Triumphrat

metasac

i thought this thing was kinda corny at first, but after reading the bulleted points, i kinda started to like it. i thought about all those times i dropped the sump plug into a soup of hot black oil and had to fish it out only to get 3rd degree burns on my fingers.

check it out:
http://www.quickoildrainvalve.com/

problem is, i don't think we bonnie owners have the clearance to screw it snugly into place. anybody think different?

~m

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2001 Triumph Bonneville
mods:
BellaCorse Slip-on Teardrop Mufflers, Nology coil, Nark airbox removal kit and K&N pod filters. stock needles + 1 shim under each. 150 mains, 42 pilots, 3 turns out.

Kframe

Well, I'm normally in favor of new gadgets, doohickeys and thingamajigs, but it seems like there is too high of a risk having vibration, pebbles or other things flick that little lever open while riding, spraying oil all over your rear wheel and causing you to run dry and ruin your engine.

When I drop the nut into hot oil I just use my magnetic pickup tool to fish it out.

-K

Hedge

Same here - since my first Briggs & Stratton

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metasac

oh yeah - that's way smarter. i've even got one of those magnetic tools.

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2001 Triumph Bonneville
mods:
BellaCorse Slip-on Teardrop Mufflers, Nology coil, Nark airbox removal kit and K&N pod filters. stock needles + 1 shim under each. 150 mains, 42 pilots, 3 turns out.

propforward

I have a piece of stainless wire mesh that fits over my drain pain.

So that nothing falls in it. Every time I drain oil that thing catches something for me.

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Pokeyjoe

I put one of those valves on my wife's Subaru. Its spring-loaded - there is no way it would accidentally open. Its great. It never leaks and I can change the oil without using any tools (on her car anyway). I've had it on there for almost three years without any trouble at all.

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John

Some people are like Slinkies. They're really good for nothing. But they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.

mhershon

I change my own oil. If I had one of those drain spigots, especially the one with the hose fitting on it, I'd hardly need a drain pan - I could just drain the oil into an old milk jug via a hose. Pouring the oil from the pan into a big funnel and into the jug is the messiest part of the oil change. Unscrewing and removing the filter is almost a dry process, just a rag underneath would work.

Thanks, Metasac, for that post!

It isn't retrieving the drain bolt that's the problem. It's packaging and recycling the old oil...

GeoDiablo

I think once the rear tire is coated in a couple quarts of oil, you're not gonna have to worry too much about burning up the engine. Unless the engine keeps running as the bike is sliding along the pavement on its side.

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wenzel850

Isn't sticking your hand in warm oil and cleaning up your mess part of the enjoyment of ownership?

I truly enjoy changing the oil in my bike, I feel that it brings me closer to my baby. O.K. it's time for my morning meds.

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Quentin

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T100Vince

Have that doo-hickey on my Xterra - Works great - does extend about 1/2 to 3/4 inches (thats 2 to 3 cm for our metric friends) further out than plug. I have also tried the Fram valve on my cars (still have one on my son's Jeep - I like the brass cover for Jeep)but like Fumoto best. Oil drain is somewhat slower. Never had a leak or problem - I wonder about clearance but if I scrape the plug I am already in trouble.

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Red and Black T100 - AI removed, Snorkel removed, Uni Filter, Baffelectomy - 2 drilled, National Cycles F16 Screen, 120 Mains, 1 shim