krexken
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posted March 03, 2003 02:03 PM
My oil filter spun loose for the last time!
This time while I was at the track. It waited until I was making a nitrous assisted pass before it started leaking oil. No problems resulted though. A few friends helped out and leaned the bike way over so I could retighten the filter and drive home. I generally get the filter as tight as I can by hand. I'm assuming it's not quite tight enough for my missing balance shafted motor.
  
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Zhooligan
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posted March 03, 2003 02:11 PM
I have not experienced this with my 12 and the balancer is gone as well. We have had the issue a few times on a ZX6R race bike. I would suggest you throw a hose clamp around the filter snuig the clamp up and then safety wire the clamp to a fix position. This should prevent the potential of the filter backing off. We have to do this on the Road Race bikes all the time and it does work well.
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posted March 03, 2003 02:20 PM
I always hand tighten mine too....were you sure to coat the gasket in oil first?
Safetywire or even a ziptie to attach a clamp to the filter would work easy enough.
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harryzx-12
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posted March 03, 2003 02:37 PM
I tighten mine with a wrench and have a clamp with safety wire securing it.You only have to safety wire it once then just loosen the hose clamp put the new filter on and spin it around till the safety wire is tight and tighten the hose clamp.It is not good for your filter to back off over 180 mph.Don't ask me how I know.Fuck a ziptie.Heat and zip ties don't mix well.
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kawachan
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posted March 03, 2003 06:00 PM
Good idea Harry!!
Ken, what is up with the bike?? Did you sell it for real?? I wouldn't mind having that EFIR and NOS system for some.....uh, testing!! Yeah, that's it!!
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posted March 03, 2003 06:07 PM
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I tighten mine with a wrench
Not my fault your a weak ass pussy 
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fish_antlers
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posted March 03, 2003 06:15 PM
What Harry said... mine is clamped and safety wired, as is the drain plug!
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RAC4IT
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posted March 03, 2003 06:37 PM
Go here:
http://www.dontbescaredracing.com/photos/safetywire
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Zhooligan
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posted March 03, 2003 06:50 PM
Another one of them damn race bikes! You can always spot em with the safety wire holes. Next thing you'll be telling us Bergie that it's only ridden on Sunday and occasionally on Saturday! 
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krexken
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posted March 04, 2003 02:42 PM
Like I said, it won't happen again. I sold the bike yesterday.
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zrxdean
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posted March 04, 2003 02:56 PM
Wow. Why'd you do that Ken? You going turbo?
What's up the ZRX?
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kawachan
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posted March 04, 2003 04:29 PM
A Busa in the future is what a lil bird told me!!
Probably just more comfortable for him. Heard him say quite a few times that the 12 hurts his neck, even with the risers and bars. As long as you're happy!
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posted March 04, 2003 04:44 PM
busa eh? 12 musta been too fast for him
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RAC4IT
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posted March 04, 2003 06:13 PM
I dunno, if I were to start all over ?  Maybe!
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posted March 04, 2003 07:27 PM
Oh dont get me wrong...Ill have a busa parked next to the 12 here soon...but only for 2 up riding so I can really go to town on the 12
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