CCS Safety Wire Requirements

[toEleven]

Please forgive my sudden lack of reading comprehension today. Am I overlooking something, or are the safety wire requirements for CCS pretty minimal?

Reading through threads like Rexbo's Ninja Race Prep (which isn't a CCS build), I was expecting a bit more in the CCS rules. Section 5.2.16 seems to be it; everything else lists alternative "acceptable means".

[csmith12]

Looks like you need to see Section 5;

http://www.asraracing.com/Forms/2016...20Rulebook.pdf

EDIT: Crap, hold up... lemme read it and "really" answer your question.

[toEleven]

Standing by. Section 5 at your link looks just like the one I read, other than the Daytona 200 mentions, including the subsection I highlighted in the initial post.

[csmith12]

Ah got ya now...

So "acceptable means"... for example, it is common to wire your oil fill cap. An "acceptable" alternative is to safety wire one end and clip the other through the cap.

That way... to add oil you don't have to cut the safety wire. These clips are also used on wheel axles, ignition keys and cameras.

Hose clamps are considered acceptable means as well. Commonly found on external oil filters and such.



Now are they minimal? Naw...

Your gunna want to wire the following items at the very least.
Oil fill
Oil drain
Oil filter (hose clamp + wire or K&N with hole)
Radiator cap (be very carefull with this)
All brake caliper bolts
Axles need the clips through the hole or wired
Exhaust Can mount bolts should be wired
Key should be tethered
Cams should be tethered
Transponders and lap times need to be tethered as well

That should get you through tech pretty good.

[toEleven]

Thanks again Chris. I still don't see how some of those items make the list based strictly on what's written in the rulebook, but I trust I'm better off wiring them anyway. Better to have it and not need it.

[SLOWn60]

Lol! I've spent the last while scratching my head: how the heck and why would one tether cam shafts
Got it now!

....I never said I was bright!

[toEleven]

lol. Don't feel too bad; camera isn't the first thing that came to mind when I read it either.

[HoneyBadgerRy]

Originally Posted by toEleven

lol. Don't feel too bad; camera isn't the first thing that came to mind when I read it either.

I was in the same boat.

[csmith12]

Originally Posted by toEleven

Thanks again Chris. I still don't see how some of those items make the list based strictly on what's written in the rulebook, but I trust I'm better off wiring them anyway. Better to have it and not need it.

Yea, the rule book states that radiator caps are exempt and there is no specific mention of wiring the brake caliper bolts. You can skip the radiator cap if allowed as it's "normally" not a huge deal, especially if running proper approved coolant. The other bits not specifically on the list will be your call.

After working tech for 2yrs at mid-ohio, I strongly believe that you should fully wire a "track only" bike, bits just rattles loose more often. The wire is cheap insurance, even if you wire stuff you're not required to address. At 155mph a bolt that rattled loose becomes a bullet. lol

[tgold]

One way of looking at safety wiring is that it's a good indicator of whether or not you remembered to tighten a fastener. There's been many times that I've been working on my bike in the pits and someone comes up and says: " Hey Timm, you got a fragistaff modulator for a '99 GSXR in your box?" I get up and get the part and talk to the guy for a few minutes then sit back down..... "Now where was I?"

Getting distracted by others in the middle of doing an important task happens a lot. I try to never talk to someone when they are putting their helmet on. Why? Because I've gone out on the racetrack without my chin strap fastened. Even though it's ultimately our own responsibility, we still should be looking out for one another. I often look over other people's bikes in the pits for the same reason.

[bruce71198]

CCS is pretty lack luster on the safety wire requirements. Oil drain, oil fill, oil filter, radiator cap, coolant drain and thats about it. WERA on the other hand, everthing that holds fluid and all brake hardware.

[gogoKawi]

Originally Posted by bruce71198

CCS is pretty lack luster on the safety wire requirements. Oil drain, oil fill, oil filter, radiator cap, coolant drain and thats about it. WERA on the other hand, everthing that holds fluid and all brake hardware.

CCS, you only need to safety wire your oil drain, oil fill, oil filter. Everything else is optional.

[toEleven]

Thank you all for the replies and advice.