Of course if it were fitted you would need to wirelock it closed, otherwise some charming little.... person... could come along and drain it for you.....
That Leprauchan stuff is only a myth,I think anyway
Of course if it were fitted you would need to wirelock it closed, otherwise some charming little.... person... could come along and drain it for you.....
I'd be concerned about protection from corrosion and road grid... especially on the Britt isles though
Thats a handy looking item Brendan and as you say should be safe to use with forward facing drainer.You can have one ready for your next oil change
Yeah it looks handy alright Pat,have to say working on the Vfr is so easy,getting her up and down from the lift etc.single sided swingarm is great,took the back wheel off and cleaned it,also cleaned the chain.sprockets and swingarm etc,first time I gave her a cleaning since I bought her a year ago.[/QUOT
I was thinking the same if you overfilled it.I,ll have to get a lift,so much easier to work with especially when you get on a bit in years and the ole back is not as good as it used to be,no bother getting down,it,s getting back up thats the problem
ll have to get a lift,so much easier to work with
Do you know that you can get self tapping half size metric drain plugs? You just have to search for them.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CO7DS6...e=asn&creative=395093&creativeASIN=B000CO7DS6
Do you know that you can get self tapping half size metric drain plugs? You just have to search for them.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CO7DS6...e=asn&creative=395093&creativeASIN=B000CO7DS6
Do you know that you can get self tapping half size metric drain plugs? You just have to search for them.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CO7DS6...e=asn&creative=395093&creativeASIN=B000CO7DS6
What's the easiest/best option for an over tightened potentially stripped drain plug? not leaking but next oil change will tell the tale,
anyone ever considered one of these http://www.fumotousa.com/
+1 to that...I'd not install one on mine as I don't want the lowest hanging part to be the oil plug. A tire carcass, piece of wood, rock, or other object kicked up by the front tire would easily knock it off while riding.
+1 to that...
The use of a properly set torque wrench on the OEM bolt seems more reliable... (I've not the slightest idea how some manage to strip that sucker...)
Ouch!...I had it into a shop for some other work, and they changed the oil while they were into it.
That said, I was never comfortable at 27 #-ft that is the spec. 4 or 5 years ago, I started only torquing it down to 23. At 27 it felt like a torque-to-stretch head bolt. That's the best way I can describe the feel. 23 always held fine.