John, the silicone like you mentioned is an excellent idea for both the baja scene as well as(and especially) the pushrod singles and twins
in LSR and other forms of high vib conditions.
The striping mentioned, using nail polish and white out and/or magic marker are all well reccomended items if used for what they do best at also. Siliconing(weather adhesive) helps alleviatte loosening by dampening vibration, and from loosing the fastener if it does back off at all(and it is also easily removable when needed). Striping and nail polish are visual quick inspections to see if something is coming loose over a period of time or at predicted times. White out and Sharpie marks are good for knowing it is something you've already put to torque or that you've made an adjustment during the race(use white pre-race and black over it if you loosened or adjusted it during the meet), this can remind you later of things that need or needed attention since you last left the shop.
But none of these(including safety wire, best used for critical fasteners that are subject to longterm untouched use or heavy vibration conditions) assure anyone else other then the one that performed the installation(IE: like, not the tech inspectors), that anything is clamped down to it's intended design or even a safe level.
Everyone is responsible for their own equipment in regards to that part of the proccess(and the above ideas are great for them as tell tale signs and safety precautions), but for tech to think safety wire or anything else is actually making the bike that much safer is a false sense of security for everyone not involved with the actual assembly of said component imo.
Then their are hidden tampering marks, I use these to know(when nec.) if a customer has, or for a customer to know if someone has... played with their timing, carb, suspension, and many critical fasteners between serivces(only customers that don't work on their own bike but are subject to "having other' hands unkowingly accessible to it" of course
).
Todd
