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MeanBean49

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  1. Yeah but over 100 degrees and oil stops working, and past 115 it degrades and doesnt go back when it cools down. 

    Oil in air/oil cooled motors still runs at pretty much same temp as water cooled bikes. Ie. Within the oils propper operating range.Thats why they tend to have higher oil capacity and lots of fins

  2. Yeah i bet there wasnt much difference between them. Have to run mineral or semi in these old motors or the clutch slips. I personally wouldnt want to be running my oil that hot, especially the hammer a turbo motor is getting.

    But i suppose what works for almost everyone else might not work for some.

  3. No it doesnt. Petroleum based oil starts to break down around 115-120 degrees and thats when its new. I wouldnt want to be running any semi synth above the maximum 100 degrees there designed to work at. Performance drops off rapidly after that.

  4. Got celsius and farenheut muddled.

    However 82 degrees is about what engine oil runs at.

    Given that mine has been fine for 2 years and tons of people also been running them for years still camt see a problem

    I do speed trials, track days and loads of road riding, pump has been cock on.

    Its even melted where it came loose and sat on exhaust pipe and still works.

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  5. I found with mine theres big enough power increase even at 6psi for it to be worth it.

    You can get big car intercoolers for £50, cut in half and end cap welded back on and its still a sizeable thing.

    If you have space for one its not really much more expense or effort to do.

    And you have the bonus of it making higher boost more safely

  6. Intercooler makes huge difference.

    When mine was on the dyno added 25bhp when we ran it back to back but on 2nd run pointed both fans directly into it.

    Probably does even more on the move out on road.

    Also thinks its whats helped my bike make good reliable power on a motor with nothing but busa pistons and a lockup.

  7. Just finished putting this together for my mate. Came out really nice. Spec is pretty impressive too. Just needs setup on dyno and some running in.

    Maxton shock and reworked forks

    Ebc race discs with Mv agusta 6 pots

    R1 rear caliper

    17" slingy wheels

    Nicky Kennedy fresh built big bore motor with ported and flowed head, lumpy cams, pukka yoshi race system, dyna coils and mikuni 36mm flatties with bellmouths.

    Big cooler and seperat head cooler.

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  8. 8 hours ago, TLRS said:

    And some great pictures!

    But a polished alloy frame on a salty beach.. what made you do that!

    Why not?

    2 hours ago, Gammaboy said:

    Love that thing. Have always wondered - the arched tubes on the swingarm - are they tapered? or is it an optical illusion?

    Optical illusion. They are slightly flattened at the end too which makes em thicker too. Just clever engineering

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