Recent content by splineman

I still find it interesting that viscosity # is not the whole story and the 15-40 is apparently more robust in service but thinner at startup than a 15w-50. A friend uses shell hx3 20w-50 in his bike and its very reasonably priced but no hths figures I can find so have avoided it. Castrol may...

I usually use Delvac MX 15w-40 in my 2005 sportster but was in the local parts store and they didn't have any. I bought Castrol Activ 4T 15w-50 instead, as recommended by Castrol. What i found interesting is that the 15-40 Delvac has an HTHS of 4.3 and the Activ 4T 15-50 is 4.1. This is even...

I use the same oil in engine and primary in my sporty. A couple of points to make. Sportsters are pretty low power machines and so oil suitable for 200hp + shared sump machines should work fine. Many motorcycle and Diesel oils are designed with clutches and gearboxes in mind so should work...

Guzzi's are cool...and very long lived. A mate has almost 300k kilometres on his. It dropped a valve a little while ago and tickled the piston. Top end job done....good to go. 1000cc LeMans. It seems to handle pretty good as well.

Originally Posted By: RevRider I rode a Suzuki 1982 GS1100E for years, wished I kept it. Ha yeah I remember those. Heavy machines if my memory serves. Great engine though. I have a Sportster at the moment and love it. It's been reliable over 37k miles, didn't cost me much to buy and is easily...

I am another user of 15W-40 (Mobil Delvac MX), also had UOA done on this oil with great results. My riding is never above about 85F in the summer and down to around 35F in the winter. Not overly hot. In the transmission I have used in the past Redline, too expensive but good, Formula + good and...

Originally Posted By: Silk With a full roller/ball bottom end I wouldn't worry too much about how good an oil filter is....but cams seldom run in ball bearings these days, and that's where the damage will happen. Interesting. I have been waffling on this issue for some time and have an SS...

Originally Posted By: 123Saab Originally Posted By: splineman The GSXR 750 is a great bike with a good pedigree but is far too much motorcycle for a first bike. How is a responsive, Nimble and reasonably light bike far too much? I think sometimes people are Far too intimidated by the...

Originally Posted By: Silk Originally Posted By: splineman Basically an HP-KG calculation so for instance an 883cc Harley Sportster is allowed. There is a 660cc limit, so no, you can't have the 883 Sporty. So a BMW R65 with 50hp is learner approved, but an R80 with 50hp is not. There seems...

The GSXR 750 is a great bike with a good pedigree but is far too much motorcycle for a first bike. We use the LAMS system of bike approval for learner riders. http://www.nzta.govt.nz/licence/getting/motorcycles/lams.html Note some sub 250cc bikes are prohibited. Basically an HP-KG...

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Hey cool....how effective do you reckon it is?

Originally Posted By: Robenstein They probably recommend the HH pads for cruisers because they think you are riding around on something like an 750 to 800lb bagger. Big and heavy bikes are harder to stop. If you have a mid weight machine I think you can get away with other choices. My...

Originally Posted By: Smoky14 To continue the saga; I went for a 155mi trip yesterday and burned 2.6 gal of gas. That's about 59and a half MPG. Speed ranged from 80 to a section of 55. It took only three hrs from start to finish and that included the refuel stop. I think I'm done tuning on this...

Originally Posted By: rraiderr I don't know if damage is the correct word, I think wear is better. In general the more aggressive the pad/performance the more rotor wear. Again not in all cases but most. With brakes you have to pay to play. If you want more stopping power it comes at a cost...