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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 below right, at the Louie Run, Painesville,
Ohio, 2009)
FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions
Precision Machined Locking Oil Caps for Harley-Davidson Motorcycles -
PATENT PENDING - Aircraft quality aluminum,
available in chrome, black anodized, aluminum
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)
Do you
have a flyer I could print out or to show or email to someone? (Yes)
I'd like to download your flyer
but the flyer won't open. How do I get it?
"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 right here in Lake County, Ohio, in the U.S.
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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. - Back to FAQs -
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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News
We now have installation
videos, easy assembly of the TB-100 and TB-200 locking oil caps, on
YouTube.
Go to Details-Ordering and
click on the YouTube logos.
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Resources
Flyer: Flyer with models shown and prices.
Click icon:
NOTE: Flyer
does NOT show sale prices. PDF file will download or open in a
new browser window.
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Links
Sheepskin Seat Covers for Harley Davidson's and
others...
THE BLACKSHEEP TRADING CO.
http://www.blacksheeptrading.com/
Harley-Davidson USA
www.harley-davidson.com
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