October 25th, 2017, 04:11 PM | #41 |
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Some of you guys get worried too easily.
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October 25th, 2017, 05:02 PM | #42 | |
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October 25th, 2017, 07:26 PM | #43 |
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October 25th, 2017, 07:39 PM | #44 |
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My point is that rod bearings in Ninja 250s fail because of things like the oil level getting very low, or the bike being left outside in the rain with the oil filler cap off (actually read that here), not because the oil was not synthetic. Heck, I've run my '72 H2 on dino oil since 1978 when I got it, and never had a seizure or internal failure of anything. With a 4 stroke, clean oil kept at the correct level and changed at the recommended interval, and filters that are changed at the recommended interval are way more important than type of oil.
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October 25th, 2017, 07:50 PM | #45 |
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well, when you see oil-pressure dropping by 50% due to heat and RPMs, there IS difference between dino-oil and full-synthetic. It doesn't matter what oil-level is at that point. That's difference between having a couple of extra minutes to pull off and park bike, vs. having engine seize right there and then on road or track.
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October 25th, 2017, 08:47 PM | #46 |
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OK, obviously we're not going to post anything helpful here by continuing.
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October 25th, 2017, 08:47 PM | #47 | |
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October 26th, 2017, 06:40 AM | #48 | |
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