July 22nd, 2008 by R.J.

In order to participate in track days or races on your bike, your bike must be tech inspected. One of the things the inspectors are going to be looking for is to make sure your oil drain bolt is properly safety wired.

Even if you don’t ever intend to race at all; safety wiring your oil drain bolt is very cheap insurance. A loose oil drain bolt has been known to cause some pretty horrific crashes when it starts spewing oil right in front of your rear tire.

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