09-02-2013, 09:17 AM
I had a customer do several oil analysis of his 82 goldwing aspencade (this was back in 82). He got pretty upset with the unusually high copper content until he had them run the oil straight from the can - the oil came that way.
Then recently a guy over on ThumperTalk.com did several oil analysis' on his XR650L proving the value of an oil cooler with that motor. Unless you were willing to change the oil every 500 miles.
I went back to college so I have no idea whatever happened to mister aspencade guy and his bike. I suspect he tired of the bike long before it wore out. I'm still waiting to pull the trigger on my oil cooler but I have plans to do so. As soon as I can ride and wrench again. Some bikes it makes sense to analysis the oil, others, less so. That big ol' thumper from Honda just begged to be looked at. The gold wing just needed to be ridden.
Then recently a guy over on ThumperTalk.com did several oil analysis' on his XR650L proving the value of an oil cooler with that motor. Unless you were willing to change the oil every 500 miles.
I went back to college so I have no idea whatever happened to mister aspencade guy and his bike. I suspect he tired of the bike long before it wore out. I'm still waiting to pull the trigger on my oil cooler but I have plans to do so. As soon as I can ride and wrench again. Some bikes it makes sense to analysis the oil, others, less so. That big ol' thumper from Honda just begged to be looked at. The gold wing just needed to be ridden.