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strobe · 04-07-2009, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by "Reaper" - Doug Grimm

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Originally Posted by strobe

Was a bit concerned about the subject

I use a wood chisel...fits perfectly and does not damage the cap, and I had it here, so no shopping required. :)

NOOOOOO!!!!!!!! not a woodworking chisel
Oh, be still, my woodworking heart

ok...an old one that is pretty much useless....

I have some very nice new ones I could try if you want...but they are sharper and more likely to damage things. :)

**Top Cat** · 04-07-2009, 10:08 PM

I just used a big screw driver and gouged it up the first time I removed it.
Now I don't have to worry about it any more :)

kenb · 04-07-2009, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ndbigfish

I use a large washer in both caps. If the cap is a little tight then a flat blade screwdriver angled through the hole will give adequate leverage to open it. The washer then goes in my windshield bag and can be used out on the road when I ride. The washer has a diameter of 1.750" or 44.45 mm. I keep a second in my tool chest.

For when some cager behind you is too close?

ballast · 04-07-2009, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by bshwetz

I use a Loonie or a Toonie to tighten the filler cap, works excellent. I always just snug it up hand tight.

How do Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig help get the oil cap off?

emu · 04-08-2009, 05:16 AM

Washers, Loonies and Toonies are fine for getting the crank cap .... But the final gear cap is in a lot tighter and I have bent washers trying to unscrew it. Same with the money. Try spending a bent out of shape Loonie. Since the final drive cap is removed on average of once a year for the oil change whether it needs it or not , that cap is very snug and requires a little elbow grease to get her spinning. Now it is easy to remove.

But my question remains ... What the heck was Kawasaki thinking when they went with slotted caps?

bosko · 04-08-2009, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Emu

But my question remains ... What the heck was Kawasaki thinking when they went with slotted caps?

Probably the same thoughts they had when they put the helmet locks where they are, just to mess with your mind.

emu · 04-08-2009, 05:39 AM

No no no ... Helmet locks are an afterthought ... Slotted caps has to be the workings of a demented mind ... the kind of mind that belongs to a person who gets a bonus when a company is going under ... and the government money arrives ... Diabolical I tell you ...

meat · 04-08-2009, 05:49 AM

I use a large flat washer, works well.

dogdoc · 04-08-2009, 09:21 PM

+1, same chrome screw in cap with square head by Cobra for crank, then i took that slooted chromed cap and moved it to the rear diff and replaced that ugly black cap. :-)

ndbigfish · 04-08-2009, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by KenBob

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Originally Posted by ndbigfish

I use a large washer in both caps. If the cap is a little tight then a flat blade screwdriver angled through the hole will give adequate leverage to open it. The washer then goes in my windshield bag and can be used out on the road when I ride. The washer has a diameter of 1.750" or 44.45 mm. I keep a second in my tool chest.

For when some cager behind you is too close?

Nah, just a big glob of spit is usually adequate to restore a cushion between me and a cage.

**Jared** · 04-08-2009, 10:45 PM

Wow.... a large screw driver works great for me.

**schoeney** · 04-08-2009, 11:02 PM

Washer + Flathead

lasse · 04-09-2009, 01:39 PM

My solution to the problem..

Scoot · 04-09-2009, 01:52 PM

LOL I had the dealer do my first oil change, and when I looked at the slot it was marked up and I said that I wasn't going to except that and they bought me a Cobra replacement. I use a washer on the rear.

ndbigfish · 04-09-2009, 03:59 PM

Nice cap Lasse!

04-07-2009, 10:08 PM	#17
Top Cat Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of New York State Posts: 15,154	My Tool I just used a big screw driver and gouged it up the first time I removed it. Now I don't have to worry about it any more :) __________________ Tim "TC" Conley VBA #9 2011 Victory Kingpin mine 2013 Victory Boardwalk -hers [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [SIZE=4]
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04-08-2009, 05:16 AM	#20
emu Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 127	My Tool Washers, Loonies and Toonies are fine for getting the crank cap .... But the final gear cap is in a lot tighter and I have bent washers trying to unscrew it. Same with the money. Try spending a bent out of shape Loonie. Since the final drive cap is removed on average of once a year for the oil change whether it needs it or not , that cap is very snug and requires a little elbow grease to get her spinning. Now it is easy to remove. But my question remains ... What the heck was Kawasaki thinking when they went with slotted caps? Login or Register to Remove Ads
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04-08-2009, 05:39 AM	#22
emu Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 127	My Tool No no no ... Helmet locks are an afterthought ... Slotted caps has to be the workings of a demented mind ... the kind of mind that belongs to a person who gets a bonus when a company is going under ... and the government money arrives ... Diabolical I tell you ...
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04-08-2009, 05:49 AM	#23
meat Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Clinton,IL Posts: 170	My Tool I use a large flat washer, works well.
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04-08-2009, 09:21 PM	#24
dogdoc Top Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,263	My Tool +1, same chrome screw in cap with square head by Cobra for crank, then i took that slooted chromed cap and moved it to the rear diff and replaced that ugly black cap. :-)
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04-08-2009, 10:45 PM	#26
Jared Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Greeley, Colorado Posts: 6,772	My Tool Wow.... a large screw driver works great for me. __________________ Jared VBA #1051 (Former President)
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04-08-2009, 11:02 PM	#27
schoeney Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NW Region Posts: 5,222	My Tool Washer + Flathead __________________ VBA #659 2003 Nomad 1500 (Gone but never forgotten) 2005 Honda ST1300 - Sweet and still kickin 2006 Honda Goldwing - Best Boat in the Marina
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04-09-2009, 01:39 PM	#28
lasse Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Västerås <sweden Posts: 123	My Tool My solution to the problem..
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04-09-2009, 01:52 PM	#29
Scoot Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Selma, Alabama Posts: 878	My Tool LOL I had the dealer do my first oil change, and when I looked at the slot it was marked up and I said that I wasn't going to except that and they bought me a Cobra replacement. I use a washer on the rear. __________________ 2002 1500 VBA #00077 _____________________ 2013 Ultra Classic (Pearl White)
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04-09-2009, 03:59 PM	#30
ndbigfish Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Braunfels, Texas Posts: 1,162	My Tool Nice cap Lasse! __________________ Brik VBA #1047 07 Electra Glide Ultra (43,300 & counting) 03 Nomad - 37,972 (traded 5/6/13) 99 Nomad - Only a memory since 4/27/13
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