Does engine size and/or configuration have anything to do with overall engine longevity? For example, we have all heard of the vehicles (automobiles) on BITOG and all over the internet that have made it to 300k or more miles. I am wondering if it would be possible, or likely even, that a motorcycle engine of less than a liter of displacement to make it that long with proper maintenance. I know most people would never ride a motorcycle that much but that’s not my point. I am wondering if car and truck engines have a better chance of making it that long because they generally don’t rev as high and have more displacement. Car engines rarely seem to break 3000 rpm unless accelerating from what I see.
My Honda has a 750cc V-twin that runs 4500 rpm at 76 mph. Sometimes when I am riding longer distances on the Interstate, I worry that I am revving it too much even though I have never hit the rev limiter and I have had it up over 100 mph at 6000 rpm. My old scooter had a 250cc in it and would do about 9000 rpm on the highway.
I try not to think about the poor cam lobes when I am riding down the highway because the engines are turning so fast but is it really putting as much stress on engine components as it seems like or am I worrying about nothing? With cars and trucks we always consider lots of highway driving to be fairly easy on the engine but would that same rule apply to my motorcycle which cruises on the highway at 4500 rpm?
My Honda has a 750cc V-twin that runs 4500 rpm at 76 mph. Sometimes when I am riding longer distances on the Interstate, I worry that I am revving it too much even though I have never hit the rev limiter and I have had it up over 100 mph at 6000 rpm. My old scooter had a 250cc in it and would do about 9000 rpm on the highway.
I try not to think about the poor cam lobes when I am riding down the highway because the engines are turning so fast but is it really putting as much stress on engine components as it seems like or am I worrying about nothing? With cars and trucks we always consider lots of highway driving to be fairly easy on the engine but would that same rule apply to my motorcycle which cruises on the highway at 4500 rpm?