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Apr 15, 2016 | 02:19 PM

DCrider132

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So I'm left handed and I board the bike on the right hand side with my left leg kicking over the bike. Same thing in reverse when I get off. The problem is that often I end up popping the oil cap and not knowing it. The result, as you might imaging, is oil spitting out over the back of the bike -- particularly on the belt and rear wheel. So its a problem.

Any other lefties out there who have had this trouble? The only solution I've come up with is to tape it closed which is not very elegant. Is there a better solution, maybe a different oil cap?

p.s. When its on, two sides of the oil cap are flush w/the oil case, but two sides are slightly raised above it. If it were totally flush, I wouldn't have the problem and the manual says it should be flush. Am I not screwing it down right?

Apr 15, 2016 | 03:52 PM

grbrown

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Good grief! Just get on and off the bike from the other side, it can't be that difficult! A darned sight easier than doing the high jump from the right.....

Apr 15, 2016 | 05:28 PM

HOTLAP

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1- Sounds like your not tightening it enough, try tightening it beyond where you think it will break.
2- Get an analog temp gauge replacement, easier to use and no pop up feature.
3- As GR says, just get on the other side of the dam bike.

Last edited by HOTLAP; Apr 15, 2016 at 05:33 PM.

Apr 15, 2016 | 06:26 PM

drinktothat421

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first think i was told about motorcycles is always get on them from the left side. same thing for a horse.

Apr 15, 2016 | 06:40 PM

cvaria

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WHAT!!!??

there's no right or wrong way to get on a bike... anyone that says that is eating crack... because they can't figure out how to smoke it. there's less of a change of you knocking it over if you get on from the right but, we are talking .02 % chance of you knocking it over anyway... well, unless you were doing a Le Mans-style Running Start from cops with bags of money and jumped on from the left.

get a temp gauge oil stick that locks into place rather than that stupid pop up stick to solve your other issue. the rest of the shifting stuff around is lunacy.