Here is a repair I thought I would pass along since I have not seen it discussed before. It has to do with the bullet nose pins that helps hold side covers and the like , attached to the bike.
I start with two #10 wood screws , flat top , plated. I solder the two screws together , flat to flat. I cut off one of the screws where the threads meet the bottom of the "V" shaped head. Grind smooth and polish the head that is now bullet shaped. I drill a pilot hole into the side cover and use 5 minute two part epoxy.
It fits into the rubber lined hole very snugly.
The diameter of the #10 wood screw is about 11/32" or 9 mm I inserted and re-inserted the panel a number of times without breakage. Now the real test is long term vibration etc.
Ross Presta