Hey Mike you need to replace that collar now, one thing you don't want to skimp on is motorcycle parts. On a car if something breaks you usually pull to the side of the road. On a motorcycle if something important breaks, it could just be the last thing you ever do.

44063-1056 HOLDER-FRONT AXLE

 

A good auto parts store should have metric studs.

 

and I already told you the size

 

And please take care tightening officially it is 78 inch/pounds. Converts to 6.49 ft/pounds. About what you pick your nose at. Not much.

 

Space shuttle should not self destruct. OOPS.

 

I called the honda dealer, the part they had for the xr is a 6 by 25.. isn't that too short.

and I've checked two auto place stores here.. no one has a 6mm. I guess I'll by a long bolt assuming I can find that.

I read somewhere about an exhaust manifod stud is there anything on the klx the same size? two of my local dealers can't figure out a solution for me.. strange I said I'm looking for a 6x34 stud. they can't look anything up without a part number.

What the???

 

Do what I did, get a bolt that fits, snug it in, then use a dremel to pop the head off of it.. Get yourself a nut and you made a stud.

I've had one on my bike like that for many thousands of miles with no probs. I couldn't find the studs locally either.

 

If you do the cutting like Deej suggested, find a way to get the nut on first so that the threads will be straightened as you remove the nut vs. trying to thread the nut onto the freshly hacked off bolt.

 

No way I would have done that. Maybe on my riding lawn mower but not on the front wheel of a open cage two wheeler doing 70 mph. YIKES!!!! Get the replacement parts ASAP!

 

Or thread a die onto the bolt threads with the cutting side facing out, so that the die will cut any irregularities off the threads from your hacksaw work. I'd even smooth the hacksawed end of the threads with a small file before backing out the die, so that you get a nice smooth surface to thread the nut on.