What the hell is up with the cap for the Yamaha R1. I can't get the damn thing open... looks like it needs a special tool and the Yamaha dealer in town doesn't have it.
Need to do my oil change....How do I get the damn thing open? Been trying all sorts of screwdrivers and shit... but no luck. Any ideas?
What the hell is up with the cap for the Yamaha R1. I can't get the damn thing open... looks like it needs a special tool and the Yamaha dealer in town doesn't have it.
Need to do my oil change....How do I get the damn thing open? Been trying all sorts of screwdrivers and shit... but no luck. Any ideas?
Can you post a pic of it? That would be most helpful.
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if its like the previous generation R1, the plug doesnt have the normal raised tab that you grip with your thumb and fingers, but a recessed slot instead. almost like the tab being inverted. i just used the handle of a rubber coated wrench and put the leading edge in the slot and turned it. the first time it will be tight as a 13 year old virgin................or so im told. not difficult.
What the hell is up with the cap for the Yamaha R1. I can't get the damn thing open... looks like it needs a special tool and the Yamaha dealer in town doesn't have it.
Need to do my oil change....How do I get the damn thing open? Been trying all sorts of screwdrivers and shit... but no luck. Any ideas?
For $25 I'll machine a 1/2 square in the cap so you can use a 1/2 rachet...
the OEM is a great design, the lack of a tab discourages it from coming loose (think of the associated catastrophe) the more low profile & flush your cap is the better
you may consider drilling a pin hole in the lip for saftey wire, some track orgs may require, you can buy one pre drilled if you want to get all blingy
I would avoid anything that has an extruding tab, far to easy for your ex or the kids down the street to mess with! not to mention a low side
I would get something as flush as possible (like the OEM)... Harris has a flushy with a protected tab, rizoma & sato make a flushy but look a lil complicated, the sato even comes with a removal tool... which brings us back to the OEM which can be removed with a quarter
"Exercise restraint and discipline, only responding to posts from legit customers and those with constructive positive intent, you will find that the handgrenades explode harmlessly. You have many satisfied customers who are happy to have the parts you've made. My suggestion to you is keep making good parts, keep getting more customers, take care of them and let them speak for you."
"Exercise restraint and discipline, only responding to posts from legit customers and those with constructive positive intent, you will find that the handgrenades explode harmlessly. You have many satisfied customers who are happy to have the parts you've made. My suggestion to you is keep making good parts, keep getting more customers, take care of them and let them speak for you."
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