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HenryJLittlefinger posted:I use a filter wrench that’s offset a little plus has three different diameters with a channel lock style mechanism and I’ve never been foiled since I bought it. I have one of these plus two sizes of strap wrench that I bought before it - the strap wrenches just gather dust.
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I picked it up because I didn’t want to pay for the special tool to take the filter cap off my wife’s Toyota or continue paying someone else to change the oil. Now I use it for every oil change on my truck and bike just because it’s so much faster. Both my strap wrenches and end cap wrench sit unused as well now.
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Feb 17, 2019 21:34
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pro tip those are also fantastic for stuck jar lids
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Feb 17, 2019 22:27
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poo poo I have to remember that, I'm sure I'll use it in the future. I've never had a filter I couldn't remove with one of those kinds of wrenches.
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Feb 17, 2019 23:49
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Ha, we had this crazy antique jar opener when I was a kid that I definitely used once or twice to get the filter off dad’s truck. edit: like this but with teeth 
HenryJLittlefinger fucked around with this message at 01:46 on Feb 18, 2019 |
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Feb 18, 2019 01:40
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It- it just punched a hole right through the filter. The loving thing still won't budge  Guess I'll wait for it to stop bleeding oil and then give the strap wrench a go. And when that inevitably fails also, just go nuts with a set of tin snips until I can pick it off piece by piece. I really can't think of anything else 
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Feb 18, 2019 12:02
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You try hitting it with a hammer?
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Feb 18, 2019 13:16
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In a fit of rage? Not yet but I'm close e/ yeah nuthin. e2/ gently caress it, called a guy. I've asked them to just pull the filter and bring it back so I can put the new filter on myself. Though knowing my luck I'll probably get a call later telling me the threads are hosed and I need a new lower crankcase 
Renaissance Robot fucked around with this message at 14:05 on Feb 18, 2019 |
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Feb 18, 2019 13:20
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Well, they got it off. I'll get it back tomorrow morning and finish the oil change then. Any tips for making sure the next filter doesn't get stuck, or is it literally just "don't torque it past spec"?
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Feb 18, 2019 16:26
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Renaissance Robot posted:Well, they got it off. I'll get it back tomorrow morning and finish the oil change then. Any tips for making sure the next filter doesn't get stuck, or is it literally just "don't torque it past spec"? Yes. Make sure the threads are clean and not all messed up too.
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Feb 18, 2019 16:47
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Oil the o-ring/gasket, don't over tighten
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Feb 18, 2019 18:50
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I've always just hand-tightened awl filters.
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Feb 18, 2019 19:59
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captainOrbital posted:I've always just hand-tightened awl filters. Yeah, just hand tighten them until you can say "Eh, that's probably good." As long as you're not a hamfisted mouthbreather, anyway. The idea of breaking the oil filter stud terrifies me. FWIW I've never in my life touched a filter that I installed and said "Wow, that's way too loose." They really don't need to be very tight and never seem to self-loosen.
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Feb 18, 2019 21:48
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If anything it's the other way around, several times I've done one up what felt like way too loose and then had to break it off with a tool six months later.
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Feb 19, 2019 04:53
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How much metal is a concerning amount to find in your old oil? Sifted through the old stuff and I spotted maybe a couple dozen <1mm chips, like chunky glitter. I'm about 99% certain they're from when I first got this bike and struggled with shifting and ended up smashing the gently caress out of the transmission in a 4th to 5th false neutral a bunch of times. Is it the kind of thing you just keep an eye on, like maybe do the next oil change a bit sooner and see what comes out with that?
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Feb 19, 2019 20:09
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If you can't identify the part, it's fine.  Actually, that doesn't sound ideal, what's the mileage on your bike? Anywa, there's not much you can do about it other than keep riding and see what it's like on the next change.
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Feb 19, 2019 20:13
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Renaissance Robot posted:How much metal is a concerning amount to find in your old oil? Pics? When you say glitter do you mean shiny silver, dull silver or shiny brass? In order they are bits of gearbox/roller bearing, alloy machining swarf/piston dust and main/bigend bearing shell. If it's either of the first two and it's not making any funny noises I wouldn't worry about it. If it's the third one, time for a new bike.
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Feb 19, 2019 20:18
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I'll see if I can get pics in the morning, but it's mostly shiny silver (the bigger bits), and a little dull silver (much smaller dusty bits). The bike sounds fine to me. It's uhhh 18000ish miles now I think? About 6000 of which are mine. Based on what you've said I'm happy to just go to the next change and see what comes out (since I'm confident it's what I think it is). Renaissance Robot fucked around with this message at 20:39 on Feb 19, 2019 |
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Feb 19, 2019 20:33
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You'll be fine. On bikes with magnetic drain plugs it's normal to see the whole magnet encrusted in metal chips, on the first oil change it often looks absolutely catastrophic.
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Feb 19, 2019 22:14
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I always just use a set of channel locks
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Feb 19, 2019 22:31
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Slavvy posted:You'll be fine. On bikes with magnetic drain plugs it's normal to see the whole magnet encrusted in metal chips, on the first oil change it often looks absolutely catastrophic. The S1000XR has 67k or so miles on it now, and every time I change the oil (5k miles or so) I've got a little halo of metal chunky poo poo on the drain plug. I don't know where the metal is coming from, but clearly it hasn't hurt the bike any.
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Feb 25, 2019 05:09
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Have you fitted your 'updated' chain tensioner aka longer bolt so it doesn't cam chain rattle (as much) on cold starts? Good example of Germans looking at honda and deciding they can go one better.
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Feb 25, 2019 05:26
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I was considering doing this or a manual CCT during the next service. Is the updated part a good enough fix? That noise at startup is really annoying.
