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"You know you really can't
appreciate the quality of these caps until you hold one in your hands. Really
nice!"
(customer comment at the Guardian exhibit - photo, at the Louie Run, Painesville, Ohio,
2009)
Precision Machined Locking Oil Caps
for Harley-Davidson
Motorcycles
PATENT PENDING
Aircraft quality aluminum, available in chrome, black anodized, aluminum
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FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions
Who actually makes
the Guardian oil caps?
Are you affiliated with
the Harley Davidson Motorcycle company?
How did
you come up with this idea of a locking oil cap?
Do you sell through distributors? How do you become a
distributor? (click to go to distributor page)
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out or to show or email to someone? (Yes)
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"Guardian created quite a buzz at the Louie Run,
Painesville, Ohio, 2009" - (photo below, sales at the exhibit)
Choosing chrome after all...
New owner proudly displays chrome Guardian locking
oil cap.
Who actually
makes the
Guardian Oil ProtectorTM
caps?
Guardian Oil Protectors are U.S.
manufactured to exacting
specifications. These are
solely and skillfully manufactured in the U.S.
Are you affiliated with
the Harley Davidson Motorcycle company?
Only as customers
and Harley Davidson enthusiasts and life-long riders.
No, we are not affiliated with them - we just love their
bikes.
About Us
How did you
come up with this idea of a locking oil cap?
A good while ago now, my wife and I took
off on a road trip, riding hundreds of miles. We stopped in a small town and
pulled up to a restaurant to get a bite to eat. In front a number of Harley's
were parked and, always friendly, we stopped and talked a bit with several of
the other bikers before going inside. I'm sure it was obvious that we weren't
from around these parts, and I probably said we were from Cleveland. I don't
really remember what was said - just small talk, and friendly, though.
Regardless, I locked up my bike as I always do, a Harley 2003 FL Electra Glide Centennial
Edition that I've put a lot into, and we went inside to eat.
Leaving the restaurant I nodded to those I'd
talked with, and we headed off down the road. After riding a short while I felt
that something wasn't quite right with the engine. It was acting funny, starting
to sound funny, and it felt like it was heating up, running hot. I started to
pull over to check it, and just then it made a lot of noise and completely froze
up. It was dead.
Much later, back in Cleveland and getting the engine
torn down, what was found was a filtered cigarette butt in the engine.
The oil pump was fouled and ruined, starving my engine for oil, the reason the
engine locked up. That was the cause and I didn't know it until tear down. The
only time this could have happened was when we were in the restaurant - someone
maliciously put a cigarette butt in my oil. They simply
popped the cap and dropped it in. One butt - that's all it took.
There was a lot of damage. I was heart
broken, and then I was angry. It cost me a
lot, but aside from the money it cost me prime riding time, as well - it took a
month
to fix the engine and more to replace some special aftermarket engine parts I'd put on, as it is far
from a stock engine.
I searched high and low for a locking oil cap, and none
existed anywhere. I swore I'd not leave my bike
and oil cap unprotected again. I couldn't find anything. As I searched I talked to
a lot of people; other riders, Harley dealers, and others. I found I
wasn't alone in having garbage put into the oil -
cigarette butts, screws, dirt, gravel, etc. If I couldn't buy a locking oil cap,
I decided I'd make one - and also make quality locking caps available to fellow
riders. The only parts that go on my bike have to be very high quality. That was the original idea, and K&B Enterprises, LLC, was formed. Now
all of our efforts are focused on keeping up with demand for the
Guardian Oil Protector™.
Anyway, that's the story.
- - Kurt Fogle, President, K&B
Enterprises, LLC
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