cobra1
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posted June 10, 2013 04:39 AM
what a day
was on 40 west n a heck of a rain storm at the big hill n see the oil light start to glow crap almost drop the bike oil water curves and 80mph anyway I pull the clutch n shut it off roll to an off ramp the drain plug is gone ! so do I replace the plug and oil or do I take her apart and look at the bearings ?
  
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1badzx12r
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posted June 10, 2013 06:47 AM
i'd just replace the plug and oil and if it starts to knocking i'd shut it down for a rebuild
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KZScott
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posted June 10, 2013 06:55 AM
i would at least have a peak at the rod caps to look for discoloration
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Lou_ZX12R
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posted June 10, 2013 07:30 AM
man that sucks, but how did you lose the drain plugs?
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02zx12rbob
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posted June 10, 2013 02:11 PM
I've done the same thing on another bike. I just replaced the plug, and added oil. Might have to break the oil filter loose on start up.
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zixxer14
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posted June 11, 2013 05:41 AM
Tear it apart for a big bore/stroker kit, you know you need it.
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cliffrandall
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posted June 11, 2013 12:23 PM
 Edited By: cliffrandall on 11 Jun 2013 21:35
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man that sucks, but how did you lose the drain plugs?
In 44 yrs of riding bikes I've never heard of that happening (I've poured oil into a motor and had it go all over the floor of my garage cause I fogot to put the drain plug in and I saw a buddy on a 12 hit a manhole cover with a lowered bike and tear the pan right off - oil loss was immediate) but unless possibly someone forgot to tighten the plug after an oil change, how the hell did the plug fall out?
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