Perhaps not torqued or tightened properly, vibration will back them out.Hmmm wonder how it came out
Perhaps not torqued or tightened properly, vibration will back them out.Hmmm wonder how it came out
I had on some jeans a shirt and a hoodieYeah, if the drain bolt wasn’t ripped away it may have come loose before you crashed.
When someone goes down we’re all interested in the type of gear you had on, top to bottom. What passed the test preventing injuries?
Definitely looks like it....
Did the rear end slide out on you? If so you found out why....if the drain plug dropped out, oil would have coated your rear tire pretty quickly causing it to slide out.
Yeah, that looks like what happened.
At this point I would assume so, especially if the threads are ok.
Next, I would get a drain plug and oil, then do whatever else may need done to start it.
If the drain plug backed out, oil came out, hit the tire, and laid the bike down, then you can hope that the engine stalled quickly, which would have saved the engine.
But, there's no way to know if the engine got hurt without starting it(or taking it apart, which isn't ideal).
If it runs good, and the frame isn't damaged, you're looking at a subframe, swingarm, exhaust, fairings, gas tank, tires, and possibly wheels and forks.
Used parts aren't that expensive, but that list can get expensive quickly, and there will be alot of small parts that add up.
A part-out may be your best bet, unless you can find a decent parts bike, preferably something good that just blew the engine, assuming yours is still good.
It sucks either way, and I wish you the best possible outcome.
I always wear my riding gear and it works, yes in most instances if you go down you're going to be injured but the question is how bad will you be injured. The proper riding gear can definitely help mitigate injuries, when I hit a deer back in October 2020 my riding jacket prevented me from breaking my elbow/forearm and my riding jeans prevented me from any road rash. Had I been wearing a good pair of riding boots I probably wouldn't have dislocated my ankle but I don't think anything would have saved me from breaking my leg. So while I was injured my injuries could have been worst if I hadn't been wearing good riding gear.I had on some jeans a shirt and a hoodie
Didn’t have much gear on really . Road rash got my arm not too bad tho . And also my leg and knuckle . Road ate through my jeans only on the knee so road rash was all that bad . Gloves did hold too good got some road rash on hands not surprised had on a him pair of mechanix gloves . Scorpion exo r1 air helmet did pretty good hit my head a few times and no damage to my head . Got lucky on the injury side for sure . just a little sore
I ALWAYS safety wire mineI just ran out and checked my drain plug…
I ALWAYS safety wire mine
Crazy . Put an old drain plug in just to test it screws in no problem . No thread damage at all . It slid out like the ground was soaking wet so the drain plug had to be the cause . Unreal . Glad we figured this out thoYeah, that looks like what happened.
At this point I would assume so, especially if the threads are ok.
Next, I would get a drain plug and oil, then do whatever else may need done to start it.
If the drain plug backed out, oil came out, hit the tire, and laid the bike down, then you can hope that the engine stalled quickly, which would have saved the engine.
But, there's no way to know if the engine got hurt without starting it(or taking it apart, which isn't ideal).
If it runs good, and the frame isn't damaged, you're looking at a subframe, swingarm, exhaust, fairings, gas tank, tires, and possibly wheels and forks.
Used parts aren't that expensive, but that list can get expensive quickly, and there will be alot of small parts that add up.
A part-out may be your best bet, unless you can find a decent parts bike, preferably something good that just blew the engine, assuming yours is still good.
It sucks either way, and I wish you the best possible outcome.
Crazy . Put an old drain plug in just to test it screws in no problem . No thread damage at all . It slid out like the ground was soaking wet so the drain plug had to be the cause . Unreal . Glad we figured this out tho
For lack of a nail a shoe was lost, for lack of a shoe a horse was lost
Glad you’re ok. What caused the dent in the tank? Any insurance?