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Old 08-14-2017, 06:07 AM
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Our bikes are designed to operate in the hottest desert and the Arctic, conditions way beyond what most of we mere mortals would be prepared to endure or ride in. We have no need to worry about oil temps.....
 
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Old 08-14-2017, 08:32 AM
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Correction... you have no need to do x or monitor y. You dont speak for all of us. Your bike; your rules. Let's try to not force our opinions, veiled as fact, on others.

That sound fair?
 

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Correction... you have no need to do x or monitor y. You dont speak for all of us. Your bike; your rules. Let's try to not force our opinions, veiled as fact, on others.

That sound fair?
It's a fact that the motor industry test their vehicles in the way I described, for use as ditto. That is indisputable old chap.....
 
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Old 08-14-2017, 12:58 PM
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It's a fact that the motor industry test their vehicles in the way I described, for use as ditto. That is indisputable old chap.....
just gonna keep at it, huh? That's fine.
 
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Wow this thread degraded in a big hurry!
 
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Wow this thread degraded in a big hurry!
Diatribes will do that
 
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Originally Posted by lewk
But this is the temperature of the oil after it has passed through the engine. If you switch from brand X oil to brand Y and that thermometer registers 20F lower, shouldn't you conclude that brand X was able to extract MORE heat than brand Y? I'm not trying to start any argument; I'm just wondering. I have no answers, only questions.
Yeah, I've resigned myself to that idea by now.
No, one oil isn't "extracting" more heat than another. Heat in the motor comes from a combination of combustion and friction. The 10* to 20* F reduction in oil temperature most people see when switching to synthetic oil, mainly comes from the friction reduction properties of synthetic oil.

http://www.carsdirect.com/car-repair...-synthetic-oil
 
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.... what was that bs cHarley dropped before turning around and saying something was the service manual and it wasn't and later said he got it from shriners. ... something like "for those who may read this later"

just saying.
You sir are full of horse chit. I never claimed my clutch adjustment method was in the Service Manual, the initial post never referenced the source. I later clarified the source of the technique as having come from some Shriner friends that do a lot of parade riding.
 
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Originally Posted by cHarley
You sir are full of horse chit. I never claimed my clutch adjustment method was in the Service Manual, the initial post never referenced the source. I later clarified the source of the technique as having come from some Shriner friends that do a lot of parade riding.
Thread is there for all to see. Not even going to entertain bs and the coming "this thread is a joke" cop out that inevitably appears when the hive mind is challenged. Have fun
 

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Originally Posted by lewk
Someone once mentioned to me that when they come to a stop and put their left foot down, sometimes their lower calf presses against the derby cover. It seems that it's not hot enough to burn them through their jeans. Now if bare skin, I would not want to find out through actual experiment.
I can confirm that it will burn bare skin...
 


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