Sump plug gone, nearly crashed... Tyre options?

Vaguely confusing title there but here we go...

Anyway let my little brother who is training as a mechanic service my bike today, unfortunately after asking if he tightened each component part he clearly didn't tighten up the sump plug quite enough. Reckon I got about 7 miles down the road before it let go!

Felt a twitch on a long right hander, then as I got on the power considering an overtake (as doing about 50 on a 60 limit a the time) the back end majorly stepped out, which I caught, then the back end was generally all over the place. Thought the engine was letting go and starting to seize! Dropped the power checked my mirror to see blue smoke and braked hard and pulled in thinking the back would lock any second. Stopped with the engine running, looked down to see a puddle of oil forming and hit the kill switch...

I now saw obviously the back end was all over the shop as the tyre was completely soaked in oil. Walked down the road and reckon it was about 200metres covered from the oil starting to pour out. Engine running maybe 15-20 seconds and I assume the blue smoke was oil hitting the exhaust etc. Basically thanking my lucky stars I wasn't doing 70+ into a sharper corner, as almost certain I would have lost it...

Questions now. Is the engine likely to be okay? I will probably find out tomorrow when I buy a new sump plug and refill it but be interesting to hear opinions of what damage may have been done! Back tyre I am almost certain to replace but the one on there has only done 500 or so miles. Reckon it's worth keeping it and attempting to clean it up, steam clean maybe?...

Just over a week til GM too, be a bit if a race to fix it in time and that's assuming the engine isn't lunched! Grumble...

[andrewsmith]

PT6 did exactly the same thing with the GSXR a week before the GM
His survived and I'm sure Marc is coming up on it.
Best way is to put a new plug in and fill it back up, and test it

Soapy water and patience and wash the tyre methodically

[andrewsmith]

oh also **** your brother over the head with a torque wench when you see him next

[jambo]

Tell the highways agency and police about the oil spill off you have not already done so. Could be nasty to come across...

Motor should be fine as it would have had a very short time low on oil.

I'd scrub the tyre up with detergent a few times and keep using it, but gently at first eh?

Jambo
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Did PT6 replace the tyre or scrub it? Gonna give it a good clean and see how it feels. Engine should be fine I really hope!...

Oh and yeah I let the highways agency know, still there 2 hrs later so they either didn't check or decided it wasn't bad enough...

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by AJC

Did PT6 replace the tyre or scrub it? Gonna give it a good clean and see how it feels. Engine should be fine I really hope!...

He bottled it and swapped it

Yeah my main worry is not cleaning it off as such but if the oil will degrade the rubber etc?

[andrewsmith]

Rolling burn out and it'll be reet

Mine normally get a dunk in brake fluid and have been fine

Well done for keeping it upright! Sounds like a veritable bumtwitcher

I'd have thought your tyre would be OK with a thorough wash and scrub as long as you don't use anything too aggressive. Scottoiler throw never seems to damage tyres as far as I know and probably isn't that different?

As for the engine I guess only checking will tell tho I'd be surprised if it wrecked it that quickly, assuming the oil level hadn't been dangerously low for miles before. Worth checking the new plug goes in soundly though and her bro hasn't trashed the threads or some such. I reckon he owes you either way! Bad boy, dirty boy.. go to your bed