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F4i motor mounts stripped - SPAGS - 08-12-2026
\r\n \r\n helicoil\r\n
F4i motor mounts stripped - ADFreestyle - 08-12-2026
\r\n \r\n I have never been a huge fan of helicoil it never really holds up for me and always seems to be a temporary fix. Have you helicoiled a motor mount before?\r\n
F4i motor mounts stripped - M.F. Mall Cop - 08-12-2026
\r\n \r\n Timesert. They are stronger. Helicoil or timesert your going to have to drop the motor either way.\r\n
F4i motor mounts stripped - Blizzle - 08-12-2026
\r\n \r\n Im in the same boat with my f4i. Must be a common thing on right side motor mount with si cage? I have pancaked my bike plenty of times this season though.\r\n
F4i motor mounts stripped - ADFreestyle - 08-12-2026
\r\n \r\n Yeah I bought the bike with a trashed f i cage. I might try that timesert and let you know how it goes Blizzle\r\n
F4i motor mounts stripped - Hooligan23 - 08-12-2026
\r\n \r\n Your saying that you don\'t trust helicoil? But you trust maybe catching a few threads with a longer bolt. Hmmm! Helicoil worked great on my f4i. Never happened again\r\n
F4i motor mounts stripped - ADFreestyle - 08-12-2026
\r\n \r\n Considering that putting in a longer bolt takes about 1 minute and a helicoil is gonna take me about 5 hours to drop the motor and do all the work, and there is the chance that the helicoil comes out next time i take my cage off... Yeah I am willing to trust a longer bolt over helicoil for a short term fix.\r\n
F4i motor mounts stripped - Atown1101 - 08-12-2026
\r\n \r\n helicoil is the way to go its actually stronger then the stock threads if done right. i had mine done and my threads were just fine but i seen another guy start to pull his threads out then snapped a bolt off in his motor and i wanted nothing to do with that mess.\r\n
F4i motor mounts stripped - Stuntdummy - 08-12-2026
\r\n \r\n just fixed that problem on my bike, but got a new cage. my boss drilled through, put a new longer bolt in, and than put a nut on the opposite side of the bolt, its a pain in the ass too get the nut on, but its better than droppin the motor, mine held like a champ\r\n
F4i motor mounts stripped - SPAGS - 08-12-2026
\r\n \r\n but he said its on the right side?? there isnt enought room to put a bolt on the end... you can put a bolt on the end of the left side, but not the right... i could be wrong but im pretty sure... also, i\'ve never had to helicoil mine, but my friend just did his literally like a week ago because he bought a motor and the right side was stripped, so i dont know how long it will hold, but its working at the moment.\r\n