Recent content by twinswin

lol again...yes and no. It could have helped with not creating low oil levels in the first place IF you had used it from the start because it protects against engine wear better. ;-) But now your oil consumption will only get worse so you'll have to check it even more often. Next time, use syn...

lol...too funny. Wonder why you were down "a quart or so"? Keep using that cheap dino...lol....

Really? Is that last question directed at me or you? You were the one who advised readers to dismiss wholesale my post/warning about the possibility of a valve snapping due to rapid changes in air temps around it. So really, who between us seeks to knock everyone else, pumped up by his years of...

The engine temp issue for snowmobiles is keeping them cool, not getting them warmer. They have no problem heating up, and having the oil at proper running temps. Probably due to being enclosed in tight quarters, unlike a motorcycle engine that's not as well insulated. Plus, they'll run 0 weight...

Sure I do. That's why I don't ride my bike in freezing temps. The engine oil doesn't get warm enough because the coolant doesn't get warm enough. If you block of the air flow on the rad, the temps of the coolant rise as do the oil temps. And that's what matters, the oil temps. Once the coolant...

If your bike is running at 55* C coolant temps, your oil is about 10* warmer, 65*C approx. Do you think that's good enough?

Do you? Thermo doesn't open with cool engines.

Do you really think that *you* are the be all of all experiences, and knowledge? That you are the aplha and omega of reality? Valves snapping in a hot engine from freezing air rushing in the exhaust to replace the escaping hot air when parked, can and does and has happened. Why don't you do...

Take your water cooled bike out for an hour long ride in zero temps. Keep an eye on the water temp gauge, assuming you have one. Chances are you will see temps below the warm up temps you had when you started riding, EG started riding when the coolant temp was 65, and then see 59 on the gauge...

To the OP's original question...yes, riding your bike or running your bike in cold temps is bad for it. Don't do it. Park and properly store it for the winter. Any riding you get in won't be worth the possibility for increased wear of engine components, and possible engine damage. The roads are...

Because rice burners are so common and cheap and as unreliable and as likely to break down and have service problems as any other bike....that's why. ;) And if you seriously think otherwise, you just don't have enough experience to know any better. :p I'll never go back to a rice burner after...

Depends on where the bike's stored, and how little you care about your bike. If you are an ardent enthusiast for whom motorcycling is more than a past time instead of somebody who simply owns a motorcycle, then yes, it could involve more, significantly more at times. Not changing your oil and...

Why keep the preload on the springs if you're not going to ride the bike for 6 months? Just makes them sag sooner, for no good reason. By backing off on the preload, and raising the wheels, your allowing them to expand back to their neutral form instead of being compressed. Same thinking as...

Flat spots on tires might only happen with bias ply tires. Not an issue with radial tires. Batteries can be removed from the bike and stored inside on a charger during the storage period. There are fuel stabilisers that work better than others re both, extending phase separating times, and...

On line shopping could never compare with authentic, real shops like Ontario Cycle Salvage, or TO Cycle. Bought a bike from OCS and parts from TO Cycle and had good experiences both times. Sorry to see them go. There's nothing like finding dim, dingy, but authentic bike shops with soul and...