Is there any type of pick'n'pull for motorcycles?

[Bartleby]

How do you get those little insignificant pieces that fall off while you're riding?

Specifically, something like the cap to a coolant overflow tank, that I may or may not have put on incorrectly...

Or the bolts that I might have accidentally lost to my seat?


I don't really have a garage full of random junk to make a scholarly work of science out of, so I'm really just stranded at home because I can't seem to figure out how to go about getting something mundane...

 

[gixxerjoeca]

I know there are 2 motorcycle salvage yards in Sacramento, dont know about the Bay Area.
http://www.ranchomotorcycle.com/
http://www.sac-cycle.com/

 

[Marlowe]

I'll let people with more current experience chime on on Bay Area salvage yards, but as for the fasteners, your nearest hardware store.

I carry an assortment of M6 and M8 bolts on the Nighthawk, in varying lengths, along with flat washers, lock washers, nyloc nuts, etc. Just check the fiches, build a table of the sizes commonly used on your bike, and buy the most common. (M6 and M8 in .8 cm, 1cm, 1.2cm cover most of my bike.)

You can get the nice, black ones for $1.50 ea or whatever from your dealer, but I like the 17c fasteners at the hardware store.

That, plus a couple of the rubber-lined metal cable clamps, some hose clamps, zip ties, and a few feet of rerolled duct-tape should cover just about anything that falls off the bike.

Decorative caps and the like you probably need to order from a dealer, Bike Bandit or Ron Ayers, but the fasteners, even the big, Grade 12 ones, can be found at a decent hardware store.

 

[Diezel]

How do you get those little insignificant pieces that fall off while you're riding?

Specifically, something like the cap to a coolant overflow tank, that I may or may not have put on incorrectly...

Or the bolts that I might have accidentally lost to my seat?


I don't really have a garage full of random junk to make a scholarly work of science out of, so I'm really just stranded at home because I can't seem to figure out how to go about getting something mundane...

Get to know the folks @ Mr Metric in San Jose (or other similar shops). They've saved my rear end a few times.

 

[Flying Pig]

You can also try Fremont Cycle Salvage if that's closer.