"Oiling the Track" crashes on the track

[scottieducati]

Not to start a big argument here, but what are you guys doing?

My race bikes are held together with zip-ties and safety wire, often filled with whatever 10W40 I can find. And by whatever, I mean I'll dump canola oil in it if I have to and toss whatever filter I can find on that fits.

I've been riding at the track in all sorts of weather and conditions over the last 10 years & I've yet to experience any sort of oil loss.

Even when intentionally barely spinning my K&N oil filter on, I still can't get to a point where I dump oil everywhere and piss off the entire track community.

We see them every year around this time & I'm very skeptical about believing the whole always use an OEM oil filter myth. Are you guys part retarded or what?

Dicsuss....

[Pittenger5]

Always wondered this myself. Do you guys, and Tony, require safety wired oil filters? If not, perhaps its time. Even if I'm not riding my bike on track I safety wire my oil filter just for a safety standpoint.

[OreoGaborio]

All it takes is a hose clamp.... a fifty frikkin cent hose clamp (if that) and maybe a foot of safety wire.

LRRS requires it, TTD requires it, Bomo requires it, I think Penguin requires it... don't see why any track org wouldn't require it. Risk is low but so is the "hardship" of complying is almost nothin.

[Chippertheripper]

Holyfuckingshit. This is happening.

[R7]

Are you guys part retarded or what?

Dicsuss....

Even with no safty wire, if you're losing an oil filter, drain bolt, or filler cap...you pretty much suck as a mechanic and shouldn't touch bikes. IMHO of course


If your aftermarket filter explodes, you have answered your own question. For a couple extra bucks and being able to support my local dealer, I'll always use an OEM filter. Peice of mind, and how often do you hear of OEM filters exploding?

[tsorfas]

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA full of fucking win!!!
Scottie you won this by a mile.. im dying right now..

[Degsy]

Wirelessly posted

You guys are fucking brutal. Brutal. Race season has begun.

[tsorfas]

Wirelessly posted

You guys are fucking brutal. Brutal. Race season has begun.

as i just texted you, this is the funniest thing that happened on NESR this "winter"

[carsick]

I still can't get to a point where I dump oil everywhere and piss off the entire track community.

Are you sure it was oil on the track? I heard it was Engine Ice. That shit is dangerous, it's like ice. Makes your tires slip like they're cold.

[FireboltEric_MA]

Thank You, Scottie!

[FirstDuc-1098]

OMFG.

[wiggeywackyo]

[Doc]

http://www.nestreetriders.com/forum/...-on-the-street

For those that may need a lil help with this...

[Chippertheripper]

:jimsucks:

Should've been your response.

[Kurlon]

Certain bikes like say, early Triumph TT-600s will pump oil out the breather when tipped on their side still running. It would do it so bad on a friend's that it would fill the airbox and hydrolock if you didn't get to the killswitch quickly. Never did get a chance to put the updated breather valve on it...

[csmutty]

Well done sir....

And Doc still sucks.

[Pigman]

[CEO]

PWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

This is fucking epic

[Jim]

damn, i just saw this.
well played scottie.

*slow clap*

[nt650hawk]

MOST race bikes are held together with zip-ties and safety wire,

Sm. edit


Don't forget about those Velcro ones.....

[SRTie4k]

Wait, are you telling me my street bike is a former track bike?

[csmutty]

Hell no. That thing is scary on the track lol.

[Eddie]

What did I miss? Somebody went full retard and caused the track to close during a trackday (again) ?

[timmyho414]

What did I miss? Somebody went full retard and caused the track to close during a trackday (again) ?

don't know about that but I do know I missed a race practice because of it.

[Jim]

I lost 3 rear tires, 3 oil filters, and 2 gallons of new 300v oil. Whoever that prick was, is a d-bag.