Rock destroyed Oil Filter West Virginia Day one
Posted by midicity on August 26, 2008
My last entry talked about striking a rock and having it strike the oil filter on the new Goldwing. When we arrived in Marlinton, a couple of us were staying in the Marlinton Motor Inn, located a couple of miles north of town. Two of us started out up the hill on US219 leading out of town. As I rounded one of the curves I struck a rock that had fallen down from the cut bank. My front tire stuck and flipped the rock which struck the underside of the Goldwing. The rock shattered and felt like someone struck the bike with a baseball bat. I immediately saw the blue smoke and knew I had to stop the engine.
Damaged oil filter
After the curve there was a business parking lot which I rode into and killed the engine. The result of the rock damage is shown to the right. The irony is I had read of this problem on the webboards and had ordered a belly pan the previous Monday night, but I had not arrived by Friday morning when we departed Manassas.
The rock also put three deep grooves in the grey plastic housing that holds the fog lights. A passing motorist stopped and offered a pair of gloves and a pointed screwdriver or awl that I used to remove the filter. There was very little oil remaining in the bike. I rode the other riders bike back to the NAPA store in Marlinton and obtained another oil filter and 4 qts of oil.
Back at the bike, I installed the new filter and started the bike. Thanks to Bob and Mary Sue for trusting me with their Goldwing after I dinged mine. Thanks also to the unknown passing motorist for his help. We proceeded to the motel and checked in. The rest of the three day ride was uneventful after this rough start.
Damage
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