Forgot to replace the dipstick

[loply]

Just set out to do some round-about surfing, got about 15 minutes in to the ride when I tipped the bike on its left hand side and got this strange sensation of moving horizontally instead of forwards.

The bloody dipstick from the oil tank (dry sump engine) was completely AWOL, and my foot, shin, peg, hugger and tire were now sporting my engines oil!

I plugged the dipstick hole with a discarded fag packet and made it home in one piece, the engine sounds perfect still and luckily there was still some oil in the tank (so it would still have been pumping).

A quick blast with the belt sander on the paddock stand and the tire is now oil-free again, unlike my boot.

And what of the dipstick? In my garage. If I had crashed, I would've pretended it vibrated out.
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Yamaha SZR660 Caution to the wind, the throttle pinned!

[Handsome]

Even though you know anyway.....You were Very Lucky mate.....Glad you made it back in one peice.....
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Previous Bikes...Honda NSR 125 RR...Kawasaki Zephyr 550...Suzuki SV 1000 S...Yamaha FZ8...Current Bike...Suzuki GSX-R 750...

[NSR Mick]

Simple mistake to make, you always learn the hard way.
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If you dont like the way that I ride.......Stop trying to keep up!!!

[McJamweasel]

You.....dipstick!
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BCF: Be yourself, just don't be an arse.

[Handsome]