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IFR (I Follow Roads)... at least that is how Bill navigated his way from Sacramento to Oshkosh Fly In Wisconsin flying his 1930 Waco KNF... I drove chase in his Van guided by my Garmin GPS while Bill flew overhead NORCO (no radio)... Bill was classic old school... During WW2 he was an flight...

Technically speaking every Rider uses ABS... either be it mechanical or mental... so which type do you identify with??? Mechanical... An anti-lock braking system (ABS) is a system on motorcycles which prevents the wheels from locking while braking. The purpose of this is to allow the rider to...

Back in the day Mach III were one of the first "motors of death" from Japan... My USAF buddy bought the first one available in San Bernardino... He offered me a test hop but warned "WFO and you'll feel pee running down your leg when it comes on the pipe" I took it across the street and into...

I'd look into free flowing Turbine or Jet Oils since they are made from a specially prepared, ester base stock...

On the street I employ both the CMC fronts and the CMC rear In an effort to squat the weight transfer whereas on the track I only concentrate on the CMC fronts... CMC are super light weight Ceramic Matrix Composite disc... Braking Technique For a quick stop, apply both brakes simultaneously...

JASO charges $365 per oil X 1,537 approvals for a $561,000 profit... so would it kill them to buy the equipment and test the manufacture claims and not just sell logos claiming the standard was met??? after all that is how you build trust in the market place...

Who knows without the burden of testing to establish a transparent wet clutch compatible standard???

True... they protect the seller at the expense of the consumer... its all about the Benjarmins...

Good but you become your own test program given the fact that JASO does not test oils to insure the wet clutch compatible standard was met...

I agree... non JASO may still work based on simply trying because JASO does not test oils. They register oils based on manufacturer data and site. Most of the data is generated by additive package manufacturers. The system is just for registration at $365 per oil... So naturally my customers...

Auto Oil is serviceable... ride as is... There is no such thing as "for wet clutch" oil... given that motorcycles are small part of the main oil market share our motorcycle oil is chiefly reformulated Auto oil... In fact we don't find sufficient differences in additive package between Mobil 1...

My riding partner Marv is also known as Mr.Kawasaki... he prefers Motul 300V 5W30 in both of his homologated race bikes... namely 94 ZX7R and 2021 ZX10RR... Marv doesn't in moderation and yet reports no clutch problems related to oil... My friend Joey works for Motul and reports "there is no...

Point taken... When we compare how the Boeing pilots lost control versus the heroic actions of Air Astana crew Flight 1388 performing emergency landing after suffering severe flight control issues, with no fatalities. The investigation found that the aileron cables were installed BACKWARDS...

I agree with the previous responses... any major brand 40 grade will meet and exceed your air cooled mileage expectations... To understand if there something potentially more sinister going on in the bottom end send a sample to an Oil Analysis Lab near you...

Redundancy didn't save this crew from becoming confused which AOA was true and which AOA was false believing both AOA were false killing themselves and 189 passengers... Pilot Error... On 6 February 1996, Birgenair Flight 301 is scheduled to fly from Puerto Plata to Frankfurt. On takeoff, the...

True "single point failures" are rare... but the lost of AOA is only an emergency... it is still up to the crew to prevent loss of control... "Upon liftoff, a key sensor on the left side of the fuselage failed. It measured the jet’s angle of attack — the angle between the wing and the oncoming...

Negative... There were no air worthy problems with those Boeing aircraft except the manner in which they were handled... Quote "After takeoff, Flight ET302 was in the air for just 6 minutes before slamming into the earth. The BEA narrative lays out how the pilots’ lack of control began during...

Looks like a winner... Castrol Synthetic Power 1 Racing 4T will meet and exceed your mileage expectations...

The media could educate their viewers more starting with the fact that the FAA was created by congress to not only Regulate but also Encourage civil aeronautics, including new aviation technology... and also the fact that Aviation safety is the study and practice of managing risks in aviation...

True... when we know what it is and where it originated then its a IFO Identified Flying Object...