front axle bolt

[CWilliamson]

Hi all,

When I took my front wheel off yesterday I noticed that there was no pinch bolt on the left side to hold the axle. My local dealership doesn't have any in stock and I was wondering if I could use a generic bolt/washer/nut combination from a hardware store instead of waiting on one.
Would that work?

Thanks,
Clark

[skids]

Yeah, why not? The torque spec. is very low anyway.

[andreashweiss]

I probaby have what you need. describe more for me. andreas

[CWilliamson]

what I need is the bolt, washer, nut, that on the left hand fork (when facing the bike) that clamps the axle in place.

[andreashweiss]

thanx do not have that thought you meant the large bolt holding the axle in place no fork stuff left. andreas

[CWilliamson]

Wait? which one is that? there is the axle that goes in from left to right and is held by a large nut on one side and the bolt going "vertically" that appears to pinch the left fork down on the axle. that is the one I'm refering too.

[andreashweiss]

All I have is the axle with nut(pin goes into it) it goes through rim and fork.holds the rim in place.andreas

[pggg]

Any nut that fits. I rode my XS11 100 miles or so with no cap or nuts on. Was doing 100+ mph totally oblivious. Didn't seem to effect the bike any