Oil Drain Plug washers

Ah no I refer to

My longest standing relationship. 35 years together. Still outstanding in the twisties. We spend most Sundays together for an hour or so. New she never leaked - but some of the seals are, well, a bit old. Like original old.
 
Coincidence!
I have had my 1981 Honda Twinstar for 36 years. Ride way more seldom than you ad it has 750 original miles.
 
1olbull said:
Coincidence!
I have had my 1981 Honda Twinstar for 36 years. Ride way more seldom than you ad it has 750 original miles.
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My Guzzi is a 1979 bike - first plated in 1981. I bought it cheap as it had a suspected seize.
In the past it has done Iron-Butt length runs - 1000 miles with only fuel stops. Still not seized.
 
That's some nice older iron you guys have there

Regarding the washers.... could rubber "O" rings be used in place of the aluminum washers? Anyone tried that?
 
Nice Guzzi. I've always very much like them. My 1967 TR6C. It was my daily rider for many years but now I can't kick it over hard enough to start it.

 
Pretty, but a shame it's not being run Mike.
Was never into old Brit Bikes - Spent my youth on Italians. Guzzis, Laverdas, Ducatis, Benellis.

But at the moment I am being drawn into the dark world of big 2-strokes. My mate is restoring a neat Bultaco Flattracker.
The owner lives in the UK, bought it in the US and has sent it here to be done.
 

My cousin was a rated motocross racer; European bikes. He had track on the back 30 acres of his ranch in Oregon. I know he had a Bultaco, a CZ and a Jawa. He also raced an old KTM 350 which I believe was a two stroke. I saw them in the shop in his absolutely gigantic barn. One of the Bultacos meticulously restored beauty. The first motorcycle I ever rode was a Jawa. I was 15 and used to do high speed runs along an old crushed rock levy road. Well, it felt high speed at the time. I think it was a 175cc.

I got the Brit bike bug in high school back in the 50s. The back room of my shop is all Brit stuff. Waiting to be brought back to life are a 1947 and 1958 Speed Twin. I've also got a 1957 Speed Twin Flat Tracker, plus a ton of new and used parts, engine cases, trannies etc. The engine on the flat tracker is done and sitting on my work bench.

Here's a better pic of the 67 back when I had a street exhaust on it. The second pic is why I can't get it started anymore. I'm a member of that club.



 
Willyone said:
That's some nice older iron you guys have there
Regarding the washers.... could rubber "O" rings be used in place of the aluminum washers? Anyone tried that?
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One of the plugs does have an o-ring.
Here are all the parts for a Roadster.
SUMP BOLT, M14X1.5, M/C'D T1231747
SUMP BOLT, M14X1.5, M/C'D T1231747
O-RING,ID 12.1X1.6 T3600104


O-RING,ID 12.1X1.6 T3600104 (2X)

WASHER, SEALING, 14,4X23X3 T3558989 (2X)
 
Navigator said:
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So far I have escaped Arthur the Iti!.

My bain is sciatica - my nerves run through (and not over) the piriformis muscle - on the left side for certain. I keep the area protected. The last big spasm it induced rippled though other areas and I had micro fractures in the Iliac crest.

This is where I get my classic bike fever soothed. There every week near enough to help out. ClassicCo
 
Ace hardware never failed
 
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