Lost Screw (WHOOPS!)

[Arr MiHardies]

Hey guys, yesterday I noticed the side boxes on my RT were getting difficult to open, so I pulled off the rear panel and tightened the cables that run to the latch. This I pulled off just fine. The problem is I set the screws on my raised seat. Apparently, there is a notch in the back of the rear seat. one of the screws rolled back and fell through the notch into the rear section of the bike. I can not see nor access the screw. Not sure exactly where it went, but it looks like that section is rather enclosed. It looks like it would basically require a complete disassembly of the bike to get to. Something that I am not capable of and would have to pay for. Is the screw in a position it will just fall out? I tried putting the bike in forward and reverse, doing some hard stops to see if i could get it to fall out, but I am not even hearing a rattle. Is this screw that fell inside the bike something I should worry about finding? Or should I just get a new screw to replace it?

[spyderdave]

I took much of the back of my RT apart to run the wiring harness for the trailer hitch. There are many places it might have fallen where it will not cause any problems. That said, I would make sure that the screw is not around the battery and just replace it.

[Bob Denman]

I concur... Replace and forget... I've already "lost" an electrical jumper, a small screwdriver (!), two plastic push pins and three screws...
Yet my bike refuses to fall apart when I hit a bump with it!

[Paladin]

are you sure that's all the "screws" you have lost Bob?

[Bob Denman]

Well I AM about the clumsiest person on the Planet...