QwickFliCk
Manly Man Member
i just got back home(bronx, ny) from wildwood, nj w the girlfriend on our first long trip on the fz6. on the way there we had a big problem! the crank case plug came off on the highway and was spitting out oil everywhere!! the day before the trip i double checked the bike for everything and made sure everything was tight! i guess the plug wasnt tight enough! :spank:
GOD was on our side bc my butt started hurting so i pulled off on the closest rest stop. this is wen i noticed something on my jeans and when i got off the bike oil was all over on the frame, swingarm, hugger, and crank case cover!!!!!!
so i go into the gas station and ask for paper towels and asked someone if they had something to plug it up with.. unfortunately NO!! :spank:
so i saw they had radiator hose tape... i had to be mcguiver and make a bootleg plug as a temp. so i balled it up big enough to cover and fit in the hole a lil bit and tape it on snug.
i ask one of the mechanic if there were any bike shops close by and he knew of one....called 411 and got the number to the store and a guy picked up saying that they were closed on mondays....i asked him if there were any places where i go or call to pick up a replacement and he said most bike shops around there are closed on mondays and most likely they would have to place the part on order anyway and says to try to find a wine bottle cork to plug it up ...so now im more worried then mad.
my plan was to go to the closest autoparts store around and buy quick steel to plug it up. i used it b4 and its good up to like 600degrees. had to pass by seaside heights, nj (known for the show JERSEY SHORE). found the autozone and bought the quick steel and made a cap and taped it with the radiator hose tape.
this is what i bought:
this is how i turned out:
here you can see it with the tape over it:
the cap was good it stopped A LOT of it from coming out but some still did..just a couple of drips.
on the road i would check it every ten mins.
made it to wildwood and added more quick steel and sealed it for good!!!
called my local yamaha in wildwood to see if they had a replacement plug! they did!! when i got back home i drove my car to the yamaha place and picked a new plug and gasket for $18...all is good so far now i just gotta worry about the sticky residue the tape left and little chunks of quick steel around the hole i gotta take off.
GOD was on our side bc my butt started hurting so i pulled off on the closest rest stop. this is wen i noticed something on my jeans and when i got off the bike oil was all over on the frame, swingarm, hugger, and crank case cover!!!!!!
so i go into the gas station and ask for paper towels and asked someone if they had something to plug it up with.. unfortunately NO!! :spank:
so i saw they had radiator hose tape... i had to be mcguiver and make a bootleg plug as a temp. so i balled it up big enough to cover and fit in the hole a lil bit and tape it on snug.
i ask one of the mechanic if there were any bike shops close by and he knew of one....called 411 and got the number to the store and a guy picked up saying that they were closed on mondays
....i asked him if there were any places where i go or call to pick up a replacement and he said most bike shops around there are closed on mondays and most likely they would have to place the part on order anyway and says to try to find a wine bottle cork to plug it up ...so now im more worried then mad.my plan was to go to the closest autoparts store around and buy quick steel to plug it up. i used it b4 and its good up to like 600degrees. had to pass by seaside heights, nj (known for the show JERSEY SHORE). found the autozone and bought the quick steel and made a cap and taped it with the radiator hose tape.
this is what i bought:
this is how i turned out:
here you can see it with the tape over it:
the cap was good it stopped A LOT of it from coming out but some still did..just a couple of drips.
on the road i would check it every ten mins.
made it to wildwood and added more quick steel and sealed it for good!!!
called my local yamaha in wildwood to see if they had a replacement plug! they did!! when i got back home i drove my car to the yamaha place and picked a new plug and gasket for $18...all is good so far now i just gotta worry about the sticky residue the tape left and little chunks of quick steel around the hole i gotta take off.
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