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Old 04-19-2015, 04:45 PM
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i usually don't say anything if I don't have something good to say but...

I put a set of these on before my vacation trip last year (about 4500 miles) through colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota.... I was pulling my trailer and ridding speed limit or a little above.

I had oil all over my right rear fender and wifes right leg. As soon as I got home I setup a line that vented to the atmosphere below my trike. I don't smell oil and don't see any under the trike when I lift it for cleaning.
 
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Old 04-19-2015, 10:49 PM
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Dang, that's a lot of oil for 4500 miles, and yet with the hose nothing? Weird. Pulling the trailer maybe?
 
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Old 04-20-2015, 12:37 PM
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It still vents some oil to the ground but the hose is long enough to get the drip away from my bike. I am sure the trailer played a big part in the work on the engine causing more than normal venting.

It don't take much oil to get all over things. I just don't want it on me or the side of my bike.
 
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