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I've tried a number of times to put together a list of questions. I keep writing a rambling nonsensical mess. New approach. Don't try to learn everything at once, just start with something simple.
From the 2013 Rulebook:
Breaking this down.19.8 Oil filler caps and inspection covers must be secured with safety wire. Any other caps, plugs and fittings on any system containing a fluid must be secured. This includes fuel hoses and water hoses.
Oil filler caps must be secured with safety wire.
Inspection covers must be secured with safety wire.
Any other cap on any system containing a fluid must be secured.
Any other plug on any system containing a fluid must be secured.
Any other fitting on any system containing a fluid must be secured.
#This# includes fuel hoses.
#This# includes water hoses.
Question 1: Does secured as used above mean safety wired? Are there methods meeting the "secured" requirement other than safety wiring and if so what?
Question 2: As used above the term #this# could apply to the requirement of safety wiring, or it could apply to the requirement for securing, if there is even any difference in these requirements.
Question 3: Is the intent of the part about fuel and water hoses about keeping the hose with the bike, or is the intent about keeping the fluids within the system? There are a number of different mechanisms currently holding various hoses on their fittings on my bike right now. I question whether many of these fasteners are remotely legal, even after possibly securing them.
There's more of course, but this is a start.