Scorpion Street Extreme and also sump plug hell

Well, i finally took ownership of my Scorpion street extreme this week after 3 weeks of waiting, so today was fitting day as it wasn't raining too badly.

I had also decided that id treat the bike to some new oil and some new plugs too and chose to do the oil first as it was the easier of the jobs.

Stuck in the engine flush and ran it for the necessary time, and then got the drain bowl ready, only for the drain plug to not want to come out once loosened.

Seems someone has over tightened it, stripped the threads and then managed to bodge it back on somehow. grr.
tada - see the threads that came out with it:



if anyone knows of a mobile repair service in Norwich that does helicoils please drop me a line as im bikeless until this is fixed!

i decided to fit the exhaust even though i couldnt actually turn it on afterwards and hear it roar! Talk about an anti-climax!

before:


after cut (nb: Tie-wraps were used to hold up footpeg until it got in the way of the cut and was removed):




comparison of can sizes (this makes me grin )


and after:


much better i think!
if only i could start it...
im pretty angry about the sump plug. hopefully it wont cost me too much to get fixed. im expecting about a £30 hit. lets hope its not much more!

are you sure that as a temp you could use a longer bolt they usually have thread left over might work bud.

[maviczap]

Looks great, might get one for my curvy. Pity about the stripped thread. Why o why must people overtighten things like this.

Originally Posted by maviczap

Looks great, might get one for my curvy. Pity about the stripped thread. Why o why must people overtighten things like this.

i got one on my curvy looks better on a curvy than a pointy and it sounds awesome well worth getting one!! I got the titanium brushed looking one looks the nuts

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by sv_rider1990

i got one on my curvy looks better on a curvy than a pointy and it sounds awesome well worth getting one!! I got the titanium brushed looking one looks the nuts

Av you got a better/bigger picture than your avatar?

Could be helpful, before I spend da wonga

There we go sir, only tiny criticism is the badge is covered by the exhaust strap but i can live with that lol!

Nice pic's

Originally Posted by maviczap

Why o why must people overtighten things like this.

Being mechanically retarded and having a lack of common sense leads them to believe their arm is actually a torque wrench.

Originally Posted by sv_rider1990

There we go sir, only tiny criticism is the badge is covered by the exhaust strap but i can live with that lol!

Remove the badge, it is only stuck on like a sticker.

Originally Posted by Dangerous Dave

Nice pic's


Being mechanically retarded and having a lack of common sense leads them to believe their arm is actually a torque wrench.


Remove the badge, it is only stuck on like a sticker.

Aaah i see they may have improved the badges since the older scorpian cans which fell off after one ride out im still waiting for it to come off lol, may have a pick at it tomorrow then lol

Better to have done it before you started the engine, comes off easier before heat. A rub with a soft cloth and petrol/WD40 will lift the remaining bits of stickiness.

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by sv_rider1990

There we go sir, only tiny criticism is the badge is covered by the exhaust strap but i can live with that lol!

Ta for the pics.

My scorpion can doesn't have a badge and looks better for it I'd say. I'm just about to fit a high level link pipe, so one of these Street Extreme jobbies would look ace. just need the funds!

As for using you arm as a torque wrench, yes I've had plenty of experience of others ham fisted wrenching too