Synthetic oil does make a difference in operating temperatures. My father switched to Mobil 1 in his HD and the average oil temperature dropped around 10 deg (measured in the oil tank).
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Just for arguements sake I would say "air cooled sport bikes" arent built to the higher performance levels because they ARE aircooled. R+D in this regard isnt new. The OEM's know how far to push. Granted, idling in gridlock on a hot day isnt "good" for it but you might be surprised how much an engine can tolerate. The aircooled engines also come lean now for emmission reasons, driving up the temps. Richer jetting once out of the showroom will cool things.
Synthetic oil does make a difference in operating temperatures. My father switched to Mobil 1 in his HD and the average oil temperature dropped around 10 deg (measured in the oil tank).
Semper ubi sub ubi
My first bike Suzuki GS500F .... I got stuck in traffic once and it got HOT .... at one point it turned off .... had to pull off the road waited 15 min and then got moving again... it was also mid july/august
The rad was fine...Queensway VW tech. said it was a larger electrical issue....you see I thought I was getting a german made machine, what I got was a sack of **** from Mexico!
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