S4 Fork Stem Cover Nut.. Can It Be Removed

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  1. welly

    welly Well-Known Member

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    #1 welly, Sep 14, 2019
    Hey all,

    So I got my RAM tank fuel mount which fits and is fine, although possibly a bit too close to me when I'm riding. It'll do if there's no other option.

    I'd prefer a fork stem mount but was looking at the stem and it looks like this

    2005-Triumph-Speed-Four-Cockpit.jpg

    The nut that covers the fork stem, is it just there to keep crap out of the fork stem or does it play a more important role of keeping the fork in place? If I was to remove this and stick a RAM fork stem mount in the stem, I wouldn't be in danger of losing the front end of my bike somewhere down the road?

    Cheers!
     
  2. welly

    welly Well-Known Member

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    #2 welly, Sep 14, 2019
    Ps. The S4 is bad ass. I love it. Of course, I have nothing to compare it with other than two previous 125s however it is still bad ass and is far more capable than I'll ever be!
     
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    martingw1 Member

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    #3 martingw1, Sep 17, 2019
    Hi, I suspect that the nut in question, referred to as "the dome nut, or top yoke centre nut" in the Triumph TT600/Speed Four workshop manual, does more than just keep crap out, the rebuild forks page, shows it quite clearly, and states it needs to be torqued up to 90nm, that's a lot of torque.
     
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  4. welly

    welly Well-Known Member

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    #4 welly, Sep 17, 2019
    Thanks for the heads up. I'll leave it well alone then. I'll stick with the tank mount bracket for the time being!
     
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