Motorcycle engine oil devolopment
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Jarl, you are quite the paradox. In one post talking about Freedom, in the next supporting a heavy-handed, Big-Brother'ish, Socialist agenda.
Anyway, it's the 4th of July weekend. Enjoy your Freedom.
Anyway, it's the 4th of July weekend. Enjoy your Freedom.
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Here it is, Loneranger vs. Jarlaxle in a duel.
Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle
I'm sick of stupid people. Since Darwin cannot be allowed to take his course, we need Big Brilother to stomp the idiots flat.
Darwin can and does take his course. That is exactly why people need to be allowed to buy a 1400CC super sport as their first bike and ride with no helmet. Stop making nanny laws and let nature take its course!!!!!
I'm sick of stupid people. Since Darwin cannot be allowed to take his course, we need Big Brilother to stomp the idiots flat.
Darwin can and does take his course. That is exactly why people need to be allowed to buy a 1400CC super sport as their first bike and ride with no helmet. Stop making nanny laws and let nature take its course!!!!!
Back on topic for a while......
Engine oil R&D for motorcycle shared transmission wet clutch applications, look to be developing shear stable VII chemistry for multi grade applications.
Modern high VI base stocks will provide multi grade performance, as it applies to motorcycles, without help from VMs.
How much of your riding is below freezing?
Would a winter grade be necessary in your motorcycle ensure cold start performance?
Engine oil R&D for motorcycle shared transmission wet clutch applications, look to be developing shear stable VII chemistry for multi grade applications.
Modern high VI base stocks will provide multi grade performance, as it applies to motorcycles, without help from VMs.
How much of your riding is below freezing?
Would a winter grade be necessary in your motorcycle ensure cold start performance?
Interesting article. Author seemed to omit one of what will be one of the largest factors changing the motorcycle industry as it now exists....including the US motorcycle oil market. The new EU motorcycle emissions standards really kick-in for the 2017 models and increase over the next few years. Lighter weight oils which also pass JASO MA2 are standard and it appears that US oil suppliers are totally ignorant of the US market needing oils for all the Euro-manufactured bikes being sold in the US. The EU spec's will also have great impact on non-eu motorcycle manufacturers. EU nations will be limiting sales of noncompliant machines in 2017 to 10% (or less depending on nation) of "already in stock" machines. For example, Europe is one of HD's fastest expanding markets, and HD doesn't build a single model that meets the 2017 requirements...nor do any of the Japanese "big 4" (we'll know more when the manufacturers start showing us the new 2017 models). Also, most all pre mid-1980 machines will no longer be licensed. This is going put the worlds largest motorcycle producers in a quandary....do they develop bikes to meet the EU standards OR do they pull out? Either way, the European manufactures have set new air and noise emission standards for the world and have a head start on producing new motorcycle technology that non-European manufacturers seem oblivious too and may take them a decade to catch up with.
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I'm pretty sure all the japanese bike makers already have 2017 EU compliant models, or at least have them almost ready. They have too much to loose if they don't.
The EU market is simply too big - they can't afford not to have any bikes for sale in europe.
Harley Davidson? I don't know, but they are still here in Europe and somehow managed to be noise emission compliant too - and they are loud. very loud.
And as far as EU existing or not existing: Britain already thinks very differently about the Brexit than they were before. But people voted and now have to live with the consequences.
The EU market is simply too big - they can't afford not to have any bikes for sale in europe.
Harley Davidson? I don't know, but they are still here in Europe and somehow managed to be noise emission compliant too - and they are loud. very loud.
And as far as EU existing or not existing: Britain already thinks very differently about the Brexit than they were before. But people voted and now have to live with the consequences.
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Originally Posted By: userfriendly
You just explained why in the next few years the EU will cease to exist.
The wealthy Liberals in big cities again, calling the shots for everybody.
You make your political orientation quite clear. However, you didn't make the case that the EU bringing the same noise and pollution standards to their motorcycles that they brought to their cars 10 years ago will cause the imminent fall of neo Eurpean civilization via conspiracy.....Nah, not going to happen. It may drive up the cost of entry level motorcycling but at least two EU motorcycle manufacturers are on target to outsell Suzuki worldwide in over 500CC bikes this season or next. KTM, BMW, Ducati, and Triumph are growing worldwide sales at a faster rate for large displacement bikes than any of the Japanese "big 4".
Alex at, it will be interesting to see just what models the Japanese actually bring to EU market for 2017. I don't know or claim to know, and that seems to be something the motorcycle journalism world is
anxious to find out. I'm betting the Japanese pare down their EU model offerings considerably.
You just explained why in the next few years the EU will cease to exist.
The wealthy Liberals in big cities again, calling the shots for everybody.
You make your political orientation quite clear. However, you didn't make the case that the EU bringing the same noise and pollution standards to their motorcycles that they brought to their cars 10 years ago will cause the imminent fall of neo Eurpean civilization via conspiracy.....Nah, not going to happen. It may drive up the cost of entry level motorcycling but at least two EU motorcycle manufacturers are on target to outsell Suzuki worldwide in over 500CC bikes this season or next. KTM, BMW, Ducati, and Triumph are growing worldwide sales at a faster rate for large displacement bikes than any of the Japanese "big 4".
Alex at, it will be interesting to see just what models the Japanese actually bring to EU market for 2017. I don't know or claim to know, and that seems to be something the motorcycle journalism world is
anxious to find out. I'm betting the Japanese pare down their EU model offerings considerably.
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Lubrizol's video on wet clutch performance.
http://www.drivelinenews.com/videos/putting-the-power-in-powershift-transmissions/
http://www.drivelinenews.com/videos/putting-the-power-in-powershift-transmissions/
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