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Feb 25, 2019 17:25
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Well imo 'good enough' would be a CCT that actually works properly* so no it doesn't do that. It's literally just a longer base bolt so the CCT can't back out as far when it loses oil pressure. How much less noisy it gets depends on how stretched your chain is; the recommendation is to not fit them on bikes with less than 15k. *: Seriously just needs to be a one way ratchet on the hydraulic CCT so it can't back off. We've had this amazing technology for like forty years, IDK wtf BMW were thinking.
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Feb 25, 2019 18:23
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How about a better solution I can actually implement then? It doesn't seem like there are many alternatives.
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Feb 27, 2019 02:43
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Manual CCT will solve your problems if you're prepared to check it now and again.
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Feb 27, 2019 06:05
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Looking at buying one of those plastic throttle lock things. Should I go that route or get the more expensive throttle lock bar ends? Im only going to use it for the straight road (10miles) to and from the curvy roads around me
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Mar 5, 2019 19:06
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I used once of the cheap plastic friction locks you're describing for my cross- country trip, it worked fine.
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Mar 5, 2019 20:59
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A big 2-3mm o-ring slipped into the space between your grip and bar end works, too. If you have bar ends. They’re usually pretty cheap.
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Ontario riders ITT? I just got my M1 again after a ten-year hiatus from riding. I've signed up for RTI's M2 course and I'm looking for some insurance quotes. Already asked in the Toronto LAN thread, but is there anyone here from Canada's finest province who can recommend a broker? Thanks!
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Mister Speaker posted:Ontario riders ITT? I just got my M1 again after a ten-year hiatus from riding. I've signed up for RTI's M2 course and I'm looking for some insurance quotes. Already asked in the Toronto LAN thread, but is there anyone here from Canada's finest province who can recommend a broker? Thanks! I can recommend you just give up on riding until you can get out of this shithole. I did. But if you're set on misery and wishing you were riding somewhere else, Dalton Timmis to check the not-State Farm market, and check State Farm for comparison.
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Keegers posted:Looking at buying one of those plastic throttle lock things. Should I go that route or get the more expensive throttle lock bar ends? Im only going to use it for the straight road (10miles) to and from the curvy roads around me
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Does the Kaoko mess the grips up or stretch them out at all? I’ve seen some that look like they jam under the grip at the end and I don’t like that idea, but I kind of would like to have the feature.
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Mister Speaker posted:Ontario riders ITT? I just got my M1 again after a ten-year hiatus from riding. I've signed up for RTI's M2 course and I'm looking for some insurance quotes. Already asked in the Toronto LAN thread, but is there anyone here from Canada's finest province who can recommend a broker? Thanks! Meloche Monnex wasn’t bad with the university discount on an m1; however they do bullshit with their billing to stop people from dropping insurance during the winter. Cooperators is comparable, but they’re not really in the bike business, so you have to have something else with them.
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Snapshot posted:Meloche Monnex wasn’t bad with the university discount on an m1; however they do bullshit with their billing to stop people from dropping insurance during the winter. They all do that. They prorate or weight the billing so if you did want to only run insurance in the summer, you'd pay the same or more than just keeping it on year round. However if you're a headcase and ride in the winter, you can feel like you're sticking it to the man! (you aren't. You're still getting hosed.)
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Finger Prince posted:I can recommend you just give up on riding until you can get out of this shithole. I did. But if you're set on misery and wishing you were riding somewhere else, Dalton Timmis to check the not-State Farm market, and check State Farm for comparison. Sweet unquenchable gently caress, you were not kidding. Most of the companies wouldn't even talk to me, some brokers won't even insure sportbikes anymore and the only hypothetical quote I got for a new GSX-R750 was almost $3,000 more than the cost of the bike. The rep at Dalton Timmis has been great so far, he's the only one that's really given me a breakdown and even followed up via email with other comparable rides (that aren't nearly as fun but surely aren't cop-magnets like a gixxer is). One other idea I've been entertaining is the DR-Z400SM (or a similar supermoto). I asked for a quote, hopefully it's significantly lower. I imagine this is probably a better choice anyway, for someone who's getting back into riding after this long. Or is this the kind of bike I'm even more likely to get silly with than an overpowered sportbike?
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What coverage is all that for? Comprehensive or just liability?
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Frosty- posted:Does the Kaoko mess the grips up or stretch them out at all? I’ve seen some that look like they jam under the grip at the end and I don’t like that idea, but I kind of would like to have the feature.
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Mister Speaker posted:Sweet unquenchable gently caress, you were not kidding. Most of the companies wouldn't even talk to me, some brokers won't even insure sportbikes anymore and the only hypothetical quote I got for a new GSX-R750 was almost $3,000 more than the cost of the bike. The rep at Dalton Timmis has been great so far, he's the only one that's really given me a breakdown and even followed up via email with other comparable rides (that aren't nearly as fun but surely aren't cop-magnets like a gixxer is). Put it this way, for the price of a fun bike and the insurance, you can probably fly to Calgary and rent for a weekend like at least half a dozen times a year. Now ask yourself, is sitting in gridlocked Toronto traffic and/or dealing with the 401 in 30+ temps and 90+ humidity worth saying you ride all season? Or do you say gently caress this place I don't need to prove poo poo, fly somewhere better when you can, and try out all sorts of cool bikes you've always wanted to try a weekend at a time in the fresh mountain air?
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Keegers posted:Looking at buying one of those plastic throttle lock things. Should I go that route or get the more expensive throttle lock bar ends? Im only going to use it for the straight road (10miles) to and from the curvy roads around me I got either a vista cruise or one or something that looks exactly like it. It's been on three (or four) bikes at this point, and it works great. Sport, cruiser, sport-tourer; works great on them all. The same unit, mind you. I need to stop wrecking bikes.
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