Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Hey LT Don: motorcycle oil
LT Don wrote:
My CB-500 has a very convenient pedal that swings out and is then pressed
quickly in a downward manner by the right foot. This normally results in
soothing sound coming from the exhaust system, accompanied by a slight
vibration
Mercedes, mainly because I like it much better.
Trampas
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thought i routinely
LT Don wrote:
My CB-500 has a very convenient pedal that swings out and is then pressed
quickly in a downward manner by the right foot. This normally results in
soothing sound coming from the exhaust system, accompanied by a slight
vibration in the handlebars as the throttle is twisted.
Mitch:
I guess I don't understand why manufacturers eliminated the kick-start
option. Doesn't weigh very much, looks cool, etc. Wife's cousin lost a
starter at Sturgis and got really tired of push-starting a Road King every
stop.
Apparently I am very much old school. I can remember a time (mid
LT Don wrote:
Mitch:
I guess I don't understand why manufacturers eliminated the kick-start
option. Doesn't weigh very much, looks cool, etc.
Probably because it costs money and people were willing to buy new bikes
without.
I can remember when a 250 was considered a good street bike,
thought i routinely kick started my old 360s back in the day, i don't
know if i could kick-start my 1150 GS even if it did have the option,...
and i know for a fact that there's no way it's going to bump-start
with a battery that's too flat to keep the EFI computer awake.
cheers!
e
LT
Won't load.
Never-the-less on my commute home last night I pretty much convinced myself to
give M1 15w50 a shot. It'll be nice to stock one less weight of oil...
-Curt
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:51:56 -0500
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I use Mobil 1 MXv4T (I think that's it) in my 84' Honda VF500F
Interceptor
(500cc V-4) Works
Uh -- stop and think. I start my 240D engine, filled with M1 15-W-50, when
the temps are -20F. Will you be firing up your motorcycle in similar temps?
On 4/24/07, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm nervous about 15w50 in the DOHC 4cyl in my bike, I ride sometimes when
its fairly cold I
Curt Raymond wrote:
I'm nervous about 15w50 in the DOHC 4cyl in my bike, I ride sometimes when
its fairly cold I want to make sure oil gets where its supposed to even then.
15W M1 is going to be much thinner than 10W dino oil at freezing temps.
Problem is, I haven't seen 15W-50 for
) weather.
The battery is teeny tiny and the starter only barely cranks the thing over
when its hot. We'll see how the 10w40 motorcycle oil works out this year, next
year I'll consider the 15w50.
-Curt
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:04:49 -0500
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Have you tried a Battery Tender Junior on the bike? I love what the Battery
Tender (time-shared with my 240D) does for the little motorcycle battery.
On 4/25/07, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The battery is teeny tiny and the starter only barely cranks the thing
over when its hot.
it worth it.
Jump starting requires pulling the seat which is a pain.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:21:34 -0500
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Curt Raymond wrote:
Jump starting requires pulling the seat which is a pain.
Doesn't it have a manual clutch?
Put it in 2nd, run like mad, and engage the clutch.
I used to push my CB200 for 30-50' in order to develop enough
voltage to fire the plugs. YMMV if you don't have enough power
for
My CB-500 has a very convenient pedal that swings out and is then pressed
quickly in a downward manner by the right foot. This normally results in
soothing sound coming from the exhaust system, accompanied by a slight
vibration in the handlebars as the throttle is twisted.
On 4/25/07, Mitch
CB200 would be a twin right? A CB900 is a transverse 4 cyl, a big bike, unless
I was already on a hill
-Curt
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:04:45 -0500
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Curt:
See http://don.homelinux.net/~don/HondaIndex.html
Don
On 4/25/07, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Your bike is a '70something right? That'd be Honda's near swansong from
what I've read. IIRC it was the CBX in '79 or so that brought it back.
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I use Mobil 1 MXv4T (I think that's it) in my 84' Honda VF500F Interceptor
(500cc V-4) Works good. Seems like it's usually like $9 from Autozone, or
I think I last time they were out and I ordered it from someplace online...
Levi
On 4/24/07, LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've had good
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