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Yikes! Rode without my oil cap
02 Feb 23, 15:26 pm
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SXHighwayman
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Yikes! Rode without my oil cap
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December 01, 2019, 09:27:22 pm
December 01, 2019, 09:27:22 pm
Topped my oil up earlier. Got distracted, then later when out for a quick five mile pick up.
Did get up to motorway speed briefly.
When parking bike in garage noticed the oil cap!
I checked the cranks case and a very small amount of oil had sprayed out probably less that a teaspoon all in. No mess on the rest of the bike just a very small bit of spray on the black plate above the foot leg and behind the crankcase.
Re checked oil level, was fine.
Should I be concerned. I have read about people doing full oil changes etc. Or is that a bit over dramatic?
Never done anything like this before. Just glad it was a short ride probably 10 mins all in.
SXHighwayman
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Re: Yikes! Rode without my oil cap
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December 01, 2019, 09:29:33 pm
December 01, 2019, 09:29:33 pm
Oh I forgot to mention. The oil in the window doesn’t look as clear as before possibly BUT that could be due to me potentially using a different oil to the dealer (using Motul SAE 10w 30).
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Re: Yikes! Rode without my oil cap
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December 02, 2019, 06:54:48 am
December 02, 2019, 06:54:48 am
Ha ha ha, happened to me too, many, many moons ago. It did waterproof my boots quite nicely.....
Stop making sense
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Re: Yikes! Rode without my oil cap
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December 02, 2019, 08:33:48 am
December 02, 2019, 08:33:48 am
Originally Posted by
SXHighwayman
Topped my oil up earlier. Got distracted, then later when out for a quick five mile pick up.
Did get up to motorway speed briefly.
When parking bike in garage noticed the oil cap!
I checked the cranks case and a very small amount of oil had sprayed out probably less that a teaspoon all in. No mess on the rest of the bike just a very small bit of spray on the black plate above the foot leg and behind the crankcase.
Re checked oil level, was fine.
Should I be concerned. I have read about people doing full oil changes etc. Or is that a bit over dramatic?
Never done anything like this before. Just glad it was a short ride probably 10 mins all in.
Nothing to worry about and certainly no need to change the oil, just do 100 lines I must pay more attention in class
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Re: Yikes! Rode without my oil cap
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December 02, 2019, 09:14:24 am
December 02, 2019, 09:14:24 am
All too easy to do.
I know someone
who forgot to torque up the wheelnuts before riding off.
98 VFR800 - 130,000 miles, 08 VFR800 - 76,000 miles, 15 VFR800X - 44,000 miles (all sold)
14 VFR1200 - 20,000 miles
18 VFR800X - 16,000 miles
01 VFR800 Fi-1 - 9000 miles
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Re: Yikes! Rode without my oil cap
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December 02, 2019, 09:42:55 am
December 02, 2019, 09:42:55 am
And I know "someone" who as a spotty teenager "rode off" with their steering lock still on. It was in front of several mates too, loads of revs, clutch out, went round in a circle and laid on the floor with them laughing and the exhaust burning my leg, nearly 50yrs on and I've still got the scar
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Re: Yikes! Rode without my oil cap
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December 02, 2019, 12:15:55 pm
December 02, 2019, 12:15:55 pm
Originally Posted by
CBM
And I know "someone" who as a spotty teenager "rode off" with their steering lock still on. It was in front of several mates too, loads of revs, clutch out, went round in a circle and laid on the floor with them laughing and the exhaust burning my leg, nearly 50yrs on and I've still got the scar
That's a difficult one to beat.
I think we all know someone who has set off without removing the front disk lock too.
98 VFR800 - 130,000 miles, 08 VFR800 - 76,000 miles, 15 VFR800X - 44,000 miles (all sold)
14 VFR1200 - 20,000 miles
18 VFR800X - 16,000 miles
01 VFR800 Fi-1 - 9000 miles
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Re: Yikes! Rode without my oil cap
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December 02, 2019, 01:47:51 pm
December 02, 2019, 01:47:51 pm
^^^ did that years ago when I rode a CB500 nearly got a groin strain trying to hold the bike up!
Your posts have made me feel a lot better - I felt like such an idiot. Was very lucky it was a quick blast rather than my commute before noticing.
Bike was fine on this frosty morning
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