two bolts inside the back "mud flap" for lack of a better term. Right inside the tag support.

Amazing how the nut ended up where I found it, especially after a ride.

Max