oil cap mishaps

[mark ward]

I'm not even embarrased to ride a Harley, Just WITH Harley "Riders". I would rather RIDE with a true rider on a bald tire, rusted out, loop sided Scooter. Never hung out with the "Jordache" (ALL IMAGE) crowd in school either. (thou my brother was/IS one of them.) pay late fee's on your Credit card, to make sure your $300 hub caps are up to date on your truck. ALL ABOUT IMAGE onzz@...> wrote: From: Jud Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: oil cap mishaps To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 12:24 AM I am not much of a marque chauvinist. The only bikes that embarrass me to ride are Harleys.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, mark ward wrote: > > Hey Jud > > Did you ever get that SEVERE DAMAGE that the oil caused OFF the bike? > > Having "suzuki" on the side of a KLR650, must have realy been the ride of shame. > But then we have all heard of Elvis's image on toast etc.. > > LOL > > NICE!!!!!! Macgyver fix. > > judjonzz@...> wrote: > > > From: Jud > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: oil cap mishaps > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Date: Monday, June 11, 2012, 6:05 PM > > > > > > > > Once, after topping up my oil at a gas stop in Presidio, I left my fuel cap behind. Being the observant fellow that I am, it only took me about nine miles to notice the haze I was leaving behind my bike. I used a field expedient to stop up the leak, while my buddy rode back to the gas station. > > http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/20/img0044it9.jpg/ > > Fortunately, he brought back the filler cap along with a quart of oil. This was a trip where I had already done 400 miles with another piece of a mesquite bush serving as a replacement carb drain screw. > > Now my spares kits for my KLR as well as the DR contain a carb drain screw, oil drain plug and oil filler cap. I also carry the whittled stick, as a reminder. > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "eddie" wrote: > > > > > > I've started a bike exactly twice without first making sure the oil cap was > > in place. > > The 1st time, I got the covered bike next to it misted with oil. > > No biggie. It was my bike. > > The 2nd time, the bike was on a lift at a friend's shop. I spent the next > > several minutes > > with a rag wiping off practically every hand tool hanging on the peg board > > just a few feet away. > > =/ > > eddie > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